Last week I accompanied Blake and a family from New York out on an overnight expedition to Jones Island. We were fortunate for great weather (even if it was pretty windy at times) and calm seas.
Heading out of Friday Harbor we moved north until we were in the Wasp Islands. First stopping on Yellow Island we chatted with the steward, stretched our legs, examined local fauna and studied some gorgeous seals from shore. Yellow Island is owned and protected by The Nature Conservancy, which is conducting extensive ecological research on the island. The island is prized (especially in springtime) for its incredible abundance and variety of wildflowers.
After a lunch break we got to our destination for the night-Jones. We set up camp on the western shore, hiked around and explored for a bit, then settled in for a delicious dinner. The sunset that night was near perfect.
After pushing out the next morning we set off for the northeastern corner of San Juan Island, where we stopped for lunch before continuing out trek over to Roche Harbor where we ended our journey.
We feasted, we paddled, we hiked, we explored-all in all, a gorgeous trip!
