The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks may be the coolest place to hang out in Seattle. On a recent morning we caught a cool breeze ahead of the summer swelter. We strolled passed the manicured lawns and gardens. Great blue heron glided overhead in a busy …
Tag: Salmon
Seattle’s Carkeek Park, where wild salmon return from the sea to spawn in a neighborhood creek
From mid November to mid December salmon return to spawn in Piper’s Creek, which flows into the Puget Sound at Seattle’s Carkeek Park. We stumbled upon this year’s run late in the season. There was one lone salmon alive, laboring in the cold, shallow water …
Greg Lamm 