At last, a weekend at home.
The 3rd weekend in a row with great weather. In April.
Unheard of!!
Mountain snows still cover the high trails, so where to take
a good walk? The Seattle
Arboretum. Jodi put on her ‘cute’
walking shoes and off we went. The
Arboretum covers 230 acres boarding on the north by the lake Washington ship
canal then punches into Seattle, near the Madison valley.
We started out on the Foster Island side then walked down to
the waterfront. Which got to be a bit
soggy and muddy. With part of the trail
underwater. Remember those cute
shoes? They actually stayed cute thanks
to not one, but two piggy back rides.
The upper part of the arboretum is segmented into portions
highlighting various plant groups. One
of the areas took plants at a similar latitude, North and South, with plants
from China, New Zealand, and South America.
Interesting.
Hybrid Rhododendrons were in full bloom and we walked for
over 2 hours, covering the length of the arboretum.
A very nice walk.
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