Tuesday
Jan122010
Solstice Park
3 Comments →This Seattle stairs route, like the Fauntleroy and Morgan Junction stairway walk in the book, takes place in the Fauntleroy neighborhood of West Seattle. It's considerably shorter though, at just over a mile long. The loop turns back toward the starting place at Solstice Park, which features a massive astronomical construction of stone and earth - West Seattle's Stonehenge. For some interesting information and history about this very cool little park, check out the Seattle Parks link here.
A pause before turning down the Ida Street stairs; a neighbor has placed a small bench alongside the stairway
Graceful Solstice Park stairway
A solstice sunset predictor: line up the trench with the stone tablet beyond
Reader Comments (3)
I did this walk recently (January) with friends, had a great time. Winter is a good time, with better views through the leafless trees. Will have to come back on soltice to see everything lined up. Combined this with the longer walk (really, did you count all 359 steps?) to Lincoln park. Perfect amount of exercise to burn off the pizza and beer afterwards.
We liked that the walk through the alley gave us inspiration for our own yard/garden. What beautiful homes. We walked through the park, then went down to the P-Patch. The sun was just about to set, so the time was perfect! Thanks for the great walk!
Just finished the walk. We had a great time. Thank you, thank you, thank you for making this contribution to our community! We would never explore areas like this without such an invitation.