DOG-FRIENDLY PARKS IN SEATTLE, WA

Puget Sound's eastern shore and Lake Washington's western shore sandwich Seattle's narrow isthmus, with the city of 749,000 occupying complex topography across 84 square miles. Seven hills traditionally defined the urban landscape, though downtown's Denny Hill was removed in massive regrading projects. Maritime Pacific climate creates mild, very wet winters averaging in the low 40s and dry summers reaching the mid-70s. The Olympic Mountains lie west across the sound, the Cascades including Mount Rainier dominate the eastern horizon. Elliott Bay provides deep-water port facilities that shaped Seattle's development as a Pacific gateway.