seattle
Song Sparrow
Song sparrows are one of the most commonly seen birds in the Seattle area. I’ve seen or heard them in the majority of parks I’ve been to since starting this blog. They are year-round residents in all of Washington State.
Ship Canal Bridge
Seattle is a city defined by water. We are squeezed between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, and work around two other lakes, Lake Union and Green Lake. We have lots of bridges.
Two Online Map Tools for Park Lovers
I’ve mentioned in previews that I’m not very good at guessing distances for park walking paths. My method consists solely of visualizing my junior high’s quarter-mile running track, and then trying to decide if a path I walked is longer or shorter than going around the track. I think we can all agree this is an unreliable method for judging distance.
Park Preview 