Color photo of the West Point Lighthouse at Discovery Park in Seattle. It is a white building with red roof. In the background are the Olympic Mountains, blue with distance, and capped with puffy white clouds.

I took a hike through Discovery Park yesterday, starting at the south parking lot and going down to the West Point Lighthouse, then back. My intent was to get a shot of the lighthouse with the Olympic Mountains in the background, as well as whatever else might catch my eye.

Turns out, the lighthouse area was a great place to catch the Blue Angels practicing for the Seafair air shows this weekend!

Color photo of the West Point Lighthouse at Discovery Park in Seattle. It is a white building with red roof. In the background are the Olympic Mountains, blue with distance, and capped with puffy white clouds.
Color photo. Contrails lead from four Blue Angels in a tight formation, diving downwards. The sky is full of fading contrails from prior maneuvers. A green, tree covered slope is at the bottom of the frame.
Color photo. In the distance, the C-130 'Fat Albert', of the Blue Angels, flies in front of Mount Rainier. The silhouettes of six of the Angels are also visible to the left of Fat Albert.