PERKS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Greenlake Park, photo, 2012, by Blah Blahblah. Wikipedia
Introduction Codes and Keys
2 6
Photo Spreads
14
Photo Spreads
22
GOLDEN GARDENS 8 VOLUNTEER 18 GASWORKS 26 Photo Spreads 30 Editorial 34 Maps & Directions 40
CODES & KEYS
INTRODUCTION Greenlake Park, photo, 2012, by Blah Blahblah. Wikipedia
Seattle is known for being “green”. This might be because of its liberal tendencies, its immense rainfall, its vegetation, its parks, or all of the above. I moved to Seattle for all these reasons, knowing that it is one of the best cities for parking and by parking I’m not talking about cars. (In that respect it may be one of the worst cities.) I mean going to parks, exploring parks, hanging out in parks, and finding new parks. One of the perks of Seattle is that it has A TON of parks, over 300 to be more exact. Whether you’re in the mood to hang out on a beach, hide in a grove of trees, throw a frisbee around giant fields, or take laps around one of the many lakes, Seattle has a park for you.
Gasworks, photo, 2012, by Blah Blahblah. Wikipedia
In my first year living in this city I made it a goal to go to as many of the city parks as possible. The combination of school and rain made this goal pretty daunting, however, a couple of friends and I made pretty good progress. Most of the exploring we did was over the summer when the weather is breathtaking, but don’t tell anyone, this city is too crowded as is. Now we’re all room mates and we’ll continue exploring as many parks as possible, but I’ve decided to create this, little, albeit personalized, guide to the perks, er, parks of Seattle. Seattle has some amazing parks, but you don’t have to take my word for it. Go out there and explore them yourself! I won’t get close to highlighting all of the parks this city has to offer, but hopefully I’ll be able to shed some light on some hidden gems within and near the city. This guide is not sanctioned by anyone affiliated with the city, it is a personal account
of what my friends and I have discovered about the park scene here. This means, some of what I’ll talk about may or may not be legal, condoned, or even safe, that being said, I hope you find some adventure in yourself and explore what this city has to offer.
GOLDEN GARDENS
beaches and bonfires
Seattle is known for being “green”. This might be because of its liberal tendencies, its immense rainfall, its vegetation, its parks, or all of the above. I moved to Seattle for all these reasons, knowing that it is one of the best cities for parking and by parking I’m not talking about cars. (In that respect it may be one of the worst cities.) I mean going to parks, exploring parks, hanging out in parks, and finding new parks. One of the perks of Seattle is that it has A TON of parks, over 300 to be more exact. Whether you’re in the mood to hang out on a beach, hide in a grove of trees, throw a frisbee around giant fields, or take laps around one of the many lakes, Seattle has a park for you.
In my first year living in this city I made it a goal to go to as many of the city parks as possible. The combination of school and rain made this goal pretty daunting, however, a couple of friends and I made pretty good progress. Most of the exploring we did was over the summer when the weather is breathtaking, but don’t tell anyone, this city is too crowded as is. Now we’re all room mates and we’ll continue exploring as many parks as possible, but I’ve decided to create this, little, albeit personalized, guide to the perks, er, parks of Seattle. Seattle has some amazing parks, but you don’t have to take my word for it. Go out there and explore them yourself! I won’t get close to highlighting all of the parks this city has to offer, but hopefully I’ll be able to shed some light on some hidden gems within and near the city. This guide is not sanctioned by anyone affiliated with the city, it is a personal account
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Greenlake Park, photo, 2012, by Blah Blahblah. Wikipedia
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KERRY PARK
“the view”
Seattle is known for being “green”. This might be because of its liberal tendencies, its immense rainfall, its vegetation, its parks, or all of the above. I moved to Seattle for all these reasons, knowing that it is one of the best cities for parking and by parking I’m not talking about cars. (In that respect it may be one of the worst cities.) I mean going to parks, exploring parks, hanging out in parks, and finding new parks. One of the perks of Seattle is that it has A TON of parks, over 300 to be more exact. Whether you’re in the mood to hang out on a beach, hide in a grove of trees, throw a frisbee around giant fields, or take laps around one of the many lakes, Seattle has a park for you.