Comments on: How this distinctive driftwood moved from Lincoln Park to Alki

By: David

David — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:04:02 +0000

I just posted a couple of pics of the sea lion on facebook for everyone to see.

By: David

David — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:41:06 +0000

The carving on Beach Drive is of a sea lion not a bear or seal :)

By: Scott Bessho

Scott Bessho — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 03:35:56 +0000

“we received a Beach Drive photo from someone who found the one that had been carved by artists on the LP beach last year.”

There were two carved logs. The one that was found by someone living on Beach Drive was the one that was at the far north end of LP. It has a carving of a bear with a fish in its gut. The other one, with the swirl and a salmon, drifted from just north of Coleman Pool to about the place where the other one started, near foot of the North Beach Trail.

By: BlairJ

BlairJ — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:43:17 +0000

I thought it was against Washington State law to remove driftwood from a beach.

By: comment

comment — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:47:02 +0000

Wow… First world problems. You people care way too much about nothing.

By: Denise

Denise — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:38:03 +0000

Let the Parks Department or the City Council know your opinions about Lincoln Park! It’s our park, after all.

By: wsartist

wsartist — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:08:58 +0000

Lets share the love (trees) people! When you decorate your house its way better to move around what you already have, I’m glad the parks are reusing and recycling! LP has a lot of green and trees compared to Alki’s concrete scenery, and certainly can spare a log or two.

By: cj

cj — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 04:21:49 +0000

I see all kinds of strange cutting at Lincoln Park though out the year. It really annoys me to see healthy trees cut up and those that look like they are almost dead left alone. Maybe they are just doing unnecessary stuff to rack up the bill? As years go by though the Parks looks more thinned out tree wise than it did when I first moved here 11 years ago.

By: AJP

AJP — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:00:03 +0000

Big freaking deal, people!

By: Mark Ahlness

Mark Ahlness — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:29:47 +0000

Speaking of things turning up elsewhere, has anybody had these show up? I took the pics at the end of Nov, 2012, Lincoln Park and they are now gone (I think): http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahlness/8365494007/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahlness/8365496969/

By: J

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:57:15 +0000

Hey! I’ve loved that stump for years–it’s a part of the identity of the beach in LP. Please may we have it back?

By: dsa

dsa — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:31:07 +0000

“No added cost to the project, Parks adds. ”
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That is a misleading statement. It only means they spent money from the contingency fund set aside in the project or other another source.

Of course it cost taxpayers money to move the stump.

By: WSB

WSB — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:04:23 +0000

David – the gentleman who e-mailed me a photo a few days after the last storm is checking to see if it’s still near his place north of Cormorant Cove. Whether it is or is not, I’m likely going to publish a mention tonight, since it’s sort of an interesting sidebar to this – TR

By: KatherineL

KatherineL — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:52:26 +0000

Nice to know the why and how. Thanks for following up, WSB.

By: wetone

wetone — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:27:19 +0000

I was walking on the beach yesterday and saw that stump. Sure looks out of place where its at, got to wonder why Seattle Parks does these things ? Most people go to the beach to see the view of the water and natural settings not a stump sticking 7′ up. I guess it will match the art work they are putting up on the promenade 15′long x 9′ high. Just as they have done at Lincoln Park they are doing to Alki. Putting signage and art work on the walking paths and the promenade. I guess they have budgets they need to spend ? and create jobs for some. These areas would look much better without these types of so called improvements.