2019 Mukilteo and Diablo Lake
By Hugo Belin
Starting the weekend on July 27 we decided to visit the Mukilteo Lighthouse. Surprisingly after being several years in the region we’ve never visited this lighthouse before so we decided to head over there and take a look at it
Main View from the Lighthouse, Ferry
Mukilteo lighthouse and ferry
Construction of the lighthouse began on 1905 and became operational in 1906. They used a ‘revolving Fresnel lens' same that is on exhibition below along with a white bust sculpture from George Vancouver. There were several other details on the bottom floor of the lighthouse that will have to wait for the next visit HugoWink We also didn’t go up to the lighthouse as that day was crowded, so another day will be… 😉 Then we took a small walk on the Mukilteo Lighthouse Park which is an easy-walk park where families get together that also serves as relaxation area
Mukilteo Lighthouse and surroundings
Animal life around
Boat Tour in Diablo Lake
Next day we had booked a boat tour in Diablo Lake so we jumped on the road early on Sunday. We had to drive across the diablo dam to get to the tour. Apparently this is open just few months during summer. Once getting there we were able to see the beauty of the lake and its surrounding places
Diablo Lake Surroundings
Diablo Lake
The beauty of the lake can be appreciated even before jumping on the boat!
Views of the lake before boarding
Speaking about the lake, check out that color! According to the boat guide the snow from the mountain as it melts takes away powder off the white rock and this is the reason for the lake’s color. Not sure how the green came into the equation on all that, perhaps the moss on the bottom brings the tone
The water is green!
Once on the boat we got some pretty nice seats, check it out
Seat at the boat
The boat allowed us to get pretty cool views from the lake, its colors, and how it fits in the landscape
Boat Tour let us capture more of the lake
Once in the boat everyone had plenty of chance for taking wallpaper-like pictures, here some of the ones I took:
Views of the lake from the boat and surroundings
Asking around why a lake with such nice views was called Diablo Lake (Diablo means Devil), they told us that on the Diablo Dam area there are two
peaks, Colonial Peak (the tallest) and Pyramid Peak. Around 1900s people started noticing as the air passed through the peaks it sounded ‘as if the
Devil was howling’ and hence this name
More views of the lake from the boat and surroundings
The guys from the boat tour let us enter the hydroelectric plant Ross Powerhouse at the Ross Dam, you can see some of the pictures above. We actually saw the main rotor operating which drives the energy from the water turbine into the generator above:
Turbine Rotor
After the tour a small drive to Diablo Lake Vista Point got us some extra snaps and this video to complete this trip
Diablo Lake Vista Point