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It’s been a while since I actually posted since life and work and summer caught up with me. But, last night I got home before midnight and in a flash of boredom, I decided to take a trip to one of my favorite places in Seattle – Kerry Park.
First and foremost, the weather is a bit odd in Seattle right now – in the sense that the temperature was around 20F (-5C) and it’s been dry for a couple of weeks now, while “usually” we are treated with higher temperatures and a bit more rain (“usually” because I only experienced 1 year here and that’s what I expected the weather to be like). Also, it’s almost Christmas time, so the Space Needle gets “decorated” with Christmas lights.
Even in this weather, Kerry Park was quite popular past midnight. When I got there, there were about 10-15 people present, some of them just hanging around, admiring the city, while others were enjoying the view and green “stuff” from the comfort of their running, heat producing car.
View of downtown
I like the view from Kerry Park at night – you can see the city, close enough if you reach out your hand to grab it, but at the same time far enough so you can admire it peacefully. And it’s not just me thinking this – a nice house on the hills of Queen Anne with a view of Downtown Seattle starts at about 1 million USD (ouch!). In addition to that, there is the harbor with many lights (to the right in the picture below) and the ever-running ferries between Downtown Seattle and Bremerton and Bainbridge Island (I like ferries, but the seagulls that usually populate them and me don’t go along well).
Solitude
One more thing I should mention about Kerry Park is that I don’t find it to be a real park – it has a surface of 1.26 acres (to put this into perspective, an ‘merican football field is about 4 acres). But this park is mostly appreciated and preserved for the view of Downtown Seattle and the Puget Sound. So you can sit on the bench and admire the city as long as you want…
Last but not least, the view from Kerry Park is impressive at night, but it’s even more impressive during the summer, at sunset on a cloud-free day (and we get plenty of those during the summer). You get to see Downtown Seattle with the Space Needle, Columbia tower (the tallest building in Seattle) and in the background, the absolutely amazing view of Mount Rainier at sunset. I know that the image is pretty cliche, but I was there, saw the sunset and was able to take the picture.
Downtown Seattle and Rainier in the background
Off to bed now. Take care!
/cd