The Portage

Portage is one of those names that crops up in many different places - but the three that come to mind on Puget Sound (I'm not counting ...

Dockton

Two weeks ago (I hope readers don't think this blog is live - or even almost live), I was on Vashon to give a talk and had a chance to s...

Point Robinson

Maury Island cuts eastward across the north-south grain of the Puget Sound landscape, begging questions about both why it's here and its...

Tramp Harbor

Tramp Harbor lies on the eastern shore of Vashon Island, just south of Ellisport and Point Heyer (KVI Beach) , and just north of the Portage...

Lisabuela

The west side of Vashon, along Colvos Passage, is less exposed to waves than the eastern side of the island and as a result there has been m...

Point Robinson

Point Robinson is a cuspate foreland, gathering sediment from both the northern and southern shores of Maury Island, although I suspect it r...

Point Heyer

It is called Point Heyer on the maps but is known locally as KVI Beach, after the radio transmitting tower on the point. Point Heyer is a re...

Wingehaven

Once upon a time a small stream ran down this ravine on the east side of Vashon Island, probably running out across the beach through a tang...