http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery 1462 photos in 44 albums en-US Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:07:52 -0500 Gallery 1.5-RC2, http://gallery.menalto.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 40 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album15/WA_patosLH_19aug06_178s.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery 144 93 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album15 cf9a6d869d23193c978f43596e9ddefd Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:59:45 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album15 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album15/WA_patosLH_19aug06_178s.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album15/WA_patosLH_19aug06_178s.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album15/WA_patosLH_19aug06_178s.thumb.jpg WLA in conjunction with Eclipse & Paraclete Charters, hosted several Lighthouse Tours through the San Juan Islands. A signature event of the "Great Lighthouse Hunt 2006!" (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album27 1f2fbbea23598d9b0c681691b90746f1 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:45:49 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album27 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album27/PortTownsendWA_jun00_i010.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album27/PortTownsendWA_jun00_i010.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album27/PortTownsendWA_jun00_i010.thumb.jpg WA. State has some unique lights in Port Townsend (Dimick), Skunk Bay, Gig Harbor, Marrowstone Point & Dofflemeyer Point. (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album34 9c30dafcea1408f08a60fccb9154b3ef Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:13:30 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album34 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album34/WA_turnpointlight_08jul07_010b_26dec09ed_s.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album34/WA_turnpointlight_08jul07_010b_26dec09ed_s.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album34/WA_turnpointlight_08jul07_010b_26dec09ed_s.thumb.jpg WLA in conjunction with Eclipse Charters, hosted a unique tour of Turn Point Lightstation on Stuart Island in the San Juan archipelago. A highlight of the "Great Lighthouse Hunt!" Special thanks to Margaret & Mike Jonas for their efforts in bringing this historic Lightstation back to life. Thanks also to Nick Teague of the BLM for leading our tours. For additional info, visit - http://www.tplps.org/main.htm (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album13 d6a93bf947f8075ded55866c6931dfb6 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:03:41 -0400 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album13 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album13/Oregon_Columbia_20nov03_017s.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album13/Oregon_Columbia_20nov03_017s.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album13/Oregon_Columbia_20nov03_017s.thumb.jpg Lighthouses may be the most visible and appreciated aids to navigation, however other sources of light have also guided mariners along Pacific Northwest waterways. (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album30 2c2d60a0a27d0714dd881ca94bae27c1 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:03:16 -0400 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album30 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album30/Heikla_sisters_at_Willapa_Courtesy_of_Marion_Smith.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album30/Heikla_sisters_at_Willapa_Courtesy_of_Marion_Smith.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album30/Heikla_sisters_at_Willapa_Courtesy_of_Marion_Smith.thumb.jpg Several Washington State lights have sadly disappeared forever. Though time and elements have eroded away the physical structures, we must preserve their memory through historical pictures and documentation. Preservation also means we must strive to ensure no other lighthouses are added to the list of Lost Lights. http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album38 dac3ef9d0a722111826186f8ece0c4fc Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:00:08 -0400 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album38 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album38/WA_limekiln_siren_10jul07_084b2.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album38/WA_limekiln_siren_10jul07_084b2.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album38/WA_limekiln_siren_10jul07_084b2.thumb.jpg Lime Kiln lighthouse is located on the west side of San Juan Island, the largest island of the archipelago. The lighthouse gets its name from the lime kilns built nearby in the 1860s. Beginning operations in 1914, it was the last major light established in Washington. In 1985, the lighthouse and surrounding sea were dedicated as a whale sanctuary and research station for marine mammal scientists. (text-courtesy lighthousefriends.com) Photos by Bruce Robie http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album42 20dbcece844e8e3ad64c641d1fc7e614 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:09:21 -0400 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album42 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album42/Westport_R4L2009_bruce8aug09_006.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album42/Westport_R4L2009_bruce8aug09_006.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album42/Westport_R4L2009_bruce8aug09_006.thumb.jpg "Run for the Light!" On August 8, 2009, WLA hosted its 4th annual Fun Run/Walk in Westport. The scenic course started and finished at the historic Westport Maritime Museum over-looking Grays Harbor. 151 runners and walkers traveled the paved Westport Dune Trail along the Pacific Ocean through the State Parks. The unique course passed the 1898 Grays Harbor Lighthouse and finished next to the museum lens exhibit building – home of the magnificent 1st Order Destruction Island Lighthouse Lens. Special thanks to all participants and volunteers who make this event a reality. We look forward to you joining us for the 5th edition of our event, scheduled for Saturday, August 14, 2010. (Race Photos by Susanne Voros and Jon DeWire) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album40 2fccbe24558461351b7cf7aeb0a4ebec Fri, 08 May 2009 20:57:55 -0400 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album40 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album40/R4L2008_Bangcaya_westportWA_Arel_IMG_9910.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album40/R4L2008_Bangcaya_westportWA_Arel_IMG_9910.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album40/R4L2008_Bangcaya_westportWA_Arel_IMG_9910.thumb.jpg "Run for the Light!" On August 2, 2008, WLA hosted its 3rd annual Fun Run/Walk in Westport. The scenic course started and finished at the historic Westport Maritime Museum over-looking Grays Harbor. Runners and walkers traveled the paved Westport Dune Trail along the Pacific Ocean through the State Parks. The unique course passed the 1898 Grays Harbor Lighthouse and finished next to the museum lens exhibit building – home of the magnificent 1st Order Destruction Island Lighthouse Lens. Special thanks to all participants and volunteers who make this event a reality. (Race Photos by Ron Arel, Awards Photos by Jon DeWire) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album23 ae993bcd1caa896f5e9b0ee4825e8966 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:30:56 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album23 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album23/WA_WestPtLH_26may05_084f4_750X533.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album23/WA_WestPtLH_26may05_084f4_750X533.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album23/WA_WestPtLH_26may05_084f4_750X533.thumb.jpg The 1881 West Point Lighthouse extends into Puget Sound from the base of Magnolia Bluff near Seattle. The fourth-order Fresnel lens, though inactive, is still located in the tower. (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album06 7fdc4275e36d8e7176409ad4693b7c1c Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:29:09 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album06 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album06/WA_northhead_17jun06_008_Standard_e_mail_view.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album06/WA_northhead_17jun06_008_Standard_e_mail_view.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album06/WA_northhead_17jun06_008_Standard_e_mail_view.thumb.jpg Located near the town of Ilwaco, North Head Light is just 2 miles north of Cape Disappointment. It provides supplemental coverage for "Cape D," guiding mariners approaching from the north around the cape towards the Columbia River. (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album22 4d7d0559661c96fead9fe446df971b85 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:51:15 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album22 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album22/WA_PtRobinson_Dewire_07dec08_4412sep.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album22/WA_PtRobinson_Dewire_07dec08_4412sep.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album22/WA_PtRobinson_Dewire_07dec08_4412sep.thumb.jpg Point Robinson is located on the northeast corner of Maury Island in the Puget Sound, halfway between Seattle and Tacoma. (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album41 ad3c0c730a8fdced8bf7de371f581d7f Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:46:20 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album41 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album41/WA_westport_WLA_chadKaiser11oct08i003.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album41/WA_westport_WLA_chadKaiser11oct08i003.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album41/WA_westport_WLA_chadKaiser11oct08i003.thumb.jpg The 4th WLA Membership Meeting/Luncheon was held Oct 11, 2008, at the Westport Winery. The agenda included a presentation on the history of Fresnel Lens, by Chad Kaiser of the U.S. Lighthouse Society. (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album20 31b3cd770ea5b7a63419d1a43815cff7 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:26:18 -0400 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album20 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album20/R4Lbanner2.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album20/R4Lbanner2.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album20/R4Lbanner2.thumb.jpg "Run for the Light!" On August 5, 2006, WLA hosted a Fun Run/Walk in the beautiful coastal town of Westport. The scenic course started and finished at the historic Westport Maritime Museum over-looking Grays Harbor. Runners and walkers traveled the paved Westport Dune Trail along the Pacific Ocean through the State Park. The unique course passed the 1898 Grays Harbor Lighthouse and finished next to the museum lens exhibit building – home of the magnificent 1st Order Destruction Island Lighthouse Lens. (Album Design by Bruce Robie. Photos by Bruce Robie, Susie Harer, Kathy Mellecker and Jon DeWire) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album25 5cae7369c99b5b0d522d969257127377 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:59:01 -0400 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album25 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album25/WA_pointnopoint_26feb05_182_feb07v4_740X512.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album25/WA_pointnopoint_26feb05_182_feb07v4_740X512.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album25/WA_pointnopoint_26feb05_182_feb07v4_740X512.thumb.jpg Point No Point lies on the northern tip of the Kitsap Peninsula. It's fourth-order Fresnel lens was first lit in 1915. (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album29 b97c1046e19f76a027757fe66967ee41 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:07:13 -0400 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album29 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album29/CapeFlattery9_WA_LHP.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album29/CapeFlattery9_WA_LHP.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album29/CapeFlattery9_WA_LHP.thumb.jpg Cape Flattery (Tatoosh Island) & Destruction Island are Washington's most isolated and restricted lighthouses. http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album04 8287c687742118b38d9d54c1437773bf Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:55:19 -0400 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album04 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album04/WA_dungenessLH_12jul05_038postz_bs.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album04/WA_dungenessLH_12jul05_038postz_bs.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album04/WA_dungenessLH_12jul05_038postz_bs.thumb.jpg New Dungeness Lighthouse was the second lighthouse established in the Washington territory. It beams its light from one of the longest natural sand spits in the world. The original 1857 light was replaced in 1927, when the tower was shortened by 30 feet. (Photos courtesy of Bruce Robie, Elinor DeWire & the Shanklins) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album39 d87779f8a192d1b346ce6d4e3487d374 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:27:53 -0400 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album39 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album39/WA_sanjuanisland_cattlept_09jul07_0122.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album39/WA_sanjuanisland_cattlept_09jul07_0122.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album39/WA_sanjuanisland_cattlept_09jul07_0122.thumb.jpg Cattle Point Light is located on the southern tip of San Juan Island. Though it may lack in structural appeal, it makes up for this shortcoming by surrounding itself with some of the most beautiful scenery in all of Washington State. The first navigational aid on the point was a lens lantern established in 1888. Photos by Bruce Robie. http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album26 015ec46b9244c4994f208d2df022569e Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:25:20 -0400 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album26 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album26/WA_PtWilson_frazeur_16may04_140_750X555.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album26/WA_PtWilson_frazeur_16may04_140_750X555.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album26/WA_PtWilson_frazeur_16may04_140_750X555.thumb.jpg Point Wilson Lighthouse marks the turning point from the Strait of Juan de Fuca into Admiralty Inlet. The current lighthouse was built in 1914, and still retains its original fourth-order Fresnel lens. (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album18 1c6c572c127c17bc84d07961b93910e8 Sun, 25 May 2008 22:34:14 -0400 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album18 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album18/official_shot_SB5424_4_13_05gregoire_licenseplate.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album18/official_shot_SB5424_4_13_05gregoire_licenseplate.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album18/official_shot_SB5424_4_13_05gregoire_licenseplate.thumb.jpg On January 3, 2006, a contingent of twelve Lighthouse Environmental Programs volunteers and WLA members headed for Olympia to celebrate the debut of the new Washington Lighthouse License Plate. Details on the event and how you can acquire your own Lighthouse License Plate are available on the WLA website and in the Jan. 2006 edition of "The Focal Point." Show us your plate! Send us a pic of you and your WA. Lighthouse Plate and we'll post it in this album! Send images to: WebPhotog@walightkeepers.com http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album17 abfcf5ccdcaba3e76a099468e067b347 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:27:43 -0400 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album17 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album17/WLA_WALHMapPage2_LoRes.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album17/WLA_WALHMapPage2_LoRes.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album17/WLA_WALHMapPage2_LoRes.thumb.jpg A series of maps related to Washington Lights. http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album37 f08dc05ea26938723b67e3705bb829ee Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:07:46 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album37 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album37/WA_brownspoint_16dec07_062b.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album37/WA_brownspoint_16dec07_062b.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album37/WA_brownspoint_16dec07_062b.thumb.jpg WLA members attended a special Christmas event at Brown's Point Lightstation on Dec. 16, 2007. "Holiday Tea with Santa" included tours of the beautiful Keepers House, complete with caroling and a visit from Santa! (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album03 9090af0aa35718bc7cfa278cddb27df4 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:14:15 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album03 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album03/WA_northheadLH_16jul05_055s.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album03/WA_northheadLH_16jul05_055s.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album03/WA_northheadLH_16jul05_055s.thumb.jpg A visit to North Head Lighthouse and the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, which hosts the giant 1st order Fresnel lens that once shined proudly from both Cape Disappointment and North Head. http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album07 b58d1d8a824be6788adaa665322fb557 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:28:51 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album07 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album07/WA_edizhook_LH_12jul05_137s.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album07/WA_edizhook_LH_12jul05_137s.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album07/WA_edizhook_LH_12jul05_137s.thumb.jpg Port Angeles, WA provides some unique and mysterious lighthouse history. (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album09 9f3e440c7d9483fcf84156fe3f095587 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:52:10 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album09 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album09/WA_admiraltyLH_26mar05_071s.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album09/WA_admiraltyLH_26mar05_071s.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album09/WA_admiraltyLH_26mar05_071s.thumb.jpg Admiralty Head Lighthouse on Whidbey Island. It was here on March 26, 2005 where the Washington Lighkeepers Association came into existence with their first board meeting. http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album35 005f695594ceae0e12e60bc2dde91880 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:25:04 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album35 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album35/WA_westpointLH_20oct07_2063.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album35/WA_westpointLH_20oct07_2063.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album35/WA_westpointLH_20oct07_2063.thumb.jpg The fourth WLA Director's forum was held in Seattle's Discovery Park in Oct. 2007. This forums theme-Lighthouse Preservation, Interpretation, & Funding Resources. West Point Lighthouse was opened for tours. Photos by Bruce Robie http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album36 a9e039f5992a53098199190da13d1391 Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:28:58 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album36 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album36/WA_seattle_swiftsure_03nov07_0011.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album36/WA_seattle_swiftsure_03nov07_0011.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album36/WA_seattle_swiftsure_03nov07_0011.thumb.jpg The third WLA Membership Meeting/Banquet was held Nov. 03, 2007, at Lake Union, Seattle. The agenda included a presentation on the development and history of Lightships and service of the "Swiftsure" (LV No.83) Lightship, now located in Seattle. (Photos by Bruce Robie)