Sep 17, 2020 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured
Walk Around Des Moines to View a Special Art Installation OK we are going to try this again. (The originally scheduled Des Moines Waterland Walk was postponed due to wildfire smoke and unhealthy air.) The smoke and unhealthy air quality is supposed to clear up by...
Sep 14, 2020 | Featured
The WABI Weekday walk at Des Moines Creek this Wednesday, September 16 at 9 am is CANCELLED due to continuing unhealthy air quality. Air quality is not expected to improve until at least Thursday. The recommendation from air quality experts is to stay inside and...
Sep 12, 2020 | Featured
Enjoy a shady 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 16, at 9 am. Note we are starting from the north end (S. 200th St.), not the south (beach). The trail down...
Sep 3, 2020 | 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 6, we’ll meet at Burien Town Square Park to stroll up and over to Mathison Park, Burien’s highest...
Aug 14, 2020 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
WABI Weekday Walkers celebrates our 8th anniversary by returning to the site of our first walk, Seahurst Park, Wednesday, August 19 at 9 am. Note we will start at the TOP of the hill in the Shorewood neighborhood and walk down the service road to the Marine Science...
Jul 30, 2020 | Art Walks, Featured, Walk-n-Talk
Sunday August 5, 2020 “Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees.” – Marcel Proust In keeping with our summertime tradition, come join the 8th Annual Burien Public Art Walk-n-Talk on Sunday, August 5, 2020, as we begin the...
Jul 12, 2020 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Have you heard about the “indian Trail” in Burien but weren’t quite sure how to find it? Here’s your chance to walk this beautiful coastal trail. Join the WABI Weekday Walkers on Wednesday, July 15 at 9 am.. Please bring a mask and follow...
Jul 2, 2020 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk
Stunning view of Puget Sound and Mt. Rainier A warm, sunny day is predicted for our July 2020 Walk-n-Talk on Sunday the 5th. We will wander around the southern hilltop area of Gregory Heights, to the south-facing overlook, hoping we can catch a stunning view of Puget...
Jul 2, 2020 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured
Disappointed that the fireworks and other community events for the 4th of July have been cancelled? Well there is a new fun event called Running of the Flags. Anytime during the weekend of July 4th and 5th you can run, walk, or bike various distances anywhere you...
Jun 15, 2020 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Parks & Trails, Walking
It has been too long since we have been able to walk together. Hopefully all of you have stayed healthy and gotten some exercise. We are going to have our Annual Father’s Day Walk this month, on June 21… but with some modifications. Time and Location: Meet at 11:00 am...
Jun 14, 2020 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers
WABI Weekday Walkers are back! Join us on Wednesday, June 17 at 9 am when we return from our Virus “Vacation” to a magical place where you can see all three peaks – Rainier, Olympics, Cascades. On the map, it’s the North Hill neighborhood...
Jun 10, 2020 | City of Burien, Cycling, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Featured
June is Bike Everywhere Month and Burien Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Department wants you to take part virtually! Celebrate with us all month long! Whether you have a bike, plan to get a bike, or are just interested in learning about all things on two...
Jun 6, 2020 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk
When agonizing over whether to have a Walk-n-Talk this month—TOMORROW—(after having missed April and May’s Walk-n-Talks), I poured through state, CDC and public health guidelines to gauge whether such a gathering would be allowed. According to the governor, NO....
Jun 5, 2020 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk
One of the great joys of the monthly Walk-n-Talks that we’ve hosted for almost 9 years has been the camaraderie between the always-changing 15-20 people that have participated each time. Sometimes there’ve been 35 walkers! Many people have become...
May 26, 2020 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Bike/Ped Safety, City of Burien, Featured
By Maureen Hoffmann President, Walk/Bike (WABI) Burien A big THANK YOU to the City of Burien Public Works department! This time, they not only glued road bumps to the sweeping curve, but they doubled the number of feet covered, and made them reflectors, too. WABI...
May 16, 2020 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
In compliance with Governor Inslee’s order restricting group activities as a public health measure, the WABI Weekday Walk, normally on the third Wednesday of the month (May 20, 2020), is cancelled. We encourage you to walk on your own and perhaps try out some...
May 11, 2020 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured
Unfortunately once again we have to cancel the Des Moines walk which was scheduled for Sunday May 17th. Small gatherings of non-related people are not allowed yet, so you will have to keep up your walks by yourself or with those that you live with. Hopefully by June...
May 1, 2020 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk
This afternoon, May 1, 2020, Governor Inslee extended the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order through May 31. So that means we cannot gather as a group to enjoy the spring weather, strolling one of our neighborhoods. Darn. Another month without our Walk-n-Talk…the second...
Apr 15, 2020 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Walking
Hope everyone out there is staying safe and healthy. We sure could use a group walk right now to get some exercise and socialize with people in person, but unfortunately, because of the stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus, we have to cancel our walk for April...
Apr 12, 2020 | Featured
Since August 2013, WABI has held a walk on the third Wednesday of most every month. But this Wednesday, April 15, WABI will CANCEL its regular Wednesday walk to honor social distancing requirements and reduce risk of catching the COVID-19 virus. Instead, WABI...
Apr 3, 2020 | Featured
There will be NO APRIL 2020 WALK-N-TALK (and likely no May Walk-n-Talk). Since the Governor’s “Stay Home Order” has been extended to May 4 to control the spread of coronavirus, WABI will NOT have a Walk-n-Talk on Sunday, April 5 (and likely not on...
Mar 11, 2020 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
‘Tis Spring and time for WABI’s annual 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 18 at 9 am at...
Feb 27, 2020 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk
We’re heading into Burien’s northwest corner for our March 1, 2020 Walk-n-Talk, in the hilly Shorewood neighborhood. We’ll have views out toward the water, and whether sunny or rainy, we’ll enjoy the company and conversation. There will...
Feb 22, 2020 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Bike/Ped Safety, Cycling, Featured, Walking
For people walking and wheeling:change lanes or slow down and give three feet. IT’S THE LAW. Washington state has a new safe passing law. When passing a vulnerable road user, vehicles must give at least three feet or move entirely into the adjacent lane if there...
Feb 18, 2020 | Featured, Parks & Trails
Ribbon cutting and tour on Wednesday, February 26 We are excited to invite you to the opening of the Lake to Sound Trail – Segment A! This 1.1 mile-long segment connects up with the Green River Trail on the west end, circles the north edge of the Black River...
Feb 18, 2020 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Parks & Trails
The February walk of the Des Moines Waterland Walkers is next Sunday February 23rd. Time and Location: Meet at 11:00 am at Saltwater State Park near the bathrooms in the lower parking lot. The address is 25205 8th Place South, basically just off of Marine View Drive....
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...
Feb 12, 2020 | Cycling, Featured, Parks & Trails, Walking
Take the survey about our regional trails HERE. Whether you’re a walker or a cyclist, your thoughts will help shape long-term recreation and transportation options in King County. Please take the brief survey. The survey ends Feb. 14, 2020. There are only 3...
Jan 30, 2020 | Featured
Woo hoo! We at Walk/Bike Burien (WABI) are very excited to announce our sparkling new web site! Yay. It’s been completely redesigned. All new navigation/menu items Updated blog section Walking Groups around Burien Wall of Fame Photo Gallery Walking Maps Gallery...
Jan 30, 2020 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk
It’s time for a walk this Sunday, February 2. (Isn’t it always time for a walk?) It’s fun. It gets you out of the house. You get the chance to talk to people you wouldn’t otherwise chat with. And it keeps you healthier. Join the other Walkers...
Jan 24, 2020 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Parks & Trails
The January walk of the Des Moines Waterland Walkers is this coming Sunday January 26th. (We moved to the 4thSunday of the month because this previous Sunday was on a 3-day weekend.) We will be walking the Des Moines Creek Trail, a 2-mile, paved, slightly uphill path...
Jan 20, 2020 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Cycling Resources, Featured, Parks & Trails
Imagine you’re all for jumping on your bike not only for fun and exercise, but also for commuting to work and running errands. And you’re passionate about doing your part toward using “alternative transportation”, with an eye on climate change...
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 28, 2019 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Feeling full of mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie? Time to walk it off with friends and neighbors on our December Walk-n-Talk. This is a FREE event and is enjoyable for all, including friendly, four-legged friends. On our monthly Walk-n-Talks, we aim to walk in many of...
Nov 21, 2019 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Parks & Trails, Walking
The November walk of the Des Moines Waterland Walkers is this coming weekend, a special Saturday walk on November 23rd. Hopefully those who can’t walk with us on Sundays can join us this Saturday. We will be joining the Parkrun event which is held every Saturday at...
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)...
Nov 1, 2019 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Local Maps, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
This Sunday, November 3, the monthly Walk-n-Talk will tackle some of the westward-facing hills of the Seahurst neighborhood of Burien. The forecast is for a partly sunny day and about 55 degrees. What a nice time to get out and stretch the legs. This is a FREE event...
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...
Oct 1, 2019 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Begin the month of October with a walk down the wooded hillside to Seahurst Beach. On Sunday, October 6, 2019, our Walk-n-Talk will start at the top of the hill and walk down the service road to Seahurst Beach. On the way back up, walkers may choose either the road or...
Sep 23, 2019 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
Join the F.S. Family Wanderers Event: 35th Anniversary Walk in Kubota Garden, and more. Time: Saturday, October 5, 2019, 10:00 a.m. Place: Just outside of Atlantic City Boat Ramp 8702 Seward Park Ave. S. Seattle 98118 Check the flyer for details. This is not a...
