# Up, down and all around Deception Pass - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/up-down-and-all-around-deception-pass/ - Published: 2019-02-19T06:07:56-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout **My father and I hardly ever speak**, we just aren’t that close, which is ok. Because of this though is why [Deception Pass](https://mywalkabout.net/deception-pass/) is so special to me, as it is the one place that my Dad shared a memory with me about the place I was born. It was a simple memory, one of him fishing just below the bridge, but it’s a memory I’ll never forget. ![](https://i1.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/HipstamaticPhoto- 557696761.108460.jpg?fit=940%2C671&ssl=1) **I walk along the bridge**, mesmerized by the colors of the water below. I spot a giant sea lion swimming quickly against the current, its powerful body gliding along in the clear waters before diving down and out of sight. **On the other side of the bridge** is a trail that takes me down to the shore. I see couples holding hands and wonder if my parents did the same thing when I was just a baby. I like to think they did, and were happy as a young newlywed couple in the months before my Dad went off to Vietnam. ![](https://i2.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/HipstamaticPhoto- 557696286.422731.jpg?fit=940%2C671&ssl=1) **The beach is full of families **enjoying a picnic lunch, old men fishing, and couples finding quiet spots under the shade of pine trees to make out. A place where the confluence of the open ocean meets the edge of the Pacific Northwest. A powerful force is at work here, Perhaps that is where the name _Deception Pass_ came from. Maybe evil forces like to deceive us that this place isn’t a special vortex in the Universe. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/up-down-and-all-around-deception-pass/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Up%2C%20down%20and%20all%20around%20Deception%20Pass&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fup-down-and-all-around-deception-pass%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/up-down-and-all-around-deception-pass/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/up-down-and-all-around-deception-pass/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/up-down-and-all-around-deception-pass/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/up-down-and-all-around-deception-pass/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…