Charlotte and I planned a trip to
Lynden, Washington today so that we could attend a geocaching event,
“The Ice Scream Man”. Before we went, I googled “best
playground in Lynden” and the Million Smiles Playground in City
Park immediately popped up. The pictures were amazing and this
playground was clearly going to give John Storvik a run for its
money!Unfortunately, the weather was terrible all day. At least it was “just rain” when we were at the playground – as opposed to a “torrential downpour” while we were at the event. Charlotte got kitted out in her Muddy Buddies for the first time this season and we went to check out the playground.
It was very similar in design to John
Storvik, though this one was much more commercialized with a little
row of playshops for the little ones to play in – each one
prominently displaying the name of a local sponsor. I wasn't too
thrilled with the commercialism and the wet weather swayed my
judgment a bit too, but even so, I think this one wins out over John
Storvik because of the amazing three-storey playhouse. We climbed up
to a very dark little playhouse – which lit up as soon as we got
close to the top and made the place very cozy. It was entirely
closed in and made for a great little spot to hang out. There was a
twisty slide from almost the very top that was just a black hole –
Charlotte refused to go down it – and refused to let me go down it
either!The park itself is lovely, situated on the banks of Fishtrap Creek. We will definitely have to come back here and make a day of it when the days are longer and the weather is nice again. There are a couple of puzzle caches nearby that we will need to work on too! The playground is located at N 48.56.963 and is point no. 82 on the map at the bottom of home page.
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