Feb 13, 2020 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Our January walk to Exotic, Historic Tukwila was cancelled due to snow, so the WABI Weekday Walkers will try again on February 19, at 9 am. We will enjoy three Tukwila parks: We’ll meet at Hazelnut Park (S. 147th St. and 59th Ave. S) and take in Macadam Winter...
Dec 11, 2019 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Join the WABI Weekday Walkers on December 18 at 9 am to explore neighborhoods along the Duwamish River. We’ll start and end at the Tukwila Community Center. The walk is flat and a little over 2 miles. Our route follows the Green River Trail north, crosses the...
Nov 13, 2019 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
What are you thankful for in downtown Burien? Join the WABI Weekday Walkers on Wednesday, November 20, 9 am, as we start from Grand Central Bakery and walk by the many things we’re grateful for in downtown. We’ll walk on 152nd (including Olde Burien)...
Oct 9, 2019 | Featured
Join the WABI Weekday Walkers in celebrating our schools as vital community assets. On Wednesday, October 16 at 9 am, we’ll walk by Cascade Middle School and Evergreen High School in the northern part of the Highline School District. And there will be many...
Sep 11, 2019 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Enjoy a cool walk through the woods on the Des Moines Creek trail with the WABI Weekday Walkers. The walk will be the third Wednesday of the month, September 19, at 9 am. Note we are starting from the north end (S. 200th St.), not the south (beach). The trail down...
Aug 14, 2019 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Did you know there is a magical place nearby where you can see all three peaks – Rainier, Olympics, Cascades? On the map, it’s the North Hill neighborhood in Des Moines, but we prefer the more poetic “3Peak”. Check out the views with the WABI...
Jul 10, 2019 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
The WABI Weekday Walkers head north on Wednesday, July 17 at 9 am to see the beautiful Sound views of Shorewood. Our walk goes through Shorewood Park which , despite its small size, features a lovely trail through the woods. After strolling down to the water view,...
Jun 13, 2019 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Come join WABI Weekday Walkers on the third Wednesday of June (June 19) at 9 am to walk Marine View Park in Normandy Park. Normandy Park’s southernmost park is on Marine View Drive between SW 208th Street and SW 211th Street (see map). The walk will be about...
May 9, 2019 | WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Did you know that behind those Crystal Springs water bottles was once… a crystal spring? Did you know that there is a secret quiet forested park moments away from SeaTac Airport, Highway 518, and Highway 405? Did you know there is a neighborhood of lovely homes with...
Apr 11, 2019 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Pileated woodpeckers? Skunk cabbage? Indian plum trees? All this and more at Nature Trails Park in Normandy Park! Join. WABI Weekday Walkers for our monthly walk on the third Wednesday, April 17, 9 am. We will start from Nature Trails Park and explore from...
Mar 14, 2019 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
‘Tis Spring and time to hunt for the elusive Trillium Ovatum. One of the best places locally to find trilliums is the Walker Preserve, a little known park in Normandy Park. Join the WABI Weekday Walkers on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 am at Normandy Park City...
Feb 14, 2019 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers
Ooops – another change in the monthly WABI Weekday Walk. Turns out Miller Creek Trail is closed, so let’s meet at Grand Central Bakery instead. And we are still walking on MONDAY, 2/19, this month only , NOT Wednesday. So here’s the wrapup:...
Feb 12, 2019 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
WABI is changing its walk day (Feb only!) from its usual third Wednesday to MONDAY, 2/18. Why? Uh-oh – more snow predicted for Wednesday! Join us on an almost sunny MONDAY, Feb. 18, 9 am on the Miller Creek Trail off Des Moines Memorial Drive. (Note, the...
Jan 10, 2019 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Join the WABI Weekday Walkers on January 16 at 9 am to explore neighborhoods along the Duwamish River. We’ll start and end at the Tukwila Community Center. The walk is flat and a little over 2 miles. Our route follows the Green River Trail north, crosses the...
Dec 24, 2018 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
WABI – Walk/Bike Burien – is always on the lookout for new walk leaders for our three walks a month. Coming up, we need a leader for the WABI Weekday Walk on Wednesday, January 16 at 9 am. All you need to do is just show up a little early and welcome...
Dec 14, 2018 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Join the WABI Weekday Walkers on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 9 am at the Grand Central Bakery for an hour’s walk through the thriving diverse retail district of downtown Burien. Maybe you’ll find the ideal unique gift — or at least a fabulous pastry!...
Nov 9, 2018 | WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Join the WABI Weekday Walkers on Wednesday, November 14 at 9 am for a flat walk through SeaTac Park. (It’s called Sunset Park on the map, but have you ever heard anyone call it that?) This is a park full of forests, open spaces and surprises like a Frisbee...
Oct 11, 2018 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Join the WABI Weekday Walkers on a transportation segment that is both old and new. Des Moines Memorial Drive, originally a memorial to WW1 dead, is also the location of Burien’s new segment of the Lake to Sound Trail. We’ll walk on Wednesday, October...
Sep 12, 2018 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Enjoy a cool walk through the woods on the Des Moines Creek trail with the WABI Weekday Walkers. The walk will be the third Wednesday of the month, September 19, at 9 am. Note we are starting from the north end (S. 200th St.), not the south (beach). The trail down...
Aug 8, 2018 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Come join WABI Weekday Walkers on the third Wednesday of August (August 15) at 9 am to walk Marine View Park in Normandy Park. This classic summer walk descends through cool forest, ending on the beach. Normandy Park’s southernmost park is on Marine View...
