Aug 17, 2024 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
You’re invited to join WABI Weekday Walkers for a 2-mile walk in Normandy Park on Wednesday, August 21 at 9am. We’ll park at MarVista Park (4th Ave side, where there are bathroom facilities) and start walking north on 4th Ave. Our route takes us through...
Jul 13, 2024 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Come join the WABI Weekday Walkers for a lovely, shaded stroll along the Cedar River trail on Wednesday, July 17th, starting at 9am. We’ll start from the Cedar River trail parking lot that is adjacent to the Renton Rowing Center, in Renton. The parking lot...
Jun 16, 2024 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
On Wednesday, June 19, at 9am, the WABI Weekday Walkers will gather in Tukwila to walk through the Longacres Natural Area, site of a former horse-racing track that has been converted into a lovely forested area with ponds, wildlife, and walking paths. This is a new...
May 10, 2024 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Come join WABI Weekday Walkers as we wander in the lovely Seahurst neighborhood of Burien on Wednesday, May 15th, at 9am. Our route will start at Lake Burien School Memorial Park. The park was built in 1994 on the former site of the historic Lake Burien Elementary...
Apr 12, 2024 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Let’s return to Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden where the flowers are emerging and offering an ever-changing selection of natural beauty. The garden had its origins in a private garden belonging to Elda Behm, a local gardening enthusiast. She called her garden...
Mar 16, 2024 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Please plan to join the WABI Weekday Walkers for a scenic forest walk on Wednesday, March 20th 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....
Feb 16, 2024 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
You’re invited to join the WABI Weekday Walkers as we stroll through the lovely streets of Normandy Park on Wednesday, Feb 21 at 10am. We’ll start by circling City Hall Park, then travel south along Des Moines Creek Drive. Our path takes us along...
Jan 12, 2024 | City of Burien, Health & Well-Being, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
You’re invited to join the WABI Weekday Walkers on Wednesday, Jan 17th at 10am [NOTE LATER START TIME] as we make a loop through Gregory Heights in Burien. We’ll assemble at the corner of SW 164th St & 21st Ave SW where there’s plenty of street...
Dec 15, 2023 | Health & Well-Being, Local Maps, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
This month, the WABI Weekday Walkers will stroll through North SeaTac Park. 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 intertwined with the Port of...
Nov 9, 2023 | Art Walks, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
You are invited to join the WABI Weekday Walkers as we explore another little-known local park, Duwamish Gardens, located in Tukwila, on Wednesday, Nov 15th, starting at 9am. Tucked away amongst roads and industrial buildings and adjacent to the Duwamish River, the...
Oct 13, 2023 | Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
All are welcome to join the WABI Weekday Walkers along the Cedar River trail on Wednesday, Oct 18th, 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...
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...
Sep 3, 2023 | Featured, Walk with a Doc, Walking Event
Hello walking enthusiasts of Burien and South Seattle! I am Dane Nimako, MD, a family physician who has been practicing in South Seattle for the past 4 years, and I am starting a walking group through an international nonprofit organization called Walk with a Doc....
Aug 25, 2023 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Walking Event
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2023 AT 10 AMMerrill Gardens at Burien Event by Hospitality House Women’s Shelter and Sheenah Randolph Where: Merrill Gardens at Burien, 15020 5th Ave SW Burien, WA 98166 REGISTER: http://www.auctria.events/Walk4theWomen2023 When:...
Aug 18, 2023 | City of Burien, Featured, Other Local Walks, Walking Event
Join the Highline Heritage Museum on the second of their Historic Walk Tours, Saturday, August 19, from 2 – 3:00 PM. This walk will be a guided tour of Old Burien locations, listening to stories from the Highline Times. Tours last 45 – 60 minutes. Be...
Aug 11, 2023 | City of Burien, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
The WABI Weekday Walkers return to our home base this month with a walk from Burien Town Center around Lake Burien. Please join us on this mostly flat, 2.7 mile loop. We expect to walk for about an hour. Highlights include peek-a-boo glimpses of historic Lake Burien...
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...
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 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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Apr 16, 2022 | Featured, Other Local Walks, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
We’ll wander the peaceful streets of Normandy Park this month. Starting at City Hall, we’ll loop past city parks, flowering yards, and Puget Sound vistas. All are welcome to join us on Wednesday, Apr 20th at 11am. Let’s park at City Hall and start...
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...
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....
Jan 15, 2022 | City of Burien, Featured, Health & Well-Being, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
The WABI Weekday Walkers are back on home turf this month with a walk from Burien Town Center around Lake Burien and back. Please join us on this mostly flat, 2.7 mile loop. We expect to walk for about an hour. Highlights include peek-a-boo glimpses of historic Lake...
Nov 12, 2021 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Let’s venture a bit further afield to Waterworks Gardens near Renton on Wednesday, Nov 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...
Jul 15, 2021 | Art Walks, Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Walking Event
Normally the Des Moines Waterland Walking Group meets at a specific place and time, and we walk a route together. But this month I am not available so I am inviting you to join Destination Des Moines for their Artwalk and Scavenger Hunt. You can walk and participate...
Jun 4, 2021 | Featured, Walking Event
Do you like to walk and run? Do you want to help out some local non-profits? Here is a great way to motivate yourself to get out and walk and/or run this summer. You have the freedom to walk, hike, or run any distance, any time, any place you choose, whenever you...
Mar 13, 2021 | 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 17 at 9 am at...
