Walking Seattle - Ballard to Golden Gardens Park, 4K, 2024

On a dreary, drizzly day, we walk from Ballard to Golden Gardens Park, a popular beach park (when the weather is better). Pretty empty today. A steep set of killer stairs at the end of this walk back up to the neighborhoods. 0:00 Walk map 0:28 Walk starts at NW 56th Street and 24th Avenue NW, heading south on 24th. 1:35 24th Ave and NW Market Street, turn right onto Market 6:25 Market St and 28th Ave NW 8:25 Market St and NW Locks Pl, veer left onto Locks, Locks becomes NW 54th St, which becomes Seaview Ave NW 10:00 Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, aka Ballard Locks, and Carl S. English Botanical Garden on the left 13:55 View of railroad bridge downstream from dam and locks 20:20 Another public shore access with views 25:20 NW 60th St Viewpoint. The people standing here said there was a dead seal. Stopped to take a look. 27:35 Ray’s Boathouse Restaurant, a popular restaurant 33:05 Shilshole Bay Marina, which is huge 37:00 Statue of Leif Erikson 46:40 Golden Gardens Park coming up 48:30 A bunch of seals hanging out on the dock 53:26 A very well fed rat 56:50 At the water’s edge 1:01:45 Stairs Filmed May, 2024 #citywalks #seattlewalks #urbanwalks