Sep 27, 2023 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
Start the new month by strolling with others on the October 2023 Walk-n-Talk. On Sunday, October 1, 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...
Sep 15, 2023 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
This month we’ll head to Renton and the lovely and little-known Waterworks Gardens on TUESDAY, Sep 19 at 9am. [Note the change in DAY to TUESDAY, just for this month.] The King County website says, “Waterworks Gardens is designed as a series of garden ‘rooms.’ The...
Aug 31, 2023 | Cycling, Cycling Event, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails
WABI Burien Weekday Bikers will cycle the Green River Trail on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. We plan to meet a little before 10 AM at the Three Friends Fishing Hole in Kent. We will cycle south, passing through the newly completed Van Doren’s Landing Park, and...
Aug 31, 2023 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
Let’s begin the month of September, this Sunday Sept. 3, with a walk down the wooded hillside to Seahurst Beach. Our Walk-n-Talk will start at the top of the hill and walk down the service road to the Marine Science Center at the north end of Seahurst Beach....
Jul 15, 2023 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Can you place this fish? Please join us on Wednesday, July 19th, as we make a loop through Des Moines in search of this sculpted fellow. We’ll park at the library (which is closed until noon) and head over to 222nd St which will take us down to Des Moines Creek park....
Jun 29, 2023 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
Come stroll North SeaTac Park and the beautiful Botanical and Japanese Gardens on Sunday, July 2 for our monthly WABI Walk-n-Talk. We’ll meet at the entry of the SeaTac Community Center and make a loop north through North SeaTac Park. After our walking loop,...
Jun 24, 2023 | Cycling, Cycling Event, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails
WABI Burien Weekday Bikers will cycle the Alki Trail on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. We will plan to meet a little before 10 AM at the Delridge Community Center parking lot (address below) and cycle north, picking up the Alki trail along Harbor Avenue SW. We will take a...
Jun 16, 2023 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
This month the WABI Weekday Walkers will travel to West Seattle to enjoy a three-way treat: the Rose Garden, Arboretum, and Chinese Garden located on the campus of South Seattle College. The Rose Garden and Arboretum are in full bloom and are directly adjacent to the...
May 20, 2023 | Cycling, Featured, Parks & Trails
WABI Burien Bikers will cycle along three of Seattle’s waterways on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 beginning at 10 AM. The route begins at the Green River Trail in Tukwila, cycling north as the Green River becomes the Duwamish River waterway and continues to Cecil Moses...
May 13, 2023 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Please plan to join the WABI Weekday Walkers for a scenic forest walk on Wednesday, May 17th at 9am in Walker Preserve, a little-known gem in Normandy Park. We’ll follow the trail as it winds through the preserve and down side-trails to Miller and Walker creeks. While...
Apr 21, 2023 | Cycling, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails
WABI Burien Bikers will cycle the lovely Soos Creek Trail on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 beginning at 10 AM. The paved trail meanders through marshlands, meadows, and forests over a gently rolling course that crosses and re-crosses Soos Creek and other small streams...
Apr 14, 2023 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Come join WABI Weekday Walkers as we explore Burien’s Seahurst neighborhood on Wednesday, Apr 19th, starting at 9am. Our route will start and end at Lake Burien School Memorial Park. The park was built in 1994 on the former site of the historic Lake Burien Elementary...
Mar 30, 2023 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
One of Burien’s outdoor gems is the “Indian Trail”. This wandering, varied trail winds high above the shoreline strip of SW 172nd St. – the “Sunrise Trail” – and then, from Three Tree Point northward, parallels Maplewild Ave....
Mar 11, 2023 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
All are welcome to join the WABI Weekday Walkers along the Cedar River trail on Wednesday, Mar 15th, starting at 10am (NOTE LATER START TIME). We’ll start from the Cedar River trail parking lot that is adjacent to the Renton Rowing Center, in Renton. The parking lot...
Mar 1, 2023 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
It’s March now! We’ve had snow and rain and cold. BRRR! The birds are singing and the weather’s warming at last. Time to walk with friends and neighbors on our March Walk-n-Talk. This is a FREE event and is enjoyable for all, including friendly,...
Feb 11, 2023 | Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
You’re invited to join the WABI Weekday Walkers on Wednesday, Feb 15th (NOTE LATER START TIME AT 10am), as we head south from Tukwila along the Green River Trail. Along the way, we’ll see beautiful wildlife murals on a trailside building and active bird life in and...
Feb 2, 2023 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
The groundhog is seeing his shadow this year, but it looks like he won’t be seeing it again on Sunday, February 5 for our Walk-n-Talk. Come on out and walk with other walkers. Think of it as a chance to talk to people you wouldn’t otherwise have a chance...
Jan 15, 2023 | Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Please join us as we head to Des Moines this month to check out the many boats in the marina, enjoy views out to Maury and Vashon Islands, and seek solace in the beauty of Des Moines Creek park. We’ll meet at the southern end of the waterfront, by Anthony’s Homeport...
Jan 13, 2023 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Parks & Trails, Walking
This month the Des Moines Waterland Walking Group is returning to Saltwater State Park on Sunday January 22nd. Meet at 11:00 am in front of the bathrooms in the lower parking lot, 25205 8th Place South. This event is open to all. You will either need a Discover...
Dec 29, 2022 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
Start the New Year of 2023 with a leisurely Walk-n-Talk around the Shorewood neighborhood. We’ll have views out toward the water, and whether sunny or rainy, we’ll enjoy the company and conversation. Date: Sunday, January 1, 2023 (Rain or shine… no snow or...
Dec 19, 2022 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
WABI Weekday Walkers will wander through Burien’s Seahurst neighborhood on Wednesday, Dec 21st, starting at 11am. Our route will include Lake Burien School Memorial Park, built on the former site of the historic Lake Burien Elementary School, the first school building...
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 light –...
Nov 12, 2022 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Let’s wander through North SeaTac Park for our next WABI Weekday Walkers outing on Wednesday, Nov 16th. This lovely park is located just east of Burien, in neighboring SeaTac. In 2021, The Seattle Times reported: The area that makes up North SeaTac Park has long been...
Oct 14, 2022 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
WABI Weekday Walkers will explore two parks in the Seahurst neighborhood of Burien this month. Note that we are meeting on THURSDAY, Oct. 20 this month (because walk leader, Audrey, is traveling on Wednesday). We’ll start from the parking lot across from the Seahurst...
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 16, 2022 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Please feel free to join WABI Weekday Walkers in Normandy Park this month. We’ll start at MarVista park (4th Ave side), travel north on 4th Ave, traverse Nature Trails park, and then complete the 2-mile circuit by continuing along Marine View Drive back to our...
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 13, 2022 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Let’s venture back to Waterworks Gardens near Renton on Wednesday, Aug 17. The King County website says, “Waterworks Gardens is designed as a series of garden “rooms.” The Knoll is the entry to Waterworks. The path then passes through a series of leaf-shaped ponds, an...
Jul 16, 2022 | City of Burien, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Please join us as we return to lovely Seahurst Park this month on Wednesday, July 20th at 9am. We’ll start in the parking lot by the beach and walk up the service road, a gradual climb to the top of the park. To return, we’ll travel through the wooded area on dirt...
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 11, 2022 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
It’s time to return to Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden where the flower display is enthralling! While the irises may be mostly gone, there’s so much more to admire and revel in, such as roses, day lilies, peonies, and of course, the Japanese Garden. You can read more...
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 12, 2022 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Let’s explore along the Duwamish River, learning some area history, culminating at Duwamish Hill Preserve. Seattlesouthside.org calls the Preserve “a 10.5 acre parcel of historical, cultural and ecological significant land in Tukwila.” Also, “The hill from which the...
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...
Mar 9, 2022 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Can you place this fish? Please join us on Wednesday, Mar 16th, as we make a loop through Des Moines in search of this sculpted fellow. We’ll park at the library (which is closed until 1pm) and head over to 222nd St which will take us down to Des Moines Creek park....
Mar 3, 2022 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
Begin the month of March with a walk down the wooded hillside to Seahurst Beach. This Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 2:00, 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...
Feb 13, 2022 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
You’re invited to join the WABI Weekday Walkers this Wednesday, Feb 16th, as we head south from Tukwila along the Green River Trail. Along the way, we’ll see beautiful wildlife murals on a trailside building and active bird life in and around the river. Note to...
Feb 2, 2022 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
There are a couple of small waterfalls on Miller Creek in Burien. If you haven’t discovered them, come join the Walk-n-Talk, this Sunday, Feb. 6. We’ll walk along part of Burien’s contribution to the paved Lake-to-Sound trail, peek at one waterfall...
