Golden Gardens + Ballard Locks

One day in July, I took the kiddos over to the west side of Seattle to visit the salmon ladder at the Ballard Locks.  We do this every summer to see the salmon going through the locks to enter Lake Washington, which I always think is amazing.  It was a hot, sunny day, so we had a picnic at nearby Golden Gardens park, right on the water.  These are the days we will miss when the rain comes in the wintertime!

And at the Ballard Locks…