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>>> WHEN
>>> WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU GOT OUT OF THE HOUSE AND TOOK A
WALK AROUND YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
AND REALLY TOOK TIME TO ENJOY
YOUR SURROUNDINGS?
YOUR SURROUNDINGS? A NEW BOOK CALLED SEATTLE WALK
REPORT IS ENCOURAGING READERS
TO DO THAT WITH AN ILLUSTRATED
GUIDE FOR WALKING TOWARDS
THROUGH SEATTLE'S 23
NEIGHBORHOODS.
NEIGHBORHOODS. THE AUTHOR JOINS ME NOW AND HOW
DID THIS IDEA COME TO YOU?
>> IN 2017 I GOT REALLY INTO
WALKING AROUND SEATTLE AND I
HAD NEVER BEEN MUCH OF A WALKER
BEFORE.
BEFORE.
BEFORE. I
BEFORE. I WAS KIND OF YOUR PICKED AT
LAST FOR GYM CLASS.
AND I THOUGHT WHAT IF I HAVE TO
GO OUTSIDE AND DON'T HAVE A
DESTINATION AND WITHIN MINUTES
I WAS SEEING THINGS EVEN BLOCKS
AWAY FROM MY APARTMENT I HAD
NEVER TAKEN THE TIME TO NOTICE.
>> YOU WERE TRYING TO GET
SOMEWHERE.
SOMEWHERE. THEY WEREN'T PAYING ATTENTION
WHERE YOU WERE GOING.
>> IT LED ME TO MAKE ALL SORTS
OF NEW DISCOVERIES AND AFTER A
WHILE I HAD SO MANY PHOTOS OF
MY PHONE.
MY PHONE.
MY PHONE. OF RANDOM THINGS I HAD SEEN AND
ASSAULT THERE.
ASSAULT THERE. I GOT AN IDEA TO TAKE SOMETHING
ANOTHER ONE OF MY SKILLS WHICH
WAS DRAWING AND COMBINED AND I
IMAGINED IT TO BE AN
ILLUSTRATED TRAVEL JOURNAL.
THERE IS SOMETHING TO THIS.
AND I JUST FEEL THE NEED TO
SHARE WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
SO I DOWNLOADED INSTAGRAM AND
PUT IT OUT THERE.
>> AND THERE IS HER STUFF.
>> THIS IS NOT JUST A LITTLE
BIT OF INFORMATION.
YOU REALLY PACK A WALLOP WITH
THESE ILLUSTRATIONS.
THESE ILLUSTRATIONS. WE LEARN A LOT.
AND EVENTUALLY THEY ARE REALLY
REALLY FUN.
REALLY FUN. SO YOU DID THIS ORIGINALLY
WITHOUT YOUR NAME ATTACHED TO
IT.
IT.
IT. IT
IT. IT WAS ANONYMOUS.
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO DO THAT?
>> I DIDN'T REALLY INTENDED TO
BE ANONYMOUS.
BE ANONYMOUS. I JUST DIDN'T PUT MY NAME ON IT
AND DECIDED TO SEE WHAT WOULD
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. AND THEN AS TIME WENT ON IT
BECAME A LITTLE BIT EASIER AND
MORE FUN TO KEEP MY IDENTITY
OUT OF IT.
EARLY ON I HEARD TWO PEOPLE ON
THE LIGHT RAIL TALKING ABOUT IT
AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS ME
SO I WAS JUST SO TICKLED BY
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. AND
THAT. AND I JUST CONTINUED ON WITH
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. I
THAT. I WANTED IT TO SPEAK FOR ITSELF
AND BE THIS COOL KIND OF LITTLE
THING THAT PEOPLE WOULD STUMBLE
ACROSS AND JUST ENJOY.
>> WAS THAT THE IMPETUS FOR
SAYING YES IS ME.
>> WHEN IT CAME TIME TO DECIDE
WHETHER OR NOT TO PUT MY NAME
ON THE BOOK I HAD THE WAY OF
JOY OF BEING ANONYMOUS AND SIT
BEHIND PEOPLE ON THE LIGHT RAIL
ON THAT SORT OF THING.
AND HAVING MY NAME ON SOMETHING
LIKE THAT.
LIKE THAT. >>> AND IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE
THIS IS IMPORTANT ON A NUMBER
OF LEVELS.
OF LEVELS. IT IS FUN TO GET OUT AND WALK.
IT THERE IS ALMOST A LIFE
PHILOSOPHY AND A LOT OF TIMES
FROM GETTING FROM A TO B AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND LOOKING
FOR THE MOST EFFICIENT ROUTES.
>> AND OUR EARBUDS ARE IN AND
LOOKING AT OUR PHONES.
>> I FOUND BY SLOWING DOWN AND
BEING OPEN AND AWARE OF MY
SURROUNDINGS IT HAS CHANGED
MORE THAN JUST, I CAN NOW WALK
30 MILES IN A DAY WHEREAS BEFORE
IT WOULD TAKE ME ALL DAY TO
MUSTER UP THE ENTHUSIASM TO
WALK A HALF MILE TO THE GROCERY
STORE.
STORE.
STORE. AND JUST BY SLOWING DOWN WITH
THE POSSIBILITY IT HAS AFFECTED
MANY AREAS OF THE LIFE.
AND BE HERE FOR THE JOURNEY AND
NOT THE DESTINATION.
>> DOES IT CHANGE THE WAY YOU
MAKE OTHER DECISIONS?
>> I THINK SO IN SOME WAYS.
I THINK JUST IN WORK AND LIFE
AND IN FRIENDSHIPS AND THINGS
LIKE THAT I JUST HAVE BEEN
MORE, JUST MORE PRESENT WITH
THOSE.
THOSE.
THOSE. THAT IS A GOOD THING TO BE.
I DEFINITELY DIDN'T HAVE THIS
MINDSET BEFORE I STARTED
WALKING.
WALKING.
WALKING. >> AND GIVEN THE PACE OF LIFE I
THINK THE FACT THAT THE
INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT IS UP AND
INVITES US TO EXAMINE A
POSSIBILITY LIKE THAT.
>> ARE YOU GOING TO BE
EXPANDING THE PAST SEATTLE.
AND YOU CAN WALK WHEREVER YOU
WANT TO.
WANT TO.
WANT TO. >> AND I KNOW IT SO WELL AND IN
SOME WAY SOMETIMES I DON'T FEEL
LIKE I KNOW WHAT IT ALSO IT
JUST SEEMS LIKE THERE IS ALWAYS
SOMETHING TO DISCOVER IN
SEATTLE AND I'M GOING TO KEEP
WALKING IT.
WALKING IT. >> CAN WE IN THE CONTROL ROOM
CAN WE PUT THIS BACKUP?
JUST TALK ME THROUGH THESE TWO.
>> THESE ARE TWO PAGES OF THE
BOOK TO COVER SOME BRIDGES THAT
I PARTICULARLY LIKE TO WALK.
ONE OF THEM IS THE ARBORETUM
AQUEDUCT WHICH IS KIND OF NEAR
THE ARBORETUM OR IN THE
ARBORETUM AND THAT IS PROBABLY
MY FAVORITE OF ALL BECAUSE IT
IS SO ADORABLE AND TO THINK
THAT THIS THING THAT WAS BUILT
IN 1911 IS STILL JUST HANGING
OUT RIGHT IN THE SAME SPOT. IT
IS REALLY COOL AND THE KINDS OF
THINGS THAT IT IS SEEN IN THE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE WALKED OVER IN
ALL OF THESE YEARS.
>> I LOVE YOU HAVE THE FREMONT
BRIDGE.
BRIDGE.
BRIDGE. BUILT IN 1917 AND OLYMPUS
LITTLE FACTOID.
LITTLE FACTOID. OVER 1 MILLION BICYCLISTS CROSS
THE BRIDGE IN 2018.
>> I THINK IT WAS THE FIRST
YEAR THAT THEY HAD PASSED 1
MILLION CYCLISTS AT LEAST IN
THE YEARS I'VE BEEN COUNTY SO
THAT WAS REALLY COOL.
IT WAS ONE THAT RESEARCH AND
COME UP WITH A FUN FACT.
>> AND I THINK THEY KNOW THIS.
IN THE FIND THE LITTLE THINGS
WE HAVE PICKED OUT ARE THINGS
THAT I WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN.
WOULD YOU TELL US ABOUT THE
AURORA BRIDGE?
AURORA BRIDGE? >> THE AURORA BRIDGE WAS
DEDICATED TO GEORGE
WASHINGTON'S 200th BIRTHDAY AND
I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY
COOL.
COOL.
COOL. IT
COOL. IT IS ACTUALLY KNOWN AS THE
GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE IF I'M
NOT MISTAKEN.
NOT MISTAKEN. THAT IS ITS OFFICIAL NAME.
>> LET'S GET TO THE SOUTH PARK
BRIDGE.
BRIDGE.
BRIDGE. >> THE SOUTH PARK BRIDGE IS ONE
OF THE NEWEST IN SEATTLE AND IT
WAS REBUILT AND OPENED IN 2014
AND IT HAS 750,000 FEET OF
ELECTRICAL WIRE. JUST AMAZING.
>> WHY?
>> WHY?
>> WHY? >> WHAT IS CELL?
>> BUT THOSE ARE REALLY SOME OF
THE MOST FUN POINTS I THINK
ABOUT THE BOOK.
YOU