Walked the Ravenna park trails Sunday morning in the sprinkles. There are a couple small parking lots off NE 58th St plus additional street parking near both the east and western ends. Restrooms by the tennis courts and on the western end did appear open though did not enter as at least the western set had a couple hobos hanging out on the roof. While there are no blocking issues with the trail they are quite muddy in many places. Additionally, there is evidence of hobo camps up on the hillsides in several areas. There are quite a few skunk cabbage patches which are up and blooming - which leads to an interesting conundrum - do I smell skunk cabbage or marijuana from some of the local neighbors? It appeared to be some of both this morning. Don’t miss the neat views of the old iron 20th ave bridge (now open for pedestrian traffic only) which soars high above through the trees.
The second goal was to check out the status of the cherries in the University of Washington quad so made an easy loop south walking down 15th Ave NE to the campus, down through the quad then back around and up along the Burke Gillman. This messy loop ended up at about 4 miles. The cherries? None were blooming and they look to have a ways to go still. An interesting little urban walk with lots to see.
Link to additional historical information about the park - https://www.historylink.org/File/9559
Comments