In a quest to walk dead-end streets I had missed, I returned to the Matthews Beach and Wedgwood neighborhoods.


Many of the dead-ends were due to Thornton Creek running through the area.



There were foot paths connecting a few of the dead-end streets. This one on 36th Avenue NE north of 103rd Street was visible. 


I had missed the entry from the other end because I thought the street had ended. I didn't know I would have needed to walk on what looked like a private driveway.

There were more or less visible footpaths at 40th and 97th, 38th and 93rd, and 43rd Place and 103rd.


Recent rains have restored most of the greenery I had missed during our summer drought. I even spotted mushrooms today.


On this walk, I passed Luma, the Wedgwood tree saved from developers by environmental activists and the Snoqualmie Tribe. Wouldn't it be ironic if the tribes who have been displaced are the ones who save us from ourselves?

I passed a few other lots where single homes had been replaced by three new, multistory homes.


Other trees along 35th Avenue, near the Community Center, are being evaluated by the City as part of a sidewalk repair effort.


I wasn't sure how to interpret the numbers on this proposed land use action sign.


On this 6 mile walk, I spotted a pickle ball court painted on a dead-end street, one Little Free Pantry that contained plants, and four Little Free Libraries. One of the libraries requested visitors to sign a log and make book recommendations. The libraries contained children's books, biographies, crime novels, books on history, leadership, software security, travel in Patagonia (written in Czech), parenting, carpentry, getting clients, healthcare (perhaps there was a neighborhood book club because healthcare system books have been showing up a lot lately), and a Guinness Book of World Records.


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