Making Strides in Wash Park

This Sunday my mother and I walked in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5k at Denver‘s Washington Park.  The event, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, aids in raising funds for breast cancer research and treatment.

It was a lovely day to spend a couple of hours circling Denver‘s most beautiful park, all in the name of a good cause.  Having been through the breast cancer battle this year (my mother was diagnosed in May of 2010), the fight to end disease is near and dear to our hearts.

I must say, however, that for a walk-a-thon, Wash Park is an unbeatable destination in the Denver area.  When you are participating in a charity walk, the venue often takes a back seat to the fund raising and cheer leading.  This is a mistake that many charitable organizations make.  I feel that if you can also include Denver‘s most popular park and some of the best Denver real estate as your backdrop, then even more people will opt to attend.  Spend the morning with a companion and a cup of coffee and admire what you have to see as you walk your miles on the park paths.

Washington Park and the surrounding Wash Park homes are especially dazzling this time of year.  The park has been freshly landscaped and Martha Washington’s garden is in bloom.  Smith Lake is high and goslings and duckings trail behind their parents.  Playgrounds are full and sports are everywhere.  The beauty, however, is not restricted to the boundaries of Wash Park.

The Wash Park neighborhood has some of the most sought after Denver real estate.  There is a large variety of architectural styles, including Victorian, Craftsman and Tudor.  In fact, some of the largest Craftsman bungalows in the Denver area can be found bordering Wash Park.

Not only are these homes impressive in the scale and architectural merits, but each of these homes seem to be a botanical garden onto themselves.  Peonies droop, heavy and fragrant, on fences that have stood for the last century.  Each Wash Park home has a distinct feel in their landscape.  Some have an English cottage mystique with lavender, ivy and roses.  Others have a more Zen approach with ornamental grasses, boulders and stone completing the outdoor living space. Whatever direction the homeowners have taken, there is no doubt as to the care and expense that has gone into each creation.

Denver‘s Wash Park never fails to entertain and inspire.  There is an almost constant stream of activities in the park throughout the year benefiting area charities, national organizations and neighborhood fun.

If you would like a tour of the Washington Park area or any other Denver real estate, please contact Jesse Sehlmeyer at Vintage Homes of Denver at 303-564-2245.