The weather was great last Saturday, clear and in the upper 50s, so rather than going for a hike outside the city, we decided to go for a long walk through several parks in the city. We took the bus to Washington Park Arboretum and walked through there. I'm sure it would've been prettier a week or two ago if all the leaves were still on the trees, but it was still nice. Then we walked up a hill to Interlaken Park, which has a wide, winding path surrounded by lots of trees. There were also some decent views. Then we headed up a hill along a leaf-covered, muddy trail. It was worth it, though because then we got a great view of the U-District, lake, and mountains to the Northeast. We then walked on to Volunteer Park and Lesley talked me into walking up to the top of the observation tower, which offered some amazing views. After all that, we walked through a nice residential area to get back home. It was almost a 5 mile walk in total and it was one of the most enjoyable walks we've done in the city. Click below for a few pictures.