This is the south end of Budd Bay, the inlet of Puget Sound that comes down into downtown Olympia, Washington. There is pretty limited ship traffic down this far, but one of the few regular uses is for loading logs onto ships for export. The negative side of this is the stream of log trucks bringing loads of logs right through the middle of downtown. Between where I was standing and the log ship you can see the two tugboats that are stationed in Olympia when there is shipping traffic.
It is always a pleasure when the sky is cloud free enough for Mt Baker to the visible from Port Townsend. Sometimes a layer of cloud will hide a section, as it does here, adding visual interest.
The northeast corner of the Olympic Mountains make a wonderful backdrop for the marina and the Port Townsend Paper Mill.
The jet contrail added some interest to the sky, in addition to the sunset. There is also a little bit of a solar bar coming up from the sun … at least it looks like one to me. This is the waterfront at Port Townsend, WA.
I like the juxtaposition of the industrial/maritime with the distant ridge line of the NE Olympic Mountains in the background. The Port Townsend Paper Mill is the single largest employer in Port Townsend, WA … (the maritime industry is larger, but made up of a lot of smaller businesses).