Combined the Hiram Chittenden locks and Discovery Park in a longer walk Sunday morning. We parked at the locks lot and crossed over to the south side then walked up Commodore Way to the north entrance to the park.

Followed the Loop Trail around the east and south side of the park then dropped down the South Beach trail to the West Point Light house. The trail around the very tip of the point is closed due to erosion. The North Beach trail back up to the parade grounds is marked as closed due to erosion/flooding as well - but is passable - just be very careful over one of the pedestrian bridges towards the bottom of the hill. Looped back around through the north parking lot and back down to the locks.

Starting at the locks adds less than 2 miles to the very nice Discovery Park loop and a bunch of extra views and interesting things to look at. A beautiful morning!

The sun did not shine, it was too wet to play, but it was Sacred Hiking Monday, so we went anyway. We headed to Seattle, it was cloudy and dark, a perfect day to hike downtown, in a park. The trail was wide and sometimes even paved, and we could stand on the bluffs and watch ships, hawks and small waves. The bluffs are steep, don't cross over the rails, to get to the lighthouse and beach just follow the trails. We ate lunch on the beach, then climbed back up the hill, a little elevation to gain, what a thrill! The main loop around is about 3 miles, there's more little trails, you could spend quite a while. When we reached the car, we were both wet and cold, and we still had to sit in traffic, which gets real old. So,if you can't go to the mtn.s and do what you like? Go into the city, and try this short hike!

This was my first sunset hike to Discovery Park. I parked in the North parking lot. I took the road uphill, starting towards the Northwest, for 1/2 mile, then turned onto the South Beach Trail. I completed a loop to the South Beach, past the West Point lighthouse, to the North Beach, and then back to the road via the North Beach Trail. Couples were enjoying the sunset by the beach. Clouds broke up the sunset over the Olympics, but there were nice views of Rainier, Baker, and the lighthouse at sunset. Sunset took place at about 7:30 pm. In fact, the lighthouse actually is in operation! The trail is in great condition, and there are some wildflowers in bloom. Blackberries are in varying stages of ripeness. Total mileage was about 2, with 150 feet of elevation change.