Jul 23, 2014 | City of Burien, Cycling, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walking
by Jack Mayne Reposted from the B-Town Blog The Burien City Council approved (July 21, 2014) an interagency agreement between the city and King County to build a portion within the city of a public trail. Brian Roberts, assistant public works director, said the Lake...
Jul 15, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
About a week ago, on July 6, nineteen WABI-ists gathered on a hot summer day in a shady spot in Gregory Heights. We walked through the neighborhood down the hill, then along the south-facing, sunrise portion of the Indian Trail to Three Tree Point, and the public...
Jul 10, 2014 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Come join WABI Weekday Walkers on the third Wednesday of July (July 16) for a classic summer walk through cool forest, ending on the beach. We will walk in Normandy Park’s southernmost park, on Marine View Drive between SW 208th Street and SW 211th Street....
Jun 9, 2014 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Come visit the lovely Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden at North SeaTac Park on Wednesday, June 18 with the WABI Weekday Walkers. We’ll start at the garden and walk for about an hour through the 11-acre garden and beyond into the extensive recreational park as walkers...
May 26, 2014 | Cycling, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walking, Walking Event
The summer installment of the King County Library System’s Start to Fitness programs has begun. This is a series of FREE talks and classes, encouraging folks to take steps toward a stronger, healthier community. Classes include cycling, walking, dance, yoga,...
May 11, 2014 | Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
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 30, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
This Sunday, May 4, the monthly Walk-n-Talk will wander some of the westward-facing hills of the Seahurst neighborhood of Burien. Every month since August 2011, neighbors and Burien city visitors have gathered, walked and talked for fun, conversation and exercise....
Apr 16, 2014 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Despite the rain, there was a good turnout on the WABI Weekday Walk in Normandy Park on April 16. Said one regular: “This was the best WABI Weekday Walk ever!” Here’s some of the walkers in their spring finery, Northwest style. Yes, we walk rain or...
Apr 7, 2014 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Ah, the next best thing to April in Paris…April in Normandy Park. (Yes, the city has a French name because 1920’s developers originally planned to have Normandy-styled residences.) Join the WABI Weekday Walkers for a walk combining history, waterfront...
Mar 6, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
It’s March and spring is here! Did you know Burien has a community garden? Come discover this secret garden as the daffodils and green onions start poking up. Join WABI Weekday Walkers on Wednesday, March 19 at 9:15. We’ll also visit Dottie Harper...
Mar 2, 2014 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Pouring rain on a gray, ole day, 10 people and a pup showed up to go for a walk! Head-to-toe in rain gear, boots and even umbrellas (!), local folks didn’t let a little rain keep ’em inside, cozy by the fireplace. No! They brought their smiles, their...
Feb 26, 2014 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
So they’re predicting some snow for our first-Sunday-of-March Walk-n-Talk. That could be both amusing and beautiful. The walks are into their third year now, and we’ve surprisingly only had rain three or four times… but we’ve never had snow! Come...
Feb 3, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walking, Walking Event
Have you been meaning to explore the stairway of 289 steps at Eagle Landing Park? Or is it already one of your favorites and you want to share it with friends? Come join WABI Burien this Saturday, February 8, for the second annual Seattle Stairways Walks. You can read...
Jan 30, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Join the WABI Weekday Walkers for a brisk walk of four Burien parks on Wednesday, February 19 at 9:15 . We’ll walk through Dottie Harper Park and Mathison Park, which both feature paved walking trails. (Bonus! Mathison is a mere two blocks and 10 feet elevation...
Jan 23, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walking, Walking Event
On Saturday, February 8, WABI Burien is walking with the Feet First event, Seattle Stairway Walks. WABI walkers took part in the Stairway Walk in 2013, and you can read more about that walk here. This event, held on Seattle’s Neighborhood Appreciation Day,...
Jan 5, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Must be the magic number: 61 walkers gathered again today to be inspired by Neurosurgeon, Dr. Michael Schlitt as he talked about the health benefits of walking. He asked some true-or-false questions, the answers to which were sometimes surprising, but always...
Dec 26, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Number one prescription: “Walk!” After a season full of holiday celebrations and the start of a new year, you may have vowed to “get back on that exercise program!” Do your New Year’s resolutions include goals like “lose weight” and “get in...
Dec 7, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
WABI Weekday Walkers will walk the Green River Trail North in Tukwila (near Southcenter). Come join us for the monthly walks of the WABI Weekday Walkers, on the third Wednesday of each month in various South County locations. December’s walk is close to...
Oct 9, 2013 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Come join us for the third walk of the WABI Weekday Walkers, on the third Wednesday of the month, October 16, at 9 am. This is a beautiful walk through the woods from the north end of the Des Moines Creek trail. We should see some fall color in the maples along the...
Sep 9, 2013 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Come join us for the second walk of the WABI Weekday Walkers, on the third Wednesday of the month, September 18, at 9 am. Start is Grand Central Bakery in downtown Burien. In honor of school starting, we’ll walk by a current school (Seahurst Elementary) and a...
Aug 28, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
This Sunday, September 1st, the monthly Walk-n-Talk will tackle some of the westward-facing hills of the Seahurst neighborhood of Burien. Every month since August 2011, neighbors and Burien city visitors have gathered, walked and talked for fun, conversation and...
Aug 12, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Come join us for the kickoff walk of the WABI Weekday Walkers, on August 21st at 9:00 am. We’ll explore Seahurst Park before it closes down in September for a major salmon restoration project. Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 Time: Meet at 8:45 am. Walk...
Aug 12, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Joining the popular WABI Walk-n-Talk once a month on a Sunday wasn’t enough for new WABI Walker, Laura Kennedy Gould, so she suggested starting a weekday walking group. So, in a burst of alliteration, WABI is pleased to launch its new recurring event: WABI...
Aug 6, 2013 | Art Walks, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
If ever there were a beautiful day for a Burien Public Art Walk-n-Talk, it was this last Sunday, August 4. Twenty people gathered on a sunny afternoon at the Burien Community Center Annex, near the skate park, to begin the walking tour of Burien’s Public Art....
Jul 23, 2013 | Art Walks, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
“Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees.” – Marcel Proust What is Public Art in Burien? It stands tall on a pedestal at your side, adds pattern and color to a painted wall and is embedded in the floor at your...
Jul 3, 2013 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Fourth of July weekend is full of hustle and bustle, but maybe you’d just like a walk in the park? Ahh, shady trails, quiet conversation and a babbling brook sound pretty nice after the “rockets’ red glare and bombs bursting in air”. For our...
May 5, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Today was the month of May’s first Sunday and, therefore, a Walk-n-Talk day. And, oh, what a walking day it was! Sunny. Blue sky. Warm temp. Dry paths. And a group of faces that are more familiar every month. Twenty-one people showed up to start at an elevation...
Apr 27, 2013 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Care to walk through a wooded ravine, bright green with spring? This Sunday, May 5, 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. The road winds down toward the water...
Apr 11, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walking
Jaymi Heimbuch, Treehugger.com • Living / Health • April 2, 2013 Urban living gives you brain fatigue. It flat out makes your brain tired of constantly being alert and aware. And a walk in the park can go a long way to clear up the resulting fuzziness. I like how Fast...
Mar 11, 2013 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walking, Walking Event
Welcome to B-Town D.O.G. aka Burien Dog Owners Group For more B-Town D.O.G. information, click here. Events Coming up: Burien wants to talk DOGS! Wed. Mar 13, 2013 7pm St. Bernadettes Parish Hall Join the Burien Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and staff for a dog...
Mar 5, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Sunday’s Walk-n-Talkers could not have dreamed of a more charmed day to stroll the neighborhood streets. The skies were blue. The air was fresh and cool. Throughout the neighborhood and all over town people were out riding bikes, walking, mowing lawns and...
Mar 1, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
This Sunday, March 3, the 20th monthly Walk-n-Talk will tackle some of the westward-facing hills of the Seahurst neighborhood of Burien. Every month since August 2011, neighbors and Burien city visitors have gathered, walked and talked for fun, conversation and...
Feb 11, 2013 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walking, Walking Event
Walkers arrived at Burien’s Eagle Landing Park on Saturday, enthusiastic about walking down the 289 stairs… and then back up again. This was just one of the 15 Seattle Stairway Walks featured all over Seattle and nearby cities. The walk was a Feet First event...
Feb 1, 2013 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walking, Walking Event
Twenty “Walking Ambassadors” got in a huddle last night to plan for the Seattle Stairways Walks coming up on Saturday, February 9. (Read full coverage HERE.) Walkers met at the Pioneer Square offices of the Feet First organization. Representing WABI...
Jan 30, 2013 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walking, Walking Event
On Saturday, February 9, WABI Burien is walking with the Feet First event, Seattle Stairway Walks. With a mix of urban history and lore, Seattle Stairway Walks uncover the blooms and birds of Seattle’s greenspaces, the legacy of the city’s neighborhood...
Jan 2, 2013 | Art Walks, Bike/Ped Advocacy, Bike/Ped Count, City of Burien, Cycling, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Our new year is starting out with some beautiful days to get out on two feet and two wheels! Blue skies, sunshine and brisk, fresh air. Time for a nice walk or a ride. Happy New Year to all the WABI-ists… all of you that are involved or interested in WABI Burien,...
Oct 4, 2012 | Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
ALERT: WE’VE CHANGED THE MEETUP PLACE FOR THE NORTH SEATAC PARK WALK-N-TALK THIS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7! We will meet on the grassy slope near the restrooms above the large parking lot at the north end of the park. See the revised map below. DIRECTIONS: Approach the park...
Oct 2, 2012 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
ALERT: WE’VE CHANGED THE MEETUP PLACE FOR THE NORTH SEATAC PARK WALK-N-TALK! We will meet on the grassy slope near the restrooms above the large parking lot at the north end of the park. See the revised maps below. DIRECTIONS: Approach the park entrance by...
Sep 3, 2012 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
The day couldn’t have been more perfect for an afternoon stroll through the neighborhoods: blue sky overhead, sunshine and just-right-cool air. Yesterday, on Sunday the 2nd, 10 of us met on the grassy knoll in Burien Town Square for the September Walk-n-Talk. We...
Aug 29, 2012 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Let’s walk Chelsea Park again! We walked and talked along this route 6 months ago at the beginning of March when it was chilly and heavy jackets were welcomed. (Read that story and see the huddled walkers here.) Since then, the weather has changed and we likely...
