tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989056353477367987.post3152103706662549676..comments2024-03-16T08:31:23.609-07:00Comments on Just Finding Our Way: Deception PassJust Finding Our Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07949946888771199142noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989056353477367987.post-11781196463066540842014-06-20T18:05:17.183-07:002014-06-20T18:05:17.183-07:00My sentiments exactly!My sentiments exactly!Just Finding Our Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949946888771199142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989056353477367987.post-37354450678999506432014-06-20T17:54:47.660-07:002014-06-20T17:54:47.660-07:00John ... I agree about the changes. Besides employ...John ... I agree about the changes. Besides employment, change in logging laws in 1993 was also a factor. I was shocked at the changes during my last visit to the Island.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989056353477367987.post-56857802683262868332014-06-20T16:22:21.280-07:002014-06-20T16:22:21.280-07:00Thanks for the back story. I knew the stone suppor...Thanks for the back story. I knew the stone supports looked fignew but I figured they acid washed them as part of the conversion job.Just Finding Our Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949946888771199142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989056353477367987.post-54580181904781909152014-06-19T21:52:45.811-07:002014-06-19T21:52:45.811-07:00The new railing system actually removed the old st...The new railing system actually removed the old stone support columns, and used many of those rocks to build the new ones that look original but which actually hide a very sophisticated rebar and brace system for the logs, in the rock column and tied together in the asphalt underneath. It's actually very cool, and worked when a dump truck hit one at 35 mph.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989056353477367987.post-34243278755048558262014-06-19T17:17:55.362-07:002014-06-19T17:17:55.362-07:00Whidbey holds a lot of good memories for me, but l...Whidbey holds a lot of good memories for me, but like anything else, it has changed a lot in the past 40 years.Just Finding Our Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949946888771199142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989056353477367987.post-31630854790624706332014-06-19T16:29:32.940-07:002014-06-19T16:29:32.940-07:00I spent 10 great years on Whidbey Island. I starte...I spent 10 great years on Whidbey Island. I started by living out by Cornet Bay, later at the end of Jones Road on the spit (rental house), downtown Oak Harbor for a while and mostly at the end of West Beach Road down by Fort Ebey SP. Loved it there, but had to move for employment reasons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com