I never realized how popular this boat launch is! After heading due east on NE 65th Street for quite a while, we came upon a boat back-up. There must have been 20 trucks towing boats that the owners were anxiously waiting to put into the Lake. It must be serious fun for anyone to want to wait hours to get to it!
This walk circumnavigates the park. After walking east, we did a quick jog to the south and then followed the shore line mostly north. Just at the shoreline, we came upon a really interesting bit of Useful Art:
This “art” can be used to calibrate ones location equipment! You can sight through the holes you see in the various slabs. Each slab is separated from the next by a distance that increases by a factor of two for each slab. (Memories of Civil Engineering students being tortured at University.)We continued along the shore and enjoyed the cool coming off the water. A very faint Mt. Rainier can be seen in the distance.
When we got a little separated from the shore, it was pretty warm. Lots of people enjoying picnics and barbecues. After making it all the north to the Dog Run, we headed inland. Interesting structures reflected this land’s former use as a Naval Base; lots of bomb-proof shelters where munitions and other equipment must have been stored. Lots of walkways to nowhere and ladders to the top of a very small shelter. One must use the imagination to remove overgrow trees to imagine what it was like 60 years ago.
Some more walking found us near the end of a fund-raiser (Cancer Awareness) and a friendly game of Football (not the American version).
Really nice facilities. Lots of children’s playground equipment, as well. We continued West to Sand Point Way and headed south back to the car. Along this part of the walk, we got a call from our daughter Sarah and had a very nice conversation planning what we would all do when she visited us next week. Good Times. Hot. Enjoyable Summer Day!
No comments:
Post a Comment