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Now appearing: Mt. Baker

Yesterday was a clear and sunny day. Mount Baker about 75 miles east of us made a dazzling appearance. It’s often hidden under clouds or haze so it’s a treat when there is a bright view of it, which I caught just before sunset.

Mount Baker is 10,781 feet high and part of the North Cascade Range. It is the second most active volcano after Mt. Saint Helens in the Cascade Volcanic Arc. The explorer George Vancouver named the mountain after 3rd Lieutenant Joseph Baker on the HMS Discovery who saw the mountain on April 30, 1792.

Port Williams

Port Williams is a nice spot to make a quick trip to the side of the bay, even when the tide is high. This is a view looking south.

There are bluffs as you look north. I believe that winds and erosion uncovered the bones of a mastodon here some years ago. Another mastodon unearthed in Sequim in the 1970s has recently been proven with updated methods to show evidence of human hunting in the much more distant past than originally thought — 30,000 years, if I’m not mistaken.

Phantom mountain

Views of Mount Baker come and go. It is in the Cascade Mountains to the east of the Olympic Peninsula and is a beautiful sight on a clear day. Sometimes it shimmers off in the distance almost like a mirage and sometimes it looks like passing clouds. Cloud cover here or further east can hide it for days on end.

It is so true!

For so many reasons Sequim is a very welcoming place and these signs, at each end of town, say it all. The natural beauty, the warmth and friendliness of the people, and the small town scale of events and daily living make it a home town that ‘s easy to love.   

This is the first official post I planned to make when I took over this blog, but found it so user friendly that I was able to begin posting immediately after Shannon showed me the ropes. So if you’ve just now come looking for your Sequim fix, you can take a look back to August 11th, when I began posting.

I’d like to thank Denton of the Greenville Daily Photo for his patient and very helpful tech support in getting me properly set up with the Sequim Daily Photo. And I also extend warm and enthusiastic thanks to Shannon for her wonderful posts over the past year and her willingness and clarity in showing me the ropes. She and Lavenderlady, Norma, are an inspiration. I’m pleased to have an opportunity to follow in their footsteps and look forward to continuing to share our wonderful city with you!