West Beach (Whidbey Island)

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Deception Pass State Park - West Beach Sand Dunes (wta.org) Astroll along the sand dunes of Deception State Park’s West Beach offers a glimpse into this important geologic feature. The way is easy and interpretive signs provide information about the seaside vegetation unique to this area.

Messier 66 (Wikipedia) Messier 66 or M66, also known as NGC 3627, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the southern, equatorial half of Leo. It was discovered by French astronomer Charles Messier on 1 March 1780, who described it as “very long and very faint”. This galaxy is a member of a small group of galaxies that includes M65 and NGC 3628, known as the Leo Triplet or the M66 Group. M65 and M66 are a common object for amateur astronomic observation, being separated by only 20′.