Marymoore Park

When I was five years old, I went to Marymoor Park and played on the slide. I enjoyed playing on the sit and spin and spent a long time on the swing. My dad was exercising with the equipment available, and there were high school students playing football/soccer. I think it was a tournament between schools. There were also many tennis courts, and I fell in love with the park on my first visit.

Today, I visited the park again with my dad on our bicycles. He promised to take me around the whole area, and we came via an iron bridge that was not our usual route. We stopped on the bridge and enjoyed the beauty of the river, watching a few birds. As we crossed the bridge, we saw several baseball courts and a playground, but I didn't play today. I noticed that all six football courts had electric bulbs fitted.

I remembered my mom telling us to check on our garden. She had hired a small patch of land for us, and our tomatoes had grown well. This is helpful for those who live in apartment complexes and want to develop their gardens. We also saw a big windmill, but it didn't work.

The park has a cricket ground, and my dad's friends were playing there. He talked with them for a bit, and we moved on. They mentioned that next month the circus would start there, and they were building the tent for it. I told my dad that I would definitely watch the circus.

There is also a velodrome, which seems to be the only one of its kind in Washington. We cycled on the track for a while, and it was an interesting experience. I told my dad that I would love to watch a bike race, and he promised to take me.

Next, we discovered the rock climbing area, and I parked my bicycle to start climbing. It wasn't easy, but I loved it. My dad asked if it was okay to play there next time, and I didn't want to leave.

Recently, I visited the park with my mom, and she helped me climb. We saw some smaller helicopters, and I went nearer to them. Many people were flying remote-controlled mini aircraft, and there were also a few drones. There is a club for such flyers (https://www.mar-c.org). My mom said that I could do those things and asked me to go home. This time we left from the east entrance. There are many rugby grounds and a large off-leash dog area here. I really like this park, and it's hard for me to leave whenever I visit.

During late summer, they show films in the open-air theaters, which is an interesting experience. It's fun to watch movies under the starry sky in the cool weather. Once, A.R.Rahman's concert happened here, and many other concerts take place here too.

Nowadays, we often visit the park, and my dad never forgets to use a one-dollar bill to get the entry ticket. I enjoy paying that bill and collecting the entry ticket.

There is a voluntary body that maintains Marymoor Park, and they love this park. They do a lot of developmental work here. The park was created in memory of the daughter of the brothers who run a dairy farm, Marymoore. It's a very big park in Redmond, and it's very colorful in spring. The park has many activities like walking, music concerts, cycling, adventure games, running areas for pets, helicopters, and drones. Don't forget to visit this park if you ever visit Redmond.