Downtown Seattle

Saturday morning walk-around-alone at Downtown Seattle.

Block by block walking showed lots changes since I was walking around the downtown [Almost full 7 years ago!!] when I was working at SLU. Alaskan Way Viaduct has now fully teared down, lots of downtown shops at first floor are empty, 3rd Ave is now fully bus only street and bike lanes are here and there.

Lots of things must have contributed in different ways on the changes of the Downtown’s scene – Endless developments with high rises, “Seattle is Dying”, Covid 19 etc….

μ§„μ§œ μ˜€λžœλ§Œμ— μ§„λ“νžˆ μ‹œκ°„μ„ κ°–κ³  μ‹œμ• ν‹€ μ‹œλ‚΄λ₯Ό λŒ€λž΅ 2μ‹œκ°„ 정도 μ‚°μ±…ν–ˆλ‹€.. μ‹œμ• ν‹€ μ‹œλ‚΄μ—μ„œ 일을 λ– λ‚œ μ΄ν›„λ‘œ 항상 μž κΉμž κΉμ”© μ™”λ‹€κ°”λ‹€ ν•˜λŠ” λ°”λžŒμ— λͺ©μ μ§€ μ£Όμœ„λ§Œ spot으둜 λ‹€λ…”μ—ˆμ§€ μ‹œλ‚΄λ₯Ό μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ μ˜€λž«λ™μ•ˆ 걸은건 μ‹œλ‚΄μ—μ„œ μΌν•˜λ˜ μ‹œμ ˆμΈ 2014λ…„ μ΄ν›„λ‘œλŠ” 거의 μ²˜μŒμΈλ“―μ‹Άλ‹€..

κ·Έλ™μ•ˆ μ—¬λŸ¬μΌλ“€μ΄ μžˆμ—ˆμ§€ μ•Šμ•˜λ‚˜ 싢기도 ν•˜λ‹€.. πŸ™‚ λ„μ‹œλ₯Ό 죽인닀고 λΉ„λ‚œλ°›λ˜ κ³ κ°€λ„λ‘œλŠ” μ§€ν•˜ν„°λ„λ‘œ λ³€κ²½λ˜λ©° κ³ κ°€λ„λ‘œκ°€ μ—†μ–΄μ‘Œκ³ , Amazon은 끝을 λͺ¨λ₯Έμ±„ 컀지고 있으며 (μ•„λ§ˆμ‘΄μ— 먹힌 Macy’sλΉŒλ”©μ—λŠ” 아직도 Macy’s 이름은 κ±Έλ €μžˆλ„€…) , κ³ μΈ΅ λΉŒλ”©μ€ κ³„μ†ν•΄μ„œ λ“€μ–΄μ˜€κ³ , κΈΈμ—μ„œ λ°©λž‘ν•˜λŠ” μ‚¬λžŒλ„ λ§Žμ•„μ‘ŒμœΌλ©°, Covid영ν–₯인지 1μΈ΅ retail상가듀이 ν……ν…… λΉ„μ–΄μžˆλŠ”κ²ƒλ„ 보이고.. 주말이고 여행이 아직 νšŒλ³΅λ˜μ§€ μ•Šμ•„μ„œ κ·ΈλŸ°μ§€ λͺ°λΌλ„ 길에 μ‚¬λžŒλ„ 많이 μ—†μ–΄μ‘Œλ‹€.. μžμ „κ±° μ „μš© 차선도 λ§Žμ•„μ§„λ“―..

2021.11

Sammamish River Trail: Bellevue to Woodinville

Roundtrip of 24 miles in about 3 hours from home to Woodinville πŸ™‚

Combination of easy & peaceful riding at the Sammamish River trail (Marymoor Park to Woodinville) & hell of biking up the endless hill on Bel-Red from Marymoor to Bellevue.. (Hard lesson learned – Next time I will try via 520 Trail to Redmond… πŸ™‚ )

However, had gone thru a major fall off from bike – maybe the last time I fell off from bike in similar degree might be the one I had in my 1st grade 😦 – trying to spin this fall off as a booster of fall off vaccination πŸ™‚

ν† μš”μΌ μ˜€ν›„ 날씨도 μ’‹κ³  혼자 보낼 μ‹œκ°„μ΄ μžˆμ–΄μ„œ μ™•λ³΅μ„Έμ‹œκ°„ μžμ „κ±° 타고 웃동넀 μš°λ“ λΉŒμ— κ°€μ„œ λ²„κ±°μ‹œμ‹ν•΄μ£Όκ³  μ˜€μ…¨λ‹€.. (당체 μ™œ μžμ „κ±°λ₯Ό 타면 버거가 μ™•λ•‘κΈ°λŠ”μ§€..γ…Ž) 즐겁게 λŒμ•„μ˜€λŠ”κΈΈμ— μžμ „κ±° κΈΈ κ°€λ‘œ 달리닀가 μ•žλ°”ν€΄κ°€ dirt κ΅¬κ°„μœΌλ‘œ λΉ μ‘ŒλŠ”λ° κ·Έλƒ₯ κΈ€λ‘œ μ­‰κ°€μ•Όν•˜λŠ”κ±Έ λ‹€μ‹œ μžμ „κ±°κΈΈλ‘œ μ˜¬λ¦¬λ €λ‹€κ°€ μ•„λ§ˆ μ–‘ 바퀴가 μžμ „κ±°κΈΈ 에지에 κ±Έλ¦°λ“―ν•΄μ„œ 유혈 곡쀑뢀양 철퍼덕 μ‹œμ „… (μ—­μ‹œ λ‚˜μ΄λ“€μ–΄ λ„˜μ–΄μ§€λ‹ˆ μͺ½νŒ”린거에 λΉ„ν•΄ μ•„ν”ˆκ±°λŠ” 아무것도 μ•„λ‹Œλ“―..γ…Žγ…Žγ…Ž)

μ•„λ§ˆ μžμ „κ±° 타닀가 λ‹€μΉœκ±Έλ‘œλŠ” 초1 이삿날 μ΄μ‚¬κ°€λŠ”κ²Œ μ•„μ‰¬μ›Œμ„œ μžμ „κ±° 이사짐 싸기전에 μ•„νŒŒνŠΈ 단지-μ΄μ œλŠ” μ—†μ–΄μ§„λ“―ν•œ μ„œμ΄ˆλ™ λ¬΄μ§€κ°œ μ•„νŒŒνŠΈ…γ…Žγ…Ž -λ₯Ό λ―ΈμΉœλ“―μ΄ 달리닀가 λ‚΄λ¦¬λ§‰κΈΈμ—μ„œ μžμ „κ±°μ™€ 같이 ꡬλ₯Έ μ΄ν›„λ‘œ κ°€μž₯ μ‹¬νžˆ λ‹€μΉœμ •λ„μΈλ“―.. 뭐 이땐 μ•„μ˜ˆ 얼꡴을 μ•„μŠ€νŒ”νŠΈμ— 긁고 μžμ „κ±°μ™€ ν•œλͺΈμ΄ λ˜μ–΄ 데꡴ κ΅΄λŸ¬μ„œ 온λͺΈμ΄ 피범벅이 λ˜μ–΄ μšΈλ©΄μ„œ 집에 κ°”μ—ˆμœΌλ‹ˆκΉŒ..γ…Žγ…Ž (사싀 초1λ•Œ 처음 μ œλŒ€λ‘œ μžμ „κ±°λ₯Ό μ‚¬μ„œ νƒ„κ΄€κ³„λ‘œ 그땐 μ°Έ 철퍼덕 λ§Žμ΄ν–ˆλ‹€..κ°€μž₯ 웃긴 철퍼덕은 동넀 μ² κ°€λ°© ν˜•λ‹˜μ΄ ν•Έλ“€ μ•ˆμž‘κ³  μžμ „κ±° νƒ€λŠ”κ±°μ— 감화받아 κ°‘μžκΈ° 손을 λ†“μ•„λ³ΌκΉŒ ν•˜κ³  흉내내닀 철퍼덕…)

μ•”νŠΌ 이 사건 ν•˜λ‚˜λΉΌκ³ λŠ” Sammamish River Trail은 ν‰ν™”λ‘œμš΄ μ£Όν–‰μ΄μ—ˆλŠ”λ° 집에 μ˜€κΈ°μœ„ν•΄ Bel-Red Roadλ₯Ό 였λ₯΄λ‹€ μ§€μ˜₯을 λ§›λ΄€λ‹€.. λμ—†λŠ” 경사에 μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ μ•ˆκ±Έμ–΄λ‹€λ‹ˆλŠ” κΈΈμ΄λ‹ˆ κ°€μ‹œ 덩쿨듀이 μ‚°μž¬ν•˜κ³  (ν•˜ν•„ λ‹€μΉœ 손등에 μ°”λ¦Ό..)… 뭐 κ·Έλž˜λ„ 철퍼덕 ν•œλ²ˆ ν–ˆμœΌλ‹ˆ κ·Ό 40λ…„ κ°€κΉŒμ§€ μœ μ§€λœ 철퍼덕 λ°±μ‹  효과 λΆ€μŠ€ν„° ν•˜λ‚˜ λ§žμ•˜λ‹€κ³  μƒκ°ν•˜λ ¨λ‹€..

2021.8

Lake Sammamish at Idylwood Park

ν™•μ‹€νžˆ κΈ°ν›„λ³€ν™”κ°€ μ‹¬κ°ν•˜λ‹€.. 평년엔 ν˜Έμˆ˜μ— λ›°μ–΄λ“œλŠ” 날이 1년에 ν•œλ‘λ²ˆμΈλ° μ˜¬ν•΄λŠ” 그런 날씨가 벌써 ν•œ μ—΄λ²ˆμ€ 될듯..

Now Seattle is new California in summer weather πŸ™‚

2021.8

Green Lake

Last time I was here is more like a decade ago…

애듀이 컀지고 ν•˜λ‹€ λ³΄λ‹ˆ μ—¬κΈ° μ˜¨μ§€λ„ μ–΄μ—¬ 강산이 ν•œλ²ˆ λ°”λ€” νƒ€μ΄λ°μ΄κ΅¬λ§Œ.. μš°μ™€..

2021.5

Bridle Trails State Park

A block or so area between Bellevue & Kirkland – Always passed by the other side of the road and maybe encountered several ‘ranches’ having horse barn and wondered where do they ride the horse. Now I know after trailing with extreme care of brown things left by horses.. :)..

벨뷰와 μ»€ν΄λžœλ“œ 사이에 μžˆλŠ” 두블락 즘 λ˜λŠ” 곡원 Trail – 주립곡원인쀄 λͺ°λžλ„€..γ…Žγ…Ž 항상 μž…κ΅¬ λ°˜λŒ€νŽΈμ˜ 벨뷰 μ‹œλ¦½ 골프μž₯ μͺ½ λͺ©μž₯ν˜• μ €νƒλ“€λ§Œ 보며 μ§€λ‚˜κ°€λ‹€κ°€ μž…κ΅¬μ— 와본건 처음… 뭐 μ™€μ„œλ³΄λ‹ˆ 사싀 승마 μ‹œμ„€μ΄ μ—„μ²­λ‚˜μ„œ μŠΉλ§ˆκ³΅μ›κΈ‰ μˆ˜μ€€.. Trail이 λ„“κ³  μžμ—°μ΄ 잘 λ³΄κ΄€λ˜μ–΄ μžˆμ–΄ μ’‹κΈ΄ν•œλ° Trail이 넓은건 말듀이 λ›°λ‹€λ‹ˆκΈ° μœ„ν•΄μ„œμ΄κ³ .. 곳곳에 말λ˜₯이 널렀 마λƒ₯ νŽΈν•˜κ²Œλ§Œμ€ λͺ»λ‹€λ‹˜…γ…Žγ…Ž

2021.5

Microsoft Redmond Campus Trail

μ˜€λžœλ§Œμ— λ›°μ—ˆλ‹€.. μ–΄λ”œλ›ΈκΉŒ ν•˜λ‹€ -μž…μ‚¬ν•œμ§€ 10λ…„μ°¨λ§Œμ— 처음으둜- 항상 μ§€λ‚˜κ°€λ©΄μ„œ λ³΄κΈ°λ§Œν–ˆλ˜ νšŒμ‚¬ Campus Trail을 κ±·λ‹€ λ›°λ‹€…

Surprisingly first time walking/jogging on campus’ trail on late Sunday afternoon.. πŸ™‚

2021.5

Wildlife Safari

(Grant Passμ—μ„œ In N Out을 ν•œλ²ˆ 더 λ¨Ήκ³ ) I-5둜 μ˜¬λΌμ˜€λŠ”κΈΈ Drive Thru Safari에 λ“€λ Έλ‹€… 항상 Safariλ₯Ό ν•˜κ²Œ 되면 μ‹ κΈ°ν•˜λ‹€κ°€λ„ μ΄μ–΅λ§Œλ¦¬μ— λŒλ €μ™€ κ°™ν˜€ μ§€λ‚΄λŠ” μ € 동물듀도 ν–‰λ³΅ν• κΉŒλž€ 생각+μΈκ°„μ˜ νƒμš•μ— 마음 ν•œνŽΈμ΄ μ•ˆμ’‹μ€κ²ƒλ„ 사싀 (i.e. Tiger King) …μ•”νŠΌ λ³΅μž‘ν•œλ§ˆμŒ…

2021.4