Hi.  Thought I would share one of my hikes up Mailbox Peak Trail just outside Seattle.  Loved this hike!

 

 

I have other Seattle items if people are interested.

Here is the Ferris Wheel on the riverfront in downtown Seattle.

 

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This is awesome. I'm going to Seattle for the first time in a couple weeks and am looking for some good recommendations on restaurants or things to do if anyone has any suggestions :)

Go to The Walrus and the Carpenter for fantastic oysters. 

Go to The Walrus and the Carpenter for fantastic oysters. 

Dont forget the Geoduck (pronounced:gooey duck)!

 

What type of cuisine paj?  For steaks, El Gaucho and the Metropolitan are fantastic but pricey.  The Brooklyn has some good oysters.  Walk onto a ferry and take it across the puget sound to Bremerton and then dine at Anthony's right on the pier. Not great food, but not bad, and you get to take a beautiful 30-40 minute ferry ride.  Just check out WSDOT for ferry schedules.  Head over to Alki beach in West Seattle for amazing views of Downtown and the NW beach life ;)  Some ok fun restaurants over there.  Take a seaplane ride around the area from Lake Union if you have time.  Or rent a canoe from the University of Washington and paddle around the area.  Golden Gardens park is special at sunset.  Volunteer park has an Asian art museum there and you can climb up an old water tower to look over downtown.  Walk around broadway to see alt-seattle.  Dim sum in the international district is legit.  The Athenian is a favorite local-tourist spot for me to go to happy hour - looks over the water and you can watch ferries and barges come and go. 

 

*Mailbox peak used to be a rite of passage for NW climbers not too long ago.  The elevation gain was around 4000' and the trail was only 2 mi one way.  Compare that to a hike many climbers use for conditioning, Mt. Si, which is 3100' over 4 mi one way.  Basically, it was steep!  After 9/11, some local firefighters pulled a fire hydrant all the way up to the top where the mailbox is at.  A few years back they built out a new trail that isn't quite as steep, but still a very good conditioner!  Awesome that you got to experience that on a nice day.