PacificNWCompanion: Seattle's Kerry Park...1 stop for iconic views of the Emerald City.

For those of you that do not know, I love going to Kerry Park every time I have the opportunity either by my myself or taking family and friends up to this sweet spot on Queen Anne hill. I actually ended up here as by accident I was was heading over the Aurora Ave Bridge, heading to a record store in Fremont. I took a wrong turn and ended up going back over the bridge towards Queen Anne so I decided to go check out Kerry Park.

Kerry Park is one of those spots in a great city like Seattle that never gets old. Located in the beautiful neighborhood of Queen Anne. The views of downtown, Elliot Bay (Puget Sound), West Seattle and Alki Beach and on that clear day, Mt. Rainier looming over Seattle. One of the world's most recognized skylines, thanks in part to 605' tall Space Needle taking center stage from this vantage point. The views are sweet as is the surronding neighborhood with big houses full of character and beautifully trimmed shrubs and trees.
I could sit here for hours watching the Bainbridge Island and Bremerton ferry's shuttle back and forth through the Sound to and from Seattle, float planes flying over the city's skyline from Lake Union, and of course great people watching as locals run, walk, play in the park below, and the tourists brought by families, friends and of course the tour buses! Once the people or the chilling breeze drives me away I usually walk or drive down Highland Drive to Marshall Park (7th Ave W and W Highland Dr) to check out a better view of the Olympic Mountains, Puget Sound, and great neightborhood of Magnolia and the Elliot Bay Marina where the moorage of hundreds of sailboats are located.

Kerry Park is a 1.26 acres park on the south slope of Queen Anne
Located at the corner of 2nd Avenue W. and W. Highland Drive.
Kerry Park was given to the City in 1927 by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sperry Kerry, Sr., "so that all who stop here may enjoy this view."
Changing Form, a steel sculpture by artist Doris Totten Chase, stands 15 ft high in the middle of the park. Since installation in 1971, the sculpture has been popular among photographers using it to frame the Seattle skyline or Mt Rainier, and people of all ages crawling around its smooth, black curves.
A list and map of Seattle parks http://seattle.gov/parks/parkspaces/index.htm