The majority of today's walk was on the UW campus although I did add in some surrounding streets. It's getting harder to find property in the U District that is not owned by the University.

Walking onto the campus along Memorial Way NE, I noted that the campus is "Smoke-Free" and ...


... I stopped to read the names on a WWI memorial plaque. 

Most of the campus walk was along Stephens Way but I did veer off onto ...


... Little Canoe Channel and from there, I passed dorm buildings.

McCarthy Hall appeared to be new. What looked like wooden slats on its exterior gave it a woodsy/Northwest look which is much more attractive than the Soviet-type cement exterior of the older dorms nearby. Some cafeterias in these new buildings included Pagliacci Pizzerias.

Space was left between buildings including some courtyard-type spaces and this green field.

Along Stevens Way, I spotted a large stone between two benches. Its plaque declares this spot "Gardeners' Vista" and dedicates it to the gardening staff who keep the campus beautiful.

I stopped to admire the Columns which were part of the original UW campus built downtown in 1861.

After admiring the Drumheller Fountain, I read the plaque dedicated to those who made the 1909 Alaska - Yukon - Pacific Exhibition possible.

Turning around. I admired Rainier Vista but The Mountain was not out today.

I didn't note any signage but assumed I was passing the Medicinal Herb Garden which appears to have grown considerably since the last time I visited it.

The new Life Sciences building also has a woodsy/Northwest look but the new Mechanical Engineering building does not. Founders Hall and Oak Hall also look new ...

... while Lewis Hall, Jacobson Observatory and the buildings on the Quad retain an old Ivy League look.

Before leaving the campus, I stopped to admire Wangechi Mutu's The Seated IV. The Artist's Statement did a good job of explaining this impressive sculpture.

The other place I visited before leaving the campus was the HUB where I found a branch of the University Book Store. During a chat with a friendly clerk, I discovered that the UW Seattle is the only campus which still hosts a branch of the bookstore. The other campuses wanted to repurpose the space. Most textbooks are now digital and the basement of the original store on the Ave which used to be dedicated to buying and selling textbooks is now used for storage.

Off the campus on 20th, 21st and 22nd Avenues between 45th and 52nd Streets, lots of building is going on adjacent to the fraternity and sorority houses, including this complex "creatively" named Pacific Sunrise.

Prince Of Peace Newman Center Chapel was open and, yes, it was peaceful today.

22nd Avenue was a mishmash of some nice looking sorority houses and, not as nice, older buildings. At 52nd, I took this staircase to ...

... this staircase to 21st Avenue where I spotted ...

... this mural and some nicer apartments.

I was happy to finish this 4.5 mile walk before school starts and the campus is crowded.


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