Kiwanis Ravine

So having stated in a previous post that the Kiwanis Ravine was on my list to see, Karen suggested it for our walk today.

I had been saying that I "wanted to go down into the ravine." Karen helped me understand that the trails didn't go "down into the ravine," but rather around the ravine.

It was quite deep and thoroughly inaccessible. And protected land, of course.

The train, on the other hand, goes through the ravine...

while we walk over the ravine on a bridge.

We actually walked all the way around the ravine, a 2.4 mile trip. Seeing the train was a special bonus for me...I LOVE trains!

Here's more info on the Kiwanis Ravine:

"Kiwanis Ravine is a natural area that sits close to the eastern edge of Seattle's Discovery Park. The ravine was formed by two drainages coming from the east and west forks of Wolfe Creek. Very little is left of those drainages today, but what remains does channel water down through Kiwanis Ravine toward the Lake Washington Ship Canal, where it is intercepted and piped to West Point, a nearby wastewater treatment plant. The ravine is home to many species of birds, plants, and animals, particularly the Great Blue Heron. In 2010 the ravine hosted approximately 80 successful heron nests."  Read more...