Walking Seattle. Clark Humphrey

      Walking Seattle: 35 tours of the Jet City’s parks, landmarks, neighborhoods, and scenic views

      1st EDITION 2011

      Copyright © 2011 by Clark Humphrey

      Front cover photos copyright © 2011 by the author

      Interior photos, except where noted, by the author

      Maps: Author and Scott McGrew

      Interior and cover design: Larry Van Dyke and Scott McGrew

      Layout: Annie Long

      Editor: Laura Shauger

      ISBN 978-0-89997-498-9

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      Cover photos: Front, clockwise from upper right: Fishermen’s memorial, Myrtle Edwards Park; Space Needle from Fisher Plaza; Green Lake; Pike Place Market main entrance; Central Library; Experience Music Project, Seattle Center; downtown skyline from Magnolia. Back, top to bottom: Washington State Convention Center skybridge; Old Pequliar Alehouse, Ballard; Alki Point lighthouse.

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      SAFETY NOTICE: Although Wilderness Press and the author have made every attempt to ensure that the information in this book is accurate at press time, they are not responsible for any loss, damage, injury, or inconvenience that may occur to anyone while using this book. Always check local conditions, know your own limitations, and consult a map.

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      Roslyn Bullas originally hired me to write this book. Gregory Zura first suggested I pursue it.

      Many, many people helped me decide what local attractions absolutely had to get included here. A few of them include Revele Kelley, Laura Castellanos, Kurt Geissel, Marlow Harris, Elaine Bonow, Patricia Devine, Julie Pheasant-Albright, Shawn Wolfe, Missy Chow, Bill Shaw, and Mark Harlow.

      AUTHOR’S NOTE

      There’s so much to see and do in Seattle. My hardest job was devising only 35 routes that would include most of the city’s natural and built attractions. Some of the places that didn’t fit are mentioned in sidebars.

      Even within the neighborhoods I do cover, space requirements meant I had to leave out a lot of cool places. If you’ve got the time, go ahead and stray from the written path. Just be sure you can retrace your steps back.