This park is located in the neighborhood of Ballard in Seattle, WA. This is another park I use to frequent with my family as a little girl. The park includes a nice stretch of sandy beach, a wetland at the north end, and of course all the typical park amenities for the perfect birthday picnic….
Carkeek is a popular park located in the Broadview neighborhood in Seattle. Entrances to the park are readily accessible by foot, but for this walk I started at the McAbee Entrance on NW 100 Place near 6th Avenue NW. This entrance is the trail head for a mild walk lasting about 20 to 30 minutes…
This park is a picture perfect walk on a sunny morning! Richmond Beach neighborhood is one of the oldest areas of Shoreline and started as a part of ninety-eight acres of land. It wasn’t named Richmond Beach until 1889, after Richmond, England. Richmond Beach Saltwater Park is tucked away in a residential area, where you…
Just off of 185th Street and 5th Ave NE, is the track and football field; just adjacent to the Shoreline Spartan Community Center. The track is nice and flat, made with an artificial ground material…rubber I think. It’s great for my knees especially after yesterday’s walk at Shoreview park. Sadly, it’s also boring. Walking in a circle…
The SCC buildings really show their age in both upkeep and architecture. The campus was built in 1964 on land donated by the Boeing family. The only real buildings are the library, admin, and student hub – class rooms are located in obviously dated portables. With tons of greenery and trees between buildings, it’s hard…
Yeah, I walked inside of a mall. Please stop looking at me funny! Living here in Seattle, the weather often forces me to find alternatives. I hate the idea of walking in a shopping mall. But in rain and cold weather a warm safe mall is sometimes welcoming. Northgate is one of the oldest malls…
Green Lake is a fresh water lake formed by glacier some 50,000 years ago that also created Lake Washington, Lake Union, Bitter Lake, and Haller Lake. It’s named for the algae blooms that give the water a green hue. The trail around the lake can get quite crowded during warm weather, but at 7 am,…
