Keep the glass rolled up and the majesty of this view could even give the illusion of warmth. People get so dazzled by the big god teeth of mountains and holy spears of sunlight that they forget to shiver. They just squint and smile and stroll like it’s 75 instead of 53 out. Lots of small dogs and beach chairs, toddlers with parkas thrown wide, women on cell phones with luminescent heads of hair thrown backward in long distance laughs. It’s fucking lovely. Nothing like Seattle. Alki is a place I should have known about growing up, but it’s probably like certain picnic spots in Ravenna Park if you’re from West Seattle. You’re just not gonna know. But this is bigger and grander than Ravenna Park and would be an escape even in the midst of winter. You can breathe here, just because of the space. People are always mooning about the trees in Seattle, but give me the beach and a big, flat horizon of water.
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