Dec 16, 2022 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured
This month the Des Moines Waterland Walkers are having their annual holiday walk around downtown Des Moines. The idea is to enjoy the holiday decorations and learn what great shops and restaurants are in town. You have the option of stopping in the shops for a quick...
Dec 6, 2022 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walking Event
(This post picked up from our supportive friends at Burien’s B-Town Blog. Thanks!) Burien’s Environmental Science Center’s Moonlight Beach Walks at Seahurst Park will return on Tuesday night, Dec. 20, 2022, from 7 – 9 p.m. See marine organisms in a whole new...
Dec 2, 2022 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk
Hoping for a view of Puget Sound and Mt. Rainier After snow and rain and chilly temperatures, who knows what weather is predicted for our December 2022 Walk-n-Talk on Sunday the 4th. Bundle up appropriately and we’ll wander around the southern hilltop area of...
Nov 16, 2022 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Bike/Ped Safety, City of Burien, Featured
Transportation Master Plan The Transportation Master Plan helps determine our community’s current and future transportation needs, guiding how the City of Burien will invest in transportation over the next 20 years. The plan was last updated in 2012. The City needs...
Nov 16, 2022 | Art Walks, Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured
This month, we, the Des Moines Waterland Walkers, are having our Annual Art Walk, checking out many of the creative art pieces we have around town, and visiting the studio of one of the talented artists, George C. Scott. (Link Courtesy of The Waterland Blog.) Meet at...
Nov 3, 2022 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk
It’s walking time again. Let’s begin the month of November by heading north from Burien Town Square into and around Chelsea Park. Other times we’ve found these scenic gems in the neighborhood: Dottie Harper Park, Burien Community Garden,...
Sep 28, 2022 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
On Sunday, October 2, 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...
Sep 1, 2022 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
It’s a holiday weekend and it’s forecast to be gorgeous weather, a great time to go for a Walk-n-Talk with neighbors. This Sunday, September 4, we’ll meet at Burien Town Square Park to stroll up and over to Mathison Park, Burien’s highest...
Aug 18, 2022 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Parks & Trails
This month the Des Moines Waterland Walkers are walking on two different trails. On Sunday August 21st, 2022 meet at 11:00 am at the Barnes Creek Nature Trail trailhead, which is approximately 1801 S 216th St, about 2 blocks west of the Des Moines Post Office. First...
Aug 17, 2022 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Bike/Ped Safety, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Parks & Trails
New Bike Rodeo Grand Opening this Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. This FREE event for a series of bike skill sessions. Noon – 2 p.m. at the park, located at 14549 4th Ave SW. “Come and join us there will be music, food and a bike skill show,” organizers said. El Toro Cycling...
Aug 5, 2022 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Featured
Kids can improve riding skills at Bicycle Rodeo at Boulevard Park Library on Aug. 13 It’s time for a Bicycle Rodeo – and kids will be able to improve their riding skills and even learn a trick or two from bicycle-trained Burien Police Officers on Saturday, Aug. 13,...
Aug 3, 2022 | 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 August 7, 2022 In keeping with our summertime tradition,...
Jun 30, 2022 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Date: Sunday, July 3, 2022, shine or rain. (a water bottle is a great idea on this trail.) Time: 2:00 meet-up. Walking starts at 2:15 Place: Meet at the corner of SW 167th Place and 31st Ave. SW (NOT at Burien Town Square.)This is in the Gregory Heights neighborhood...
Jun 16, 2022 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Walking
This month we are celebrating two holidays with our Des Moines Waterland Walking Group. On Sunday June 19th at 11:00 AM we will have our annual Father’s Day Walk at Saltwater State Park. This year that day is also Juneteenth, the new national holiday that...
Jun 2, 2022 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
How often do you have a chance to discover 3 of Burien’s 25 City Parks on one walk?! For a small city, we have many gems of green space tucked here and there in various neighborhoods. Come join June’s Walk-n-Talk as we stroll from one park, to another and...
May 10, 2022 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Cycling, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Featured
May is Bike Month, and there are all sorts of activities going on for cyclists offered by Cascade Bicycle Club, Washington Bikes, People for Bikes and Leafline Trails Coalition. Below, you’ll find a smattering of introductions and links, encouraging you to...
Apr 29, 2022 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk
We’ll see three quirky stone houses, and cross the new Peter Western Bridge! The Peter Western Bridge in northeastern Burien was damaged in February of 2017, subsequently rebuilt, and reopened on December 21, 2020. (See construction pictures and READ MORE on...
Apr 29, 2022 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured
The Des Moines Waterland Walkers had a very successful walk last Sunday, April 24. As they walked, in honor of Earth Day, 8 walkers collected over 25 lbs. of trash in Des Moines. In the background of this photo is SR3, the non-profit sealife rescue organization...
Apr 18, 2022 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Walking Event
Our annual celebration of Earth Day will be the theme of the April walk of the Des Moines Waterland Walkers. Date: On Sunday April 24th, 11:00 Location: Meet at the Des Moines Fieldhouse. 1000 South 220th St., Des Moines Theme: As we have done every April in...
Mar 30, 2022 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Featured, Local Maps, Parks & Trails
As reported by the B-Town Blog, March 30, 2022 King County Parks on Wednesday started construction on a new segment of the Lake to Sound Trail, a multi-use paved trail that will connect five South King County cities – Renton, Tukwila, SeaTac, and Des Moines – to four...
