Mount Baker

Today's 5.1 mile walk didn't cover all the streets I had hoped but that's OK because now I have a reason to return to this lovely neighborhood. My husband and I walked streets between Mount Baker Park and Lake Washington as far south as S Court Street. We started walking south along Hunter Blvd., admiring the lovely homes and the tree-lined median.

At S Court Street, we turned east and found ourselves in a neighborhood of large homes, many with lake views. No two homes were the same in this elegant neighborhood of windy streets and alleys.

We wound our way down to Lake Washington Blvd. S and turned north along the lake.

Walking as far north as Mount Baker Park,















we wound our way back to the residential streets where we observed more lovely homes and gardens.

This area is home to Mount Baker Presbyterian Church and quite a few staircases. We ran into neighbor who introduced us to a Feet First employee who asked if we planned to climb a stairway tomorrow as part of their stairway walks day event. If we are walking in Seattle tomorrow, I'm sure we'll find at least one to climb.

This was a great walk and along the way, we saw an interesting utility cover,

a tree that looked to have been visited by a woodpecker,

a large playhouse,

some interesting yard art

and an area that Green Seattle has designated as future forest.

Mount Baker is a lovely Seattle neighborhood.

Mount Baker and Atlantic Neighborhoods

Today, my pastry-loving pal and I stopped at the small but friendly Re-Past Cafe for some delicious pastries before starting our 6.3 mile walk in the Mount Baker and Atlantic neighborhoods.










The cafe is directly across 31st Avenue S from the Mount Baker Ridge Viewpoint which, on this clear day, offered an impressive vista which included the Seattle skyline. This stretch of 31st is home to a few other shops including Italian and French restaurants.

The eastern portion of our walk took us through a quiet, well-established, residential neighborhood of well-tended homes. The western portion is more varied and is home to Our Lady of Mount Virgin Catholic Church,

Holgate Church of Christ,

Central Youth and Family Services, the Amy Yee Tennis Center,

the Lighthouse for the Blind and the Blue Dog Pond Off-Lease area (pictured in a prior post) and the Star of Seattle Special Technology Access Resource Computer Center at Center Park.






The central portion is home to Bradner Gardens Park with its demonstration gardens, P-Patch, basketball court and play area.

Our walk area abutted a play area built on the I-90 lid,

Colman Park

and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park with its impressive 30 foot black granite "mountain" in a reflecting pool.

Along the way, we passed newer looking homes along Martin Luther King Jr Way S

and 26th Ave S




and some decorative garden art.

Another wonderful walk in another great neighborhood.

Mount Baker

Today's 6.2 mile walk took my husband and me to lovely, residential streets in the Mount Baker neighborhood. We walked streets between 30th and 34th Avenues S from S Plum Street to S Mount Baker Blvd.

The area is almost entirely single family homes bounded on the south by Franklin High School.

Across from a Franklin ball field, we could see the Mount Baker Light Rail stop in the distance.

The streets north of McClellen and east of 31st have large homes,

underground utilities, sidewalks,
curbs with nicely paved gutters

and views of Lake Washington.

This area is home to a staircase at Doss Terrace which leads down to Lake Washington Blvd.,

the western edge of Mount Baker Park,

College Street Mini Park,






and some whimsical garden art.

All in all, it was a very pleasant walk.