Despite the fact that it rains most
of the year in Seattle, people just
like to get outside. There are many
reason to do so, and now with
Spring peeking through the clouds
why not explore some of Seattle's
greatest treasures? With the
research already done - it simply
could not be easier.
In October 2009, James Mitchell had an
idea and without resistance enlisted his
good friend Jackson Quall to join him.
Together over the next three years and
eight month the friends (who grew up in
Seattle) visited more than 330 local parks
and documented their sojourns and findings.
They rode their
bicycles to 207 parks
and were able to
include 187 friends,
strangers and animals
along the way. The
result of these
Seattle Parks:
Reasons to Go
Outside
adventures is a book titled Reasons To
Go Outside, A Seattle Parks Project.
The 256-page hardcover book details all
of their images with specifics on where they
were taken and provides insight into what
each of Seattle's spaces, big and small, has
to offer. The book also features a brief his-
tory of Seattle park pioneers. "I learned so
much about the park system and the history
of the parks," Mitchell said. "It seems like
Seattle has one of the best systems in the
nation."
Mitchell and Quall used this Seattle Parks
index
as their reference point, but skipped
entries with very small acreage. Visit the
site to plan your own tour.
Order your copy of Reasons To Go
Outside, A Seattle Parks Project
here.
