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Today’s post was repurposed from Sustainable Ballard, a Seattle neighborhood group that\u00a0educates, inspires, and engages neighbors to take action to live more sustainably both individually and collectively. This post, which originally ran on their blog in July 2013, describes a bike ride that explores the Seven Wonders of Ballard by bike.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sixteen intrepid cyclists, ages 3-65, and one pooch set off to explore the seven wonders of Ballard on a July morning in 2013.\u00a0 Our tour leader, Jean, set an easy pace as we explored the local area.\u00a0 Along the way we discovered that four riders lived within two blocks of each other, and all got to know their neighbors and neighborhood a little better.<\/p>\n

Our First Stop was Kirke Park, the newest park in Ballard, where we learned that the religious group that established the property had once lived quite independently, growing their own food and maintaining the buildings themselves.\u00a0\u00a0Groundswell NW<\/a>\u00a0worked with neighbors to get this property purchased by the city in 2008 and construction began in 2011.\u00a0 Features include: community picnic area, play area, orchard, p-patch gardens, and a community garden.<\/p>\n

Our Second Stop was the totem pole at Baker Park, another Groundswell project.\u00a0 Jenny (our sweep) told us that this park was originally a tree nursery and the totem was carved on site by native carver Fred Louth of the Haida tribe.\u00a0 The tree was a dying monkey puzzle and the feature animal in the totem is the native tree frog.\u00a0 A few years after being carved the totem pole began to rot at the base, so it was cut and mounted on a concrete base.\u00a0 The park is maintained by the Whittier Heights Neighborhood Council and the wildlife garden is maintained by the next door Montessori school.<\/p>\n

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A visit to the Ballard p-patch<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Stop Three was the Ballard P-Patch and site of the Annual\u00a0Art in the Garden<\/a>\u00a0event.\u00a0 The P-Patch features a beautiful community-built picnic area and entry arch, many well-established gardens.\u00a0 The nearby parking lot belongs to Our Redeemers Lutheran Church and was at one point the location of\u00a0Tent City3<\/a>, a portable, self-managed community of up to 100 homeless people.<\/p>\n

At Stop Four, we inspected the stairs that climb up the steep hill from Golden Gardens all the way to 32nd Ave NW & NW 85th.\u00a0 Stair climbers that day got cheered by an appreciative group of Seven Wonders cyclists.<\/p>\n

Stop Five was the incomparable Sunset Hill Park which has a sweeping view of Puget Sound \u2013 except that day when the view was completely socked in.\u00a0 Tour members shared that a nearby tree had been site for an eagle\u2019s nest in the recent past.<\/p>\n

At Stop Six, we visited the\u00a0Nordic Heritage Museum<\/a>\u00a0and viewed an authentic Viking Ship!<\/p>\n

This ship is a central feature of the\u00a0Viking Days<\/a>\u00a0celebration held in August.\u00a0 This two-day festival bursts with Nordic food, music, demonstrations, crafts, and a Viking Encampment.<\/p>\n

Our Final Stop was the oldest church in Ballard, the Interfaith Church, and the historic landmark there showing its building date as 1892!<\/p>\n

It was a great day for biking \u2013 cool with a slight drizzle and we completed the tour in about 1 1\/2 hrs.\u00a0 We know there is more to explore in Ballard, and biking is a great way to do it! You can view the Seven Wonders of Ballard\u00a0route map here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Keep your eye on Sustainable Ballard’s\u00a0project page<\/a>\u00a0for upcoming tours.<\/p>\n

Write Your Ride!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you have a favorite local ride that you’d like to share with others? Then Write Your Ride<\/strong><\/a>! Use our form<\/a> to submit details about your ride, including a photo, and we might use it on our blog.<\/p>\n

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