The Bellingham City Council Approves Bid for Whatcom Creek Trail

Whatcom Creek Trail Nears Completion

If I were to create a list of reasons why I like living in Bellingham and Whatcom County, it would truly be endless ranging from fine restaurants, to gorgeous sunsets to a caring community. In there someplace would have to be the countless number of parks and trails. So when I read that the Bellingham City Council has funded $853,000 to complete one of the final legs of the Whatcom Creek Trail, it makes me feel that we are still headed in the right direction. I’m personally excited about it because one of my favorite walks is from the South Side along 11^th, 12^th , dropping down to Boulevard Park, following the trail into Bellingham to Woods Coffee shop (of course along the way, patting the head of the Bronze Goat Statue which guards the Bellingham Farmers Market) and then returning home. Roundtrip, the entire walk is about 8 miles & takes me a couple of hours.

The End of Whatcom Creek Trail

My thought now is from Woods Coffee Shop to continue walking to Marine Heritage Park and then connecting to the Whatcom Creek Trail following it East to lake Whatcom. The section of it that has just been funded for completion is an 80 foot pedestrian bridge where Meador Ave crosses Whatcom Creek. Not withstanding any major breakdowns on my 66 year old body, this 10 mile walk ought to take me about 5 ½ hours. The only problem with that is the gett’n home part of it – maybe I’ll see if I can convince Lylene to pick me up at the Lake Whatcom end. At any rate it sounds like a great way to spend an afternoon. Kudos to the Bellingham City Council for making it possible.

If you have a favorite hike or walk that you’d care to tell us about please comment below – we’d love to hear about it.
Of course, hikes aside, if you’d like your own back yard to hike or walk around in and need a Realtor to talk to about it, we might suggest that you call The Johnson Team at 1-888-713-4068. They’d be delighted to talk to you about hiking, gardening, fishing or real estate.