A Morning at Alki Beach
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Experience scenic Alki Avenue via an easy bike ride along a waterfront bike trail (about 3.5 flat miles each way). Begin at Danny’s Leather & Bikes (3422 Harbor Ave SW) where you can rent beach bikes. Facing Danny’s, head left. Near the 1100 block of Harbor Avenue, you’ll notice Don Armeni Park, where wedding parties and professional photographers often congregate to snap pics of the city skyline. The road curves and becomes Alki Avenue, where you can take in great views with telescopes set up above the sea wall. Public Restrooms appear at the intersection of 57th Avenue SW. As you reach the central part of the beach community, Puget Sound and its ships and sailboats recede from view to the north, and the Olympic Mountains to the left.
At 60th Avenue, Alki Beach Park begins and supine bodies populate the sandy stretch. At 61st Avenue SW, look for the miniature Statue of Liberty on the right, built in 1952 on the strip of land early settlers had dubbed “New York Alki”. At 63rd Avenue SW there’s a monument erected to celebrate that landing party’s arrival. Sweet tooths will get justifiably woozy at Alki Bakery , and you can have lunch in the inhouse restaurant. As the street narrows and curves again, you’ll see the Coast Guard Station (3201 Alki Ave), which offers tours of the Alki Point lighthouse on weekends from May to September.
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