Feb 4, 2025 | Featured
Hey all! Our next walk will be this Saturday, February 8th at 11AM. We’ll be talking about the nutritional value of whole foods, particularly fiber, which gets removed from food through most forms of processing. The loss of fiber in our diets has been identified...
Jan 29, 2025 | City of Burien, Featured, Walk-n-Talk
On Sunday, February 2, 2025, the Walk-n-Talk will start at Burien Town Square, head west to Lake Burien Park, then loop back around into town, passing by the current installations in the public art spaces at The Maverick Apartments and Merrill Gardens, (curated in...
Jan 22, 2025 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured
Our January walk will be along part of the Green River Trail. We’ll meet a few minutes before 11:00 at the Three Friends Fishing Hole, 19970 Russell Road, Kent, WA. There is a parking lot with room for about 30 cars and I’ve never seen it full. The...
Jan 6, 2025 | Featured, Health & Well-Being
Happy New Year!Our next walk will be Sat., Jan. 11 at 11AM. January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month so I’ll be talking about Glaucoma, an eye condition that can result in permanent vision loss but does not always have early symptoms to detect it. I’ll...
Jan 3, 2025 | City of Burien, Featured, Walk-n-Talk
It’s walking time again. Let’s begin the new year and the month of January by heading north from Burien Town Square into and around the Chelsea Park Neighborhood. Other times we’ve found these scenic gems in the neighborhood: Dottie Harper Park,...
Dec 16, 2024 | Featured, Other Local Walks
Discover the wonders of marine life illuminated by flashlight during three upcoming Moonlight Beach Walks at Seahurst Park, including two this weekend. Hosted by the Environmental Science Center (ESC), these guided walks offer a unique opportunity to explore the beach...
Dec 14, 2024 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured
Check Out the Shops and Decorations Our annual holiday walk will be a little earlier in December than our normal walk day so participants can check out the Des Moines shops and decorations along the walk before the holidays. We’ll meet at 11:00 on Sunday, 12/22...
Dec 14, 2024 | Featured
Our next walk will be Saturday, December 14 at 11AM. Meeting Place: Burien Town Square Park480 SW 152nd St., Burien, WA 98166Meet at the large, south end sculpture. In case of inclement weather, we’ll meet in the lobby of the Burien library – 400 SW 152nd St STE...
Dec 2, 2024 | Bike/Ped Safety, Featured
by Maureen Hoffmann, WABI President. These long winter days are short on light, so most of us find ourselves going to and from work, running errands and walking the dog at dusk or in the dark. Crossing the street. Walking through the parking lot. Heading up the...
Nov 27, 2024 | City of Burien, Featured, Walk-n-Talk
Start the new month by strolling with others on the December 2024 Walk-n-Talk. This Sunday, we’ll meet at Burien Town Square Park to stroll up and over to Mathison Park, Burien’s highest point, where we’ll walk the park’s pathway and grounds....
Nov 13, 2024 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails
Our next walk will be Saturday, November 16 at 11AM. Meeting Place: Burien Town Square Park480 SW 152nd St., Burien, WA 98166Meet at the large, south end sculpture. In case of inclement weather, we’ll meet in the lobby of the Burien library – 400 SW 152nd St STE...
Nov 1, 2024 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk
Whether rain-or-shine, our November Walk-n-Talk will wander around the southern hilltop area of Gregory Heights, to the overlook, where we can look out to Puget Sound and (hopefully see) Mt. Rainier. Date: Sunday, November 3, 2024 (Rain or shine…) Time: Meet-up at...
Oct 1, 2024 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
For our October Walk-n-Talk, we’ll walk a figure-eight loop up around the northern Shorewood neighborhood, then head down the hill, through Shorewood Park and around the water-view neighborhood looking out over the Sound. Date: Sunday, October 6, 2024 (Rain or...
Aug 29, 2024 | Art Walks, Featured, Walk-n-Talk
“I had a pleasant time on this walk and discovered art in Burien that I hadn’t known about since living in the area beginning in 1992. Where are we heading on the next walk?” Rick Frequent Walk-n-Talker Sunday September 1, 2024 As fall comes around the corner, we...
Aug 16, 2024 | Featured
Our next walk will be Saturday, August 17th at 11AM. After multiple requests, I’ll finally be talking about blood cholesterol. Cholesterol is a fatty substance in the blood that helps build cells but can cause heart problems if levels are too high. Not...
Aug 2, 2024 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
It’s forecast to be a toasty day this Sunday, August 4, so let’s walk through the wooded hillside down to Seahurst Beach to stay cool. (Typically, the August Walk-n-Talk is our Public Art Walk-n-Talk, but it’ll be too hot to walk around on concrete...
Jul 23, 2024 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Parks & Trails
In July, we will be revisiting the popular Des Moines Creek Trail, a 2-mile paved, slightly uphill trail along the creek and through the woods. Time: We’ll meet a few minutes before 11:00 am on Saturday July 27th and we’ll start walking promptly at 11:00...
Jul 18, 2024 | Featured
Our next Walk with a Doc will be this Saturday, July 20th at 11 a.m. Meet at of Burien Town Square Park at 11:00 a.m.(the southwest corner)480 SW 152nd St. Burien WA 98166 By popular request, I’ll be talking about the sort of stings, bites, and burns we...
Jul 4, 2024 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
One of Burien’s outdoor gems is the “Indian Trail”. If you haven’t discovered the Trail yet, this is your chance! This wandering, varied Trail winds high above the shoreline strip of SW 172nd St. – the “Sunrise Trail” –...
Jun 14, 2024 | Featured
Our next Walk with a Doc will be this Saturday, June 15th at 11 a.m. Meet at of Burien Town Square Park at 11:00 a.m.(the southwest corner)480 SW 152nd St. Burien WA 98166 In honor of Pride month, I’ll be talking about two little hormones that cause a whole lot...
