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So I did some hiking by Deception Pass the other day. I hiked up Goose Rock, which is the highest point on Whidbey Island (which doesn't say much but whatever).
The thing about the pass and surrounding park is that it's very close to a naval air base. If you camp or hike or exist in the general area, you will see and hear the jets.
On this day there were no less than three flying overhead and right over the park. I could hear them from the moment I got out of the car and could see them flying overhead, so they were at it before I even started hiking, so it's not like they came out of nowhere for this family. And from the summit, you could watch all three planes at once circling the area and do touch-and-goes at the base.
I was maybe 300 yards from the summit when I passed a large family coming down the hill. As I heard a jet pass nearby, I also heard one of the adults say, "There's that sound again. What is that, anyway?"
...you absolutely cannot tell me that this person was just at the summit and didn't see the planes. They were flying right by the hill!
Here's a pic I took for reference:
Three noisy planes circling right where you were just standing, and you haven't figured out they're causing the sounds? That was a particular level of special.
The thing about the pass and surrounding park is that it's very close to a naval air base. If you camp or hike or exist in the general area, you will see and hear the jets.
On this day there were no less than three flying overhead and right over the park. I could hear them from the moment I got out of the car and could see them flying overhead, so they were at it before I even started hiking, so it's not like they came out of nowhere for this family. And from the summit, you could watch all three planes at once circling the area and do touch-and-goes at the base.
I was maybe 300 yards from the summit when I passed a large family coming down the hill. As I heard a jet pass nearby, I also heard one of the adults say, "There's that sound again. What is that, anyway?"
...you absolutely cannot tell me that this person was just at the summit and didn't see the planes. They were flying right by the hill!
Here's a pic I took for reference:
Three noisy planes circling right where you were just standing, and you haven't figured out they're causing the sounds? That was a particular level of special.
When you posted about the storm, I figured we lived in the same general area but I didn't realize how close! I'm about 3 miles from the base, and yep, the jets are a constant white noise in the background. Next time just tell them, "That's the sound of freedom!" LOL! 
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