Jones Island

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Another week of projected good weather inspired more self-isolation on the high seas. Once again the challenge was to plan in itinerary that included only uninhabited (or very sparsely inhabited) places.

We began our journey with a two-and-a-half hour cruise to little Jones Island. Jones, which lies just off the western coast of Orcas Island, is a favorite – ours and everyone else’s. It’s usually too crowded to make a stop worthwhile. But under present circumstances, it was pretty much all ours.

We began our visit with a two mile loop walk around the western half of the Island.

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Jones is a small Island with harbors on the north and south sides. Each has three mooring buoys and room for some anchoring. Here’s a look back at the northern harbor as we began our loop walk.
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Mary Anne learns about the project to restore native trees to the Island.
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Some trees really make it hard on themselves!
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We continued our visit to Jones the next day by walking the eastern, slightly longer, loop with our Anacortes friends Greg and Marlene.

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Marlene and Greg’s boat, Tradition, a Nordic Tug 37 floats in front of Impromptu
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Notice the little flowers (at least that’s what I think they are)
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Greg, Mary Anne and Marlene practice social distancing while looking across Spring Passage to Orcas Island
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This is the harbor on the south side of Jones Island. There’s no dock and you have to be careful of rocks in the shallow water
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The Island’s water tower set on the high point between the north and south camping areas
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Someone’s artistic arrangement of a bit of deer scull

Jones Island is particularly nice when it’s all yours, but after three days, we decided that it was time to move on.

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