Beacon Hill

The Chief Sealth Trail winds through the rolling right of way below the big high tension lines that come into Seattle across Beacon Hill. It's a great urban hike, with views both back toward Mount Rainier and north towards downtown and Elliott Bay.

We took the light rail to Othello Street and walked a few blocks west to the trail. We followed the trail north to 15th Avenue South (in the vicinity of the big VA hospital), then through the neighborhoods and up to Jefferson Park, where everyone was out enjoying the nice weather. From there, it was a short walk to the Beacon Hill Link Station, and a fairly quick trip home.