The Seattle Traveler

Details:  Fall is a great time here in Seattle.  Cold crisp days, cloudy skies with patches of blue peeking through, leaves turning colors or dropping off, and in general the city puts on its winter clothes.
I took this photo from West Seattle looking over at the city.
West Seattle in fall is a great place for an afternoon of exploration, grabbing a bite to eat, or spending the day taking photos.
 
Photo credit:  personal collection
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Just a few steps away from Alki Beach is a restored 1904 log cabin considered to be the Birthplace of Seattle.  It’s now a museum, the Log House Museum, where you can learn about the history of the Duwamish Peninsula and Seattle. 
This cabin, made of Douglas fir logs, was once a carriage house to the Fir Lodge, one of the first year-round homes in on Alki – it was summer cabin meets modern (at the time) home.  The Fir Lodge was, in turn, an auto club, boarding house, and Veteran’s home, and today is the Homestead Restaurant.
The carriage …read more

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Details:  Driftwood along Alki Beach in West Seattle.
 
Photo credit: flickr
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We’ve seen the sun the last few days, and everywhere I look people are out walking, running, biking, enjoying a park or a beach.  It’s not all that warm yet, but I think all of us in Seattle are ready for sun on a more permanent basis.
One popular destination, rain or shine, is Alki Beach in West Seattle. 
Alki Beach was the site of the landing of Seattle’s first white settlers in November 1851, where they found themselves greeted by Chief Seattle.  The Chief and his tribe helped the settler’s build shelters for the winter.  Good thing, because they …read more

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