King County Natural Areas
- Burien, Washington
- Des Moines, Washington
- Everett, Washington
- Magnolia, Seattle
- Meadowdale, Washington
- Mukilteo, Washington
- Normandy Park, Washington
- Olympia, Washington
- Olympic Peninsula
- Picnic Point, Washington
- Seattle
- Tacoma, Washington
- Washington
- incomplete list
- Colonel Isaac Ebey surveys Puget Sound in the spring or summer of 1850. (historylink.org)
In the spring or summer of 1850, Colonel Isaac Ebey (1818-1857) conducts a reconnaissance of Puget Sound, including Elliott Bay, the Duwamish River, and Lake Washington. His glowing description inspires several early settlers to make their homes in the Puget Sound region.
- Vashon glacier begins to melt and recede from Puget Sound region and Columbia Basin around 16,900 years ago (historylink.org)
About 16,900 years ago, the Vashon glacier begins to melt and recede from lands that will come to be known as the Puget Sound region and the Columbia Basin region. By 15,000 years ago, the glacier has retreated to the border of present-day Canada. During its advance, meltwater flowing under the ice sheet had carved out Lake Washington, Lake Tapps, Lake Sammamish, Puget Sound, and Hood Canal. The other major shaper of the land – the pushing of the Juan de Fuca Plate underneath the North American plate, and the docking of terranes (fragments of continents) had already occurred long ago.
Washington Trails Association
- Deception Pass State Park - Headlands / Rosario Head / Lighthouse Point (wta.org)
On your next trip to Deception Pass State Park, don’t cross over the Deception Pass bridge. Instead, take the road down to Bowman Bay for some fine hiking along the rugged cliffs. Great views of the bridge over Deception and Canoe Pass, calm Lottie Bay, a woodland walk through hemlock, fir and Pacific Madrone, plus the legend of the Maiden of Deception Pass are what await you here.
- Puget Sound (Wikipedia)
Puget Sound (/ˈpjuːdʒɪt/ PEW-jit) is a sound of the Pacific Northwest, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, and part of the Salish Sea. It is located along the northwestern coast of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins, with one major and two minor connections to the open Pacific Ocean via the Strait of Juan de Fuca—Admiralty Inlet being the major connection and Deception Pass and Swinomish Channel being the minor.
