The Cape Flattery Lighthouse was built in 1857 and is located on Tatoosh Island, WA. The 18 acre island is sacred to the Makah Nation and is forbidden territory. I took this picture from an observation deck on the edge of the U.S. From the deck, only the Tatoosh Island stands between you and Asia. Due to the islands distance offshore, I took this picture with a telephoto lens and 2X coupler. The picture does not do justice to the beauty of the surrounding waves and the vastness of the ocean's presence on the day of my visit.
At the time of my visit in 1999, Cape Flattery was one of the oldest, still standing, automated and unmanned lighthouses on the west coast. It is also the most northwest point in the continuous U.S.
To reach this lighthouse you will walk a cedar boardwalk trail which is on the Makah Indian Reservation. The trail leads through a half-mile of coastal forest to the edge of the U.S.
2 comments:
Your blogs make me want to take my own lighthouse tour to Washington. I'm getting chills just looking at that water. I'm sure it's cold.
It was actually summertime when I visited this lighthouse, but the water probably was cold. I'm glad you're enjoying the lighthouses,Judy.
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