Exploring Seattle’s Lake Union on Foot
Living above Lake Union has been one of the best decisions Scott and I have made about our move. Since our old home had a western view of the sunsets, Olympic Mountains and DT Seattle, we originally looked for apartments with the same view.
When we stumbled upon our community, we were taken aback by all of the activity on the lake. In addition, we still had the view of DT Seattle and the Space Needle.
Duck Dodge Races
The first week we moved in, we watched the Duck Dodge races from our rooftop. If you haven’t seen these yet, be sure to do this at least once this summer. Here you have over 60-70 sail boats, sailing in a race up and down Lake Union. There are all different sizes and skill levels. Could be something else adding to their skills as well, you know it is after 5 o’clock after all.
Exercise is more fun when you are walking along Lake Union
One thing I didn’t expect when moving into the city, was being torn about what to do on a sunny day. It was just assumed that we would spend all of our time on the boat. But as you saw in our last post, Exploring Seattle, it’s hard not to do fun things on land too. So last weekend on a whim, we decided to get some exercise and walk to Gas Works Park. Gas Works Park is a 19 acre public park at the north end of Lake Union. It is the site of the former Seattle Gas Light Gasification Company plant and it opened as a park in 1975. It looks like it is so close from our apartment, but it it’s actually over 2 miles away.
Our apartment is located on the mid to north end of Dexter Avenue and right across the street is the “Galer Climb”. These steps will take you straight down to Westlake Avenue.
There are walking paths (and bike paths!) and trails along Lake Union that go entirely around the lake. We came upon many yacht brokers, personal sup rentals, a deli and other interesting businesses during our walk. What’s ironic, is that a year ago when we signed our documents for Kokomo, it was right here at one of the business centers. In fact, we bought our boat from NW Yacht!
This was a really neat statue, dedicated to Sri Chinmoy, a dreamer of World Peace.
Gas Works Park
We finally made it to Gas Works Park. Be sure to check out Episode #14 on our YouTube channel for the full tour. Gas Works hill is steeper than you expect and there are many geese – so watch where you step!
This is a great park to bring a picnic, fly a kite and have fun with your kids.
That was fun, now we need a beer!
Scott and I headed back towards Fremont in search for a cold beer and an appetizer. One thing we haven’t been able to do much of since moving here, is explore Fremont. There are so many fantastic restaurants and shops – not to mention their Farmer’s Market!
Eventually, we found the Masonry bar and grill. With two cold beers and some focaccia bread, we were set!
Be sure to check out this week’s episode below for the full tour!
Where to next?
We are headed to Poulsbo this weekend with my high school classmate Ben and his wife Maria. You might remember them from our trip last year to Gig Harbor. Poulsbo is a quaint Scandinavian town about 20 miles from Seattle. We expect the trip to take about an hour.
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Cheers and stay tuned for our next update! Scott and Ally
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