Beautiful Coast
by James Williamson
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Title
Beautiful Coast
Artist
James Williamson
Medium
Painting - Watercolor
Description
Northwest Inland Sea and the beautiful pacific northwest coast, Mt. Baker in the distance.
Watercolor painting by artist James Williamson.
Artist James Williamson, ASMA
Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists
Artwork for those who live in or yearn for the Pacific Northwest
Washington State and British Columbia share a vast inland sea. Canada and the United States allocate these waters.
Puget Sound forms the southern end of the inland sea. To the north, the Strait of Georgia stretches into a long, deep channel. To the west, the Strait of Juan de Fuca connects Puget Sound and the Strait of Georgia with the Pacific Ocean.
That share the inland sea and estuaries. Water from the Pacific Ocean meets waters from rivers and streams. Rivers rush down from mountains and glaciers, Cascades, the Olympics, the Vancouver Island, and Coast ranges.
Two rivers supply three quarters of the fresh water entering the inland sea: the Fraser, by far the largest, flows into the southern Strait of Georgia; the Skagit river fans into northern Puget Sound. Whatcom County contributes to the supply of fresh water as the Nooksack River spills into Bellingham Bay.
Two hundred years ago, about 10,000 people lived near the inland sea. Today millions share the inland sea.
Inland shores are filled with fish, birds, and wildlife.
Where the fresh and saltwater's meet,
The wind moves through the salt-air,
Driftwood, tall grass, gulls and eagles fly,
Herons serene beauty along the shore
Realm of the Orca and Raven
Along Puget Sound, exploring a labyrinth of inlets, coves, and bays, we witness the work of natural forces on the terrain: rocky headlands, steep bluffs, forested slopes, deltas, estuaries, tide flats, spits, and beaches made of rock, silt, and sand.
For those who live in,
Or those who long for the Pacific Northwest,
Inland sea, rivers, and streams,
Between the Pacific Ocean and the Cascades,
Fish, birds and wildlife,
Natural beauty and the promise of wilderness
MT. BAKER located in Whatcom County, Washington State, United States.
Mt. Baker is a 10,778 - ft., snow-covered peak, 27 miles east of Bellingham at the headwaters of the Nooksack and Baker rivers, central Whatcom County. The mountain supports 12 glaciers and 44 sq. miles of ice fields. On April 30, 1792, the name was chosen by Capt. George Vancouver for one of his officers who discovered the peak, 3rd Lieut. Joseph Baker. A number of other names had been previously used by Indians and explorers.
Koma-Kulshan is a Nooksack Indian name meaning White, shining, steep mountain.
Koma-Kulshan is a Lummi Indian name meaning Shot at the point or The place that was pierced. Referring to an eruption that shattered the once conical peak of this volcano. According to historic records, an Indian had seen fires on Mt. Baker in 1820, and a tradition of his race is to the effect that this mountain was formerly much higher and that a tremendous explosion threw down the entire south side.Eruptions had covered the whole country with ashes and all the fish died and the country was on fire for miles around.
Quck-sman-ik Nooksack Indian name meaning, White Rock.
P-kowitz Clallam Indian name meaning, White Mountain.
Ko-ma-el Skagit Indian name.
Gran Montana de Carmelo Named by Ensign Manual Quimper of the Spanish Navy in 1790 for a resemblance to the white robes of Carmilite monks. Poetically translates to, Great White Watcher.
Kulshan Skagit Indian name meaning, Foot that has been frozen.
Mt. Baker was active six times between 1843 and 1880 - and today, 2004, occasionally sends up plumes of steam.
Whatcom County This county in northwest Washington is bounded on the north by British Columbia; on the east by Okanogan County; on the south by Skagit County; and on the west by Puget Sound. It contains 2,151 square miles. On March 9, 1854, the county was created by the Territorial Legislature from a portion of Island County. Township government exists in 25 townships. The name derives from the Lummi Indian word What-coom, meaning noisy, rumbling water, as applied to Whatcom Falls located near the waterfront, within the city of Bellingham. From older Lummi dialect pronunciation, the name should be spelled N-wh-ah-tk-hm.
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