Also home to the Alki Light House which was first lit in 1913. Touring the light house is on my "to do" list. Have you toured the Alki Light House?
US Army Corps of Engineers in Puget Sound
November 20, 2007 by 1 Comment
I’m not exactly sure what the US Army Corps of Engineers is doing in the Puget Sound right now (just south of Emma Schmitz Memorial View Point)…but it makes for some interesting photos.
Hooded Merganser
November 18, 2007 by 3 Comments
Barking Dog Report: High Wind and Waves Heads-Up
November 11, 2007 by Leave a Comment
It could be nothing at all…but better to be safe than sorry. Here is the latest marine 
forecast:
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
236 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2007
…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING…
…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON…
TONIGHT…S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON…S WIND 20 TO 30 KT RISING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON…THEN BECOMING SW LATE. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT…W WIND 15 TO 25 KT…BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING…THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
We have an 11.6 high tide at 7:06 a.m. for tomorrow morning (Monday) and a 9.7 at 4:47 p.m.
The Seattle forecast for Monday is (hang on to your hats):
MONDAY…SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH RISING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE MORNING. WINDS EASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH MID AFTERNOON. RAIN. HIGHS NEAR 50.
MONDAY NIGHT…SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
Windsurfing the Storm
November 2, 2007 by Leave a Comment
A veteran of 24 years of windsurfing and years on the Gorge, Jeff Beck, Seattle professional photographer, windsurfs in the storm of October 18, 2007, off of Lowman Beach Park. The wind was powerful, and Jeff snapped a boom while sailing. 
Photograph by neighborhood windsurfer, Ron Sterling, who lives on the south border of Lowman Beach Park. Ron says "I’m not up the level of windsurfing that 40 mph winds require, but you will see me off Lowman Beach Park just about any day the winds are above 12 mph and below 30. I’ve been at it for two and one-half years."
See picture below of Ron Sterling on a recent 18 mph day off Lowman Beach Park.
Editors note: Thanks to Ron Sterling for sharing his photos and stories with Beach Drive Blog readers. I look forward to his future contributions.
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