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Take a Walk in the Park – at Gene Coulon Memorial Park
Did you know March 30th is #National Take a Walk in the Park Day? Well now you do! I myself only learned it today from #Sunday Stills which inspired me to create this post!
Firstly, I pondered. Shall I pick a national park? We have 3 in Washington State: Mt. Rainier, Olympic, and North Cascades, and I have taken too many walks in them to possibly count.
Instead, I decided to share pictures of my favorite local park: Gene Coulon Memorial Park in Renton, where I walk regularly, and no matter the season, always find something new to enjoy.
I love carrying my camera as I walk the paved trail, and probably take more pictures of birds, than anything else, wouldn’t you?
Well, that and the Coulon Walkers, properly called Interface, a sculpture by Phillip Levine, who are always ready to take a walk in the park,
sometimes dressed for the holidays.
“Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park consists of 57 acres along the southeast shoreline of Lake Washington. The park offers unique opportunities for both land and water-related recreational activities.”
So there you have it. My favorite place to take a walk in the park.
~ Susanne
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Wow! Such a beautiful and large park, I’d love to walk there, Susanne! The statues are nice, they look good dressed or not. I looked the lake up online, it’s max depth is 214 feet, I thought it would be deeper. The glaciers did a great job!
Thanks, John. Lake Washington is large, but not that deep, like you found out! Perfect for swimming and boating, and lots of birds! 🙂
Yes, I’d love to launch a boat and cruise the lake! ❤️😊
Hooray for walk in the park day, Susanne! You have a very special place to walk and enjoy the amazing views and wildlife. Always love seeing the walkers! I can drive to our Centennial Trail and be parked in 10 minutes. Isn’t is wonderful to have a park close by? WA is very good about that! In fact i have to renew my Discover Pass tomorrow!
Yes! It’s so wonderful to have such beauty in our parks, close by!
A beautiful area! I love the photos – but have to admit the walkers intrigue me. A question: How do they get the pants on them?!?
And a wonderful spot it is too. A bit of everything there. I can see why you like it so well.
Thanks Graham. It really does have everything you’d want in a walk in the park!
It’s easy to see why this park is a favourite with you, it offers so much – water, views, birds and sculpture! I love your bird shots and those Walkers always make me smile 🙂 We loved your three National Parks but you’ve shown us that local parks can be special too.
Thanks, Sarah. I love visiting our national parks, but I’m glad to have many local parks nearby, especially Coulon!
Such a wonderful park to have nearby, and your photos showcased it beautifully, Susanne.
Best wishes, Pete.
Thanks so much, Pete. 🙂
I am a week behind commenting but better late than never. Hopefully I’ll get my post up for this week tomorrow or tuesday. Love these. I shared some photos last week from Mt. Rainier and Olympic NP’s. Love that eagle photo.
Thanks so much for your comment. You are better at keeping up than I am!