Last night we attended a potluck along with our hosts, Phil and Kirsten, at Lime Kiln Point State Park on the west side of San Juan Island. Limestone was mined and fired there for 60 years, starting in 1860.
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The pictured kiln, one of several, was rebuilt to give visitors a better feel for the lime producing process. The whitened area of rock in one of the pix is immediately below another, unrestored, kiln and is the result of the waste being removed from the kiln after the firing was completed. Ships pulled right up to shore near the kilns and the barrels of lime were loaded aboard and transported to various locations for making cement.
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The west side of the island is a good area for seeing killer whales. There were a few whale watch boats out and I caught a glimpse of whale surfacing as I drove along the coastline. Once at the park, I got out the binoculars but didn't spot any more whales.
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