Louisa Boren Viewpoint

North of Capitol Hill, where all the action in Seattle these days seems to be, is the Louisa Boren Viewpoint. It is about a block from the aptly named Lake View Cemetery. We intended to visit the cemetery but it is closed because of the virus. I'd have thought that those inside are immune, but what do I know?

The image above is a panorama composed of 12 images to show the sweep of the view available. I think if you click on the image, you can enlarge it and then scroll back and forth to see the whole thing.

Since we were there and the lookout as there, we stopped for a look. This panorama shows Portage Bay to the left and Lake Washington to the right (they are connected, of course). In the distance you can see the Cascade Mountains in all their hazy glory. I'm not completely sure, but I believe that the snow-covered peak on the left is Glacier Peak. Perhaps it lies behind the peak we can see, I'm not sure. At any rate, this volcano is still rumbling along and is one the volcanoes monitored by the USGS. It is in Snohomish County. Yikes!

On a lighter note, you may be asking yourself, "Self, who is this Louisa Boren whose name is used for this small park?" Well, I can answer that. She was a pioneer in Seattle and has many things named for her. You can read more about here on the web site for the Louisa Boren STEM K-8 School. The main point of her story seems to be:

Sisters Louisa and Mary Ann Boren married their step-brothers David and Arthur Denny. While Mary Ann and Arthur married in Illinois before the journey west, Louisa and David’s marriage was the first wedding in the newly founded city of Seattle. Louisa and David had eight children. Their tract of land extended from what is now the Seattle Center to the north, south to Denny Way, and east to Lake Union.

That, and the fact that she loved science.

So here is a nice view and a little Seattle history all in one.