Photos from Admiralty Inlet

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#006633" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="040d6c00ddvuru.jpg"> <div> <IMG SRC="19cb48d0.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="141" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#333399" FACE="Arial" >Photos from Admiralty Inlet   </FONT> |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Puget Sound Creosote Awareness Project"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mission"><U>Mission</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="General Info About Creosote"><U>General Info About Creosote</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Facts About Creosote"><U>Facts About Creosote</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos of Lake Hancock"><U>Photos of Lake Hancock</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos of Double Bluff Beach"><U>Photos of Double Bluff Beach</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos Near Keystone Ferry"><U>Photos Near Keystone Ferry</U></A>   |   <B>Photos from Admiralty Inlet</B>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos of Ebeys Landing"><U>Photos of Ebey's Landing</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="First Cleanup on Whidbey Island"><U>First Clean-up on Whidbey Island</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="More Cleanup Photos"><U>More Clean-up Photos</U></A>   |   <A HREF="links_to_learn_more_about_creosote.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links to Learn More About Creosote"><U>Links to Learn More About Creosote</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Creosoted Power Poles"><U>Creosoted Power Poles</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Acknowledgements"><U>Acknowledgements</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> <div> Photos from Admiralty Inlet</div> <div> <I>Update! The beach at the left in the photo below was cleaned up of 80 tons of creosoted material.</I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="11" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="7"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="7" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> In the first six photos, we observed the appearance and destruction of a large ferry slip section as it moved toward Lake Hancock. These photos cover a distance of one-half mile and a timeframe of three days. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0f76aee0.jpg" border=0 width="362" height="238" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The ferry slip, made up of 12" x 12" beams, was spotted as it was moved down the beach by the waves.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0fa1cf20.jpg" border=0 width="540" height="242" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The waves wore down and broke apart this piece as it moved. There were also many free floating pieces as well as this one.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="109a0260.jpg" border=0 width="416" height="294" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0fc95ff0.jpg" border=0 width="405" height="255" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> We found it two days later, farther down the beach, mangled and beaten up in the surf. Lake Hancock is just around the corner at the top center of the photo. </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0b1d44e0.png" border=0 width="212" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0fd066c0.jpg" border=0 width="262" height="364" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The smell this gave off was overpowering.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0a70be80.jpg" border=0 width="267" height="232" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Before the storm, Tony had come across this six-log piling bundle (dolphin) in the place where the above series was shot.  After the storm, this particular bundle was nowhere to be found for miles in each direction. It is believed to have been washed into the Lake Hancock estuary.</div> <bR> <div> The following photos are further north in Admiralty Inlet.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0b72c300.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="304" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> There is always alot of driftwood on this beach. The yellow dots are showing the treated wood in this photo. This amount, mixed with the natural wood, is not unusual.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0fe14920.jpg" border=0 width="276" height="402" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> This log is "shining" with creosote. The larger log resting on top of it, will rub on it during tidal action. This breaks up the grain releasing even more creosote.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0ff63f00.jpg" border=0 width="355" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Chemical preservatives on the surface of this wet beam are responsible for its oily sheen. The leaching problem is compounded by the nature of this beach. The beam is constantly being rubbed over the rocks, exposing the inner layers of the wood and the chemicals they contain. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>