Apr 27, 2016 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
The weatherman has promised us a sunny weekend, so let’s get out together for the May Walk-n-Talk! This month we’ll walk around the southern hilltop area of Gregory Heights, to the point where we can look out to a stunning view of Puget Sound and Mt. Rainier. This is...
Apr 3, 2016 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
What a BEAUTIFUL day for a Walk-n-Talk here in Burien today! There were 22 of us (one was four-legged) that met at the Boulevard Park Library for the Stone House Walk. Along the way we were amused by all the “crossing signs” we found… here in Burien! Horse crossing...
Mar 30, 2016 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Long ago, at the north edge of Burien, there were people building some very distinctive homes with stones and pebbles. Come with us on the April Walk-n-Talk to marvel at these stone wonders. In addition to walking and chatting with neighbors, one of the goals of the...
Mar 4, 2016 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
They say we’re setting records for rain… and it looks like we’ll have liquid sunshine for the next 10 days. Hmm. That means it’s time to get out our galoshes and colorful umbrellas as we go for our Walk-n-Talk on Sunday, March 6. (Amazing how we all still laugh and...
Feb 2, 2016 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
The groundhog is seeing his shadow this year, and it looks like he’ll be seeing it again on Sunday, February 7 for our Walk-n-Talk. Come on out and walk with your shadow and other walkers. Think of it as a chance to talk to people you wouldn’t otherwise...
Dec 29, 2015 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
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 shape”? It’s the time of year when we come off our holiday...
Dec 9, 2015 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Come celebrate the City of Burien’s most recent jewel in the Parks Department, the new Miller Creek Trail. The trail follows along the wetlands of Miller Creek. Join the WABI Weekday Walkers on the third Wednesday of the month, December 16 at 9 am. Date: Wednesday,...
Dec 4, 2015 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Let’s discover 3 of Burien’s 25 City Parks on December’s Walk-n-Talk! For a small city, we have many gems of green space tucked here and there in various neighborhoods. Date: Sunday, December 6, 2015 (Rain or shine.) Time: Meet-up at 2:00. Walking starts at 2:15....
Oct 28, 2015 | Art Walks, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
A year ago, on the November Walk-n-Talk, we 9 walkers happened upon a secret little gem of a folk art sculpture garden in Burien’s Gregory Heights neighborhood. What a treat! Even in the rain, the colorful, free-form whirligigs and characters shimmered and...
Sep 11, 2015 | Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
WABI Burien’s neighbors to the south, in Des Moines, are starting a walking group! Join them on the 3rd Sunday of each month starting in September for a leisurely walk around Des Moines. Dates are 09/20, 10/18, 11/15, and 12/20. They will meet at 2:00 pm at the base...
Sep 5, 2015 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
SAVE THE DATE: The 14th annual ‘Walk for the Women’ – a fundraiser for Burien’s Hospitality House – will be Saturday, Sept. 19, in conjunction with the Burien Wellness Fair. Have fun, win prizes and do good. The walk is an easy two miles through the heart of Burien to...
Sep 5, 2015 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
It’s a holiday weekend, a great time to go for a nice Walk-n-Talk with nice neighbors. This Sunday, September 6, we’ll meet at Burien Town Square to stroll up and over to Mathison Park, Burien’s highest point, where we’ll walk the park’s pathway and grounds...
Jul 24, 2015 | Art Walks, Featured, 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 feet. Art is...
Jul 8, 2015 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
WABI’s Post-Fireworks Walk-n-Talk on July 5 started at the SeaTac Community Center then headed northwest to make a loop through North SeaTac Park. Seven frequent walkers came along and were joined by first-time Walk-n-Talker, SeaTac City Councilmember Pam Fernald. She...
Jul 6, 2015 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
The WABI Weekday Walkers head north to see the beautiful Sound views of Shorewood. We’ll visit a Burien park called (surprise) Shorewood Park that, despite its small size, has a lovely trail through the woods. After strolling down to the water view, we’ll head back...
Jul 1, 2015 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, 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 Walk-n-Talk this weekend,...
Jun 5, 2015 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
It’s walking time again. Let’s head north from Burien Town Square to check out the transition from Spring to Summer in Chelsea Park. The last time we visited the neighborhood, we found these scenic gems: Dottie Harper Park, Burien Community Garden, white-painted tree...
May 4, 2015 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
It was a gorgeous day yesterday for the 22 Walk-n-Talkers that gathered for a stroll along a new route. We all met up at the Recology Highline Store at 5 Corners and listened to Matt as he gave an overview of the organization, the store and the services provided. Most...
May 1, 2015 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
There’s a special meetup spot and new walking route for our May 2015 Walk-n-Talk! Come join us. We’ll meet at the Recology Store Highline for a tour and introduction to the great things they’re doing and the “green” eco products they offer, (including items made from...
Apr 2, 2015 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
This Sunday, April 5th, 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 exercise....
Mar 9, 2015 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
It’s spring, a great time to check out the renovated Seahurst Park. Check out the beautiful landscaping, the new playground, and the new fish ladder. See the B-Town Blog for details about the park renovation. We’ll hike on the trails from the beach and if we’re lucky,...
Mar 4, 2015 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
More than three and a half years since WABI Burien started the Walk-n-Talks, it’s heart-warming to see the growing community of folks that arrive on the first Sunday of each month. Some people are “regulars”; they’ve only missed a couple of...
Feb 26, 2015 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
The weatherman has promised us a sunny weekend, so let’s get out together for the March Walk-n-Talk! This month we’ll walk around the southern hilltop area of Gregory Heights, to the point where we can look out to a stunning view of Puget Sound and Mt. Rainier. This...
Feb 8, 2015 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
WABI Weekday Walkers return to Normandy Park for our monthly walk on the third Wednesday, February 18, 9 am. We will start from Nature Trails Park, walk up the hill to little-known Nist Park (which offers beautiful views of the Sound), and may take in Marvista Park...
Feb 3, 2015 | Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
For the last two years, WABI-Burien has participated in Feet First’s Annual Stairway Walk. Alas, Burien’s stairway walk, Eagle Landing, is closed due to erosion. (See the B-Town Blog for more info.) So we are pitching in to lead a stairway walk in West Seattle:...
Jan 28, 2015 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Last year, twenty-two “12th Man” Walk-n-Talkers had a brisk walk before the Super Bowl… and look what happened. The Seahawks won! Let’s do it again. Some may say, “Oh no… there’s no time for a walk. I’m gonna watch the game.” It’s easy. We’ll go for a walk and then...
Jan 9, 2015 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
New Year’s resolutions: –Get some cardiac exercise –Meet new people –Travel to exotic lands You’ll get the opportunity to fulfill all these New Year’s resolutions (well, some people think Normandy Park is exotic) on Wednesday, January 21 at 9 am. “Walk the Snake” with...
Dec 29, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, 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 shape”? Do you wonder how...
Dec 3, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Have you toured Burien’s Mathison Park yet? This Sunday, December 7, the monthly Walk-n-Talk will begin at Burien Town Square and walk over to Mathison Park. WHEN: Sunday December 7; meet at 2:00 p.m., start walking at 2:15 p.m. Rain or shine. WHAT/WHO: This is a FREE...
Nov 5, 2014 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
The WABI Weekday Walkers will enjoy three colorful Tukwila parks on Wednesday, November 19, the third Wednesday of the month. Note new earlier start time of 9 am. Tukwila has a special park, Macadam Winter Garden, emphasizing plantings that are particularly...
Nov 2, 2014 | Art Walks, Featured, Other Local Walks, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
A rainy day still brought out 9 intrepid souls for November’s Post Halloween Candy Walk-n-Talk today. And what a discovery we made about halfway into our 2-and-a-quarter mile walk: we found a secret garden filled with sculpture, color, animal forms and every...
Oct 30, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Enjoyed the Halloween candy a little too much? Feeling cooped up with all the recent rainfall? Get out for a walk! Have a nice chat with other local folks. Get some fresh air and chase the doldrums away. (And if you have your pedometer, come see how many steps you can...
Oct 10, 2014 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
School’s in session, so October’s WABI Weekday Walk will have a school theme. Come join us on the third Wednesday of the month, October 15 at 9:15 am, starting at Grand Central Bakery in downtown Burien. We’ll walk by a current school (Seahurst Elementary) and a...
Oct 1, 2014 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Long ago, at the north edge of Burien, there were people building some very distinctive homes with stones and pebbles. Come with us on the October Walk-n-Talk to marvel at these stone wonders. In addition to walking and chatting with neighbors, one of the goals of the...
Sep 16, 2014 | Cycling, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walking, Walking Event
We’re just over halfway through King County Metro’s Burien In Motion program—sign up before October 10 for information on different transportation options, including an ORCA card good for two weeks’ unlimited bus and light rail travel, and other perks, like a...
Sep 5, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
It’s walking time again. Let’s head north from Burien Town Square enjoying the last wisps of Summer while we stroll through Chelsea Park. The forecast is for a warm, sunny day! During past visits to the neighborhood, we found these scenic gems: Dottie Harper Park, the...
Aug 26, 2014 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
13th Annual WALK FOR THE WOMEN, Saturday, September 20, 2014 Have fun, win prizes and do good. The walk is an easy two miles through the heart of Burien to benefit homeless women. This year, the walk is being held in conjunction with the Burien Wellness Fair, also...
Aug 4, 2014 | Art Walks, Featured, Parks & Trails, Walking, Walking Event
There were 10 of us on the Public Art Walk-n-Talk yesterday, August 3, 2014, launching our FOURTH YEAR of Walk-n-Talks! We haven’t missed a single month in three years. We’ve had as few as 5 of us in the pouring rain, and as many as 65 of us starting the New Year...
Aug 4, 2014 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
How many steps are there in Eagle Landing Park? 257? 289? A lot. Come join WABI Weekday Walkers on the third Wednesday of the month, August 20, for this end-of-the-summer challenge. Walk at your own pace, and tackle as many steps as you feel comfortable with. The...
Jul 31, 2014 | Cycling, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
How do you get around, Burien? That’s the question from Burien In Motion, a King County Metro program running this summer in partnership with WABI Burien, Discover Burien, and the B-Town Blog. If you answered “by car”, they’re looking to change your answer by...
