The West Seattle Neighbourhood is what you see right across the Puget Sound when viewing from the Downtown waterfront. It’s on slightly hilly terrain with lush evergreen trees and Olympic mountains peaking from the back. This neighbourhood is home to the famous Alki Beach (the main highlight of my article), a breathtaking view of the Space Needle along with Seattle’s skyline, a few gardens and eateries.
On a partially cloudy weekend, Abhishek and I decided to pack our camera bags and head to the west of Seattle to explore the famous Alki Beach.
How to reach West Seattle?
You can either take the road if you prefer driving your car. However, if you don’t have one like us, then head to Pier 50 and take the Water Taxi that will take merely 7 minutes to reach the other side of Puget Sound. It’s the fastest and the cheapest mode as well.
A little bit of a history
Alki Beach is where Seattle’s first white settlers arrived in 1851. On a cold, stormy day, Chief Seattle and his troop welcomed them and helped build cabins to survive the cold, wet winter. Later in 1902, the Alki beach became popular and to attract more crowds, Charles I. D. Looff decided to build an amusement park at Duwamish Head. What remains now is the Alki Bathhouse built in 1911 and a replica of New York’s Statue of Liberty constructed in 1952.
About Alki Trail
The Alki Beach Trail is a 2.7 miles coastal trail starting from Water Taxi Route & Harbor Ave SW to Alki Point Lighthouse. On a clear day, while walking down the path, you can see the majestic Mount Rainier, the Cascades and the Olympic mountain ranges, along with a splendid skyline view.
What we did?
We reached Alki Trail around noon and started our day with a quick bite at Marination Ma Kai, a Hawaiian-Korean fusion restaurant right next to the West Seattle Water Taxi Pier.
We tried their famous Aloha Fries, which was a big bowl of double-fried fries mixed with kalua pork, green onions, mayo, furikake and topped with a sunny-up egg. Along with Katsu, Shaved ice, and Coconut pop. The Aloha fries, Shave ice, and Coconut pop were my favourites and tasted even better with a magnificent view of the skyline. I highly recommend having these. But the Katsu was a bit too salty. Therefore, I would give it a pass.
We then walked along the trail, observing various kinds of ducks and other water birds on the way. We also saw many Bainbridge island and Bremerton ferries passing by. The walk was 20 minutes long until the Alki Beach, and by the time we reached the beach, it was almost sunset. We sat there for a while, gazing at the snow-capped Olympic peak turning golden.
It was a beautiful day exploring the coastline of West Seattle. We’ll surely be coming back for more. On our next visit, explore the lighthouse, take a selfie by the Statue of Liberty’s miniature and visit Lincon Park. If you have more sites to recommend, drop a comment.
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