Jack Block Park is one of the hidden gems of West Seattle. This leashed dog-friendly Port of Seattle Park on Harbor Avenue, around the corner from famous Alki Beach has been one of my favorite destinations for over fifteen years. At Jack Block Park humans enjoy sweeping views of the city skyline beyond beautiful Elliot Bay and a unique vantage point of Seattle's bustling seaport while fit dogs get to appreciate a variety of sniffing and fitness opportunities.
Typist: Bethany Jack Block Park is one of the hidden gems of West Seattle. This leashed dog-friendly Port of Seattle Park on Harbor Avenue, around the corner from famous Alki Beach has been one of my favorite destinations for over fifteen years. At Jack Block Park humans enjoy sweeping views of the city skyline beyond beautiful Elliot Bay and a unique vantage point of Seattle's bustling seaport while fit dogs get to appreciate a variety of sniffing and fitness opportunities. There's a lot of different terrain for fit dogs to explore at Jack Block Park; paved and rubber trails, gravel and sand paths, a dock, and many sets of stairs. Dogs are not allowed on the beach at Port of Seattle parks just like in City of Seattle parks (for protection of the environment, the safety of marine wildlife as well as for the health of Seattleites dogs- red tides, dead fish and toxic shellfish are dangerous to dogs too!) but unlike the city park ban of dogs on playground equipment, dogs are allowed to have fun on the many old shipyard relics throughout Jack Block Park. So when we visit, fit dogs Wilhelm, Brychwyn and Huxley can practice jumping, climbing and balancing. Over the years I have taken dogs walking, running, rollerblading and bicycling in Jack Block Park. I have also enjoyed scenic picnics there and given memorable park tours to visiting friends and family. Jack Block Park is one of my favorite places to go for a rainy day workout because the park is always so clean. (Nothing spoils a lovely walk in the rain faster than floating cigarette butts and coffee cup lids or puddles of dog poop!) You'll find something pleasant at every visit to Jack Block park, human or canine, rain or shine, seeking fitness or leisure time. And you certainly can't beat the view!
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Go Seahawks! There are two pups in our line-up that you might not recognize- Lucie and Morgan, Bethany's mom's dogs. Typist: Bethany During last nights entertaining #CardiComedy Twitter chat it came to my attention that not everyone has total strangers constantly snapping photographs of their dogs: I remain creeped out because no one answered my last tweet. Really, though, we can't be the only ones who have a puparazzi. I mean, I know everyone adores the Cascadian Nomads canines but is it that unusual to have strangers snapping photos of them? When Jason and I stopped for a beer yesterday afternoon, Huxley, Brychwyn and Wilhelm were photographed over a dozen times in less than a half an hour. Passers-by stopped and took photos. Patrons left their beers at the bar to go outside and snap pictures. I joked with some of the crowd rushing out of the tap house to see the dogs that I should put a donation can out for photographs. One man took many shots from different angles, waiting patiently as he squatted, for the dogs heads to be turned towards him. Jason guessed that about 75 people snapped photos of him and the dogs at Niagara Falls last summer. Polite people usually ask if they can take a picture. One very nice young man e-mailed me the shot he took. It's one of my favorites! Yes, our trio is handsome. Yes, we are out and about a lot and very visible. Yes, our dogs were wearing all their Seahawks fan gear in an absolutely Super Bowl crazed city. But please, please tell me you all have had a run in with the puparazzi at some point too, right? |
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