This days’ exploration brought us to Discovery Park for some much-anticipated hiking, along the area surrounding Alki Beach for some cityscape-viewing, to Ballard for lunch at Sitka & Spruce, and to Seward Park for views of Mt. Ranier.
Discovery Park
According to Seattle Parks & Rec, Discovery Park is the largest city park in Seattle. It overlooks Puget Sound, with views of the Cascade and Olympic Mountain ranges. This park features 2 miles of protected tidal beaches, open meadow lands, sea cliffs, forest groves, sand dunes, thickets and streams.
We walked along the North Beach path to the lighthouse, hooked around the South Beach path and looped back up on Loop Trail to the parking lot.
Alki Point
According to Wiki, Alki Point is the westernmost point in West Seattle. It juts out into the Puget Sound, marking the southern border of Elliot Bay.
Seward Park
According to Seattle Parks & rec, Seward Park is home to 300 acres of forest land, eagles’ nests, old growth trees, trails, shoreline, beaches, and more. We went for the hiking (which we were too tired to do), and the beautiful vista of Mt. Ranier.
Lunch In Ballard
We ate lunch at the lovely Sitka & Spruce in the Ballard area of town. Sitka & Spruce is a cheffy, ingredient-driven restaurant with a really cool setup – the kitchen is just a stove and a prep area and is right out front in the middle of everything. It’s a good place to go for creative inspiration, and the food is pretty great, too.
For more shots from this day (and others), check out our Seattle set on Flickr.
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