Perfect Saturday

I recently discovered a secret pedestrian/bike trailway across the railroad tracks south of the Ballard Locks (up the hill from the fish ladder viewing window I took you to last summer, David) which makes the lovely Discovery Park a brief half-hour stroll from our apartment. The weather is finally cooperating with my desire to visit the Park at least once a week, and Saturday I was feeling restless enough to walk to the park, hike the 2.8 mile loop trail around the park, and back home, about a five-mile trek. Not as good as going out and doing an actual hike, but better than playing on my computer all day.

This is a shot across the field of my favorite part of the park, the South Meadow. The building just visible behind the trees in the background is an old stable, one of the historical buildings of Fort Lawton. (There was a neighborhood-wide bicycle ride in this area on Saturday, and their route took them on a paved trail through this area of the park. A few rode past me, and I nearly shouted, "Allez! Allez! Allez! Allezallezallezallezallez!" to help them pretend they were riding in the Tour de France...but I didn't want to alarm them, and so refrained from bellowing such unexpected foreign phrases at them as they approached.)



This is a view across Puget Sound from the overlook near the western tip of the park, just down the hill from the South Meadow. The sun was high and bright by this time in Seattle, but wisps of clouds still clung to the trees on Bainbridge Island. "Ha, ha, Bainbridge Island," I thought smugly. (I mean, "How lovely," I thought, and took a picture.)



Yeah, it was a good day.