May 17, 2018 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Walking
On Sunday, the monthly Des Moines Waterland Walk will return to the route walked most often, the Des Moines Creek Trail. Date & Time: May 20 at 11:00 am Meeting Place: Near the fishing pier/bathrooms in the northwest corner of the Des Moines Marina. Parking:...
May 9, 2018 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Come visit Burien’s crown jewel, Seahurst Park, on Wednesday, May 16 at 9 am. This monthly WABI Weekday Walk features special guest leaders, an environmental educator from the City of Burien and a member of the WABI board. We will stroll along the beach and...
May 4, 2018 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Come visit the lovely Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden on Sunday, May 6 for the 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, we’ll take a stroll...
Apr 21, 2018 | Other Local Walks, Walking
Our walking friends in Seattle, the SoundStriders, put on a three-day walk every year. Last year, WABI hosted their walks in exotic Burien and Tukwila. This year, they will be walking in Edmonds, Redmond, and other points north. The walks will be Tuesday, May...
Apr 14, 2018 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Walking
The monthly Des Moines Waterland Walk for April will be in Redondo, tomorrow, Sunday April 15th. Date & Time: April 15 at 11:00 am (Rain or shine! Test out your rain gear and galoshes.) Meeting Place: Redondo Pier, which is the intersection of Redondo Beach Drive...
Apr 11, 2018 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Pileated woodpeckers? Skunk cabbage? Indian plum trees? All this and more at Nature Trails Park in Normandy Park! Join. WABI Weekday Walkers for our monthly walk on the third Wednesday, April 18, 9 am. We will start from Nature Trails Park and explore from...
Apr 9, 2018 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
WABI – Walk/Bike Burien – leads three walks a month and every so often needs a fill-in walk leader. That could be you! What’s involved? Just show up a little early and welcome fellow walkers. That’s it! Our regular leaders can figure out a...
Mar 30, 2018 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Begin the month of April with a walk down the wooded hillside to Seahurst Beach. This Sunday, April 1, 2018, our Walk-n-Talk will start at the top of the hill and start by walking down the service road, then cut over to the trails, downward to Seahurst Beach. On the...
Mar 21, 2018 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
The WABI Walkers were fortunate to see trilliums at their peak on March 21’s walk in Normandy Park’s Walker Preserve. And we were fortunate to have along talented local nature photographer, Elston Hill. Thanks, Elston, for these beautiful photos.
Mar 15, 2018 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
‘Tis Spring and time to 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 21 at 9 am at Normandy Park City...
Mar 13, 2018 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walking
The monthly Des Moines Waterland Walk in March will be at Saltwater State Park in Des Moines. Date & Time: March 18 at 11:00 am Meeting Place: Saltwater State Park, in the parking lot next to the bathrooms at the bottom of the road after you go thru the state park...
Mar 9, 2018 | Bike/Ped Safety, City of Burien, Cycling, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walking
What a pleasant surprise this morning to receive an email saying that WABI Burien had been nominated for a Citizen of the Year Award! Even though we were not, in the end, selected, it’s very satisfying to know that our bike/ped efforts are appreciated by folks...
Mar 8, 2018 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Bike/Ped Safety, City of Burien, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walking
On February 13, Walk/Bike Burien (WABI) board members, Maureen Hoffmann and Rob Gala, attended the second meeting of the King County Regional Trails Steering Committee meeting on behalf of the City of Burien. The public engagement process, run by King County’s...
Feb 28, 2018 | Art Walks, Featured, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
We’ve got a special Walk-n-Talk day lined up for Sunday, March 4! UPDATE: View Art at the Maverick Apartments – 2:00 Northwest corner of The Maverick Apartments, SW 150th and 6th Ave. SW., Burien (The Artist’s reception originally scheduled prior to...
Feb 1, 2018 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Grab your galoshes and let’s have our Walk-n-Talk in Burien’s far northwestern corner, in the hilly Shorewood neighborhood, with views out toward the water. This will be a great opportunity to try out your favorite rain coat and umbrella. Date: Sunday...
Jan 16, 2018 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
DATE: This month’s Des Moines Waterland Walk is this Sunday, January 21st. TIME & PLACE: We will be meeting at 11:00 a.m. near the fishing pier/bathrooms/picnic tables in the northwest corner of the parking lot at the Des Moines Marina. ROUTE: We will walk on the...
Jan 13, 2018 | Featured, Uncategorized, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Did you make a New Year’s resolution to get more exercise? Join the WABI Weekday Walkers to “Walk the Snake” on the third Wednesday of January, January 17 at 9 am. Start at the Cove, then go at your own pace as far and as fast as you feel...
Jan 10, 2018 | Art Walks, Bike Racks, Bike/Ped Advocacy, Bike/Ped Count, Bike/Ped Safety, City of Burien, Cycling, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Featured, Health & Well-Being, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Do You Want to Help Make Burien More Walkable/Bikeable? Just imagine… Leading fun walks in local neighborhoods: “I didn’t know this was here!” Meeting your neighbors while having a healthy walk. Working with the City of Burien to improve sidewalks...
Jan 5, 2018 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Our January New Year’s Walk-n-Talk will wander around the southern hilltop area of Gregory Heights, to the overlook, where we can see the view of Puget Sound and Mt. Rainier. Date: Sunday, January 7, 2018 (Rain or shine). Time: Meet-up at 2:00. Walking starts at...
Dec 14, 2017 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Where is Burien’s highest Christmas tree? Join the WABI Weekday Walk on Wednesday, December 20 at 9 am to find out! Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 Time: We’ll leave at 9:00 am.Come a few minutes early so you can buy something yummy for the road....
Dec 6, 2017 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Other Local Walks, Walking
The December Des Moines walk will be a special holiday walk and on a different day than normal, Saturday December 9th. We will meet at 11:00 am at Big Catch Plaza in Des Moines. We will be exploring the town and marina, checking out the holiday decorations, seeing...
Nov 29, 2017 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
It’s Walk-n-Talk time on Sunday, December 3. Let’s head north from Burien Town Square and stroll through Chelsea Park. Whether rain or shine, we’ll smile and chat, just the same. This is a FREE activity and draws people of many ages. Just come chat...
Nov 22, 2017 | Bike/Ped Safety, Cycling, Featured, Other Local Walks, Walking
by Maureen Hoffmann, WABI President. These long winter days are short on light, so most of us find ourselves going to and from work, running errands and walking the dog at dusk or in the dark. Crossing the street. Walking through the parking lot. Heading up the...
Nov 8, 2017 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
The WABI Weekday Walkers head north on Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 9 am to see the beautiful Sound views of Shorewood. After meeting at 26th and 116th, we’ll visit a Burien park called (surprise) Shorewood Park that, despite its small size, has a lovely trail through...
Nov 2, 2017 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
It’s time for a walk this Sunday, November 5! (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...
Oct 31, 2017 | Featured, Walking, Walking Event
Join members of our community for a WALK FOR UNITY, COMMUNITY AND CULTURE. Date & time: Friday, November 3. MEET UP at 5:15PM. START WALKING at 5:30PM Starting point: Next to the Spray Park at Burien Town Square behind City Hall at 400 SW 152nd St....
Oct 16, 2017 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Let’s welcome our new neighbors at Merrill Gardens and Maverick Apartments, as we welcome (yum) Bakery Nouveau. Join the WABI Weekday Walkers in a special downtown walk on Wednesday, October 18 (always the third Wednesday of the month) at 9 am. We’ll...
Oct 13, 2017 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Other Local Walks, Walking
DATE: This month’s Des Moines Waterland Walk is this Sunday, October 15th. TIME & PLACE: We will be meeting at 11:00 a.m. near the fishing pier at Des Moines Marina. ROUTE: The walk will take us up into the neighborhood up above the Beach Park, back down and...
Sep 27, 2017 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Begin the month of October with a walk down the wooded hillside to Seahurst Beach. This Sunday, October 1, 2017, 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. This...
Sep 13, 2017 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Did you know there is a magical place nearby where you can see all three peaks – Rainier, Olympics, Cascades? On the map, it’s the North Hill neighborhood in Des Moines, but we prefer the more poetic “3Peak”. Check out the views with the WABI...
Sep 5, 2017 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Walking, Walking Event
In September we are having our special annual art walk to celebrate and enjoy the Art on Poverty Bay project. The walk is scheduled for Sunday, September 10th. We are meeting at 11:00 am near Des Moines City Hall, 21630 11th Ave S. Meet between the library and city...
Sep 5, 2017 | Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
Join Hospitality House at their annual ‘Walk for the Women’ fundraiser on Sept. 16, 2017, starting at 10 a.m. in Burien Town Square! Event: Hospitality House’s ‘Walk for the Women’ fundraiser will be Saturday, Sept. 16 Start: September 16, 2017 10:00 am End: September...
Sep 5, 2017 | Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
F.S. Family Wanderers Invite You to Take a Walk in Beacon Hill & Columbia City, Seattle, WA Saturday, September 16, 2017 5 Km (3.1 Miles) / 10 Km (6.2 Miles) Enjoy an urban walk across Beacon Hill on sidewalks and a portion of the paved Chief Sealth Trail, with...
Sep 1, 2017 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Arbor Lake Park Entrance – Photo by Michael Brunk, NW Lens Let’s discover 3 of Burien’s 25 City Parks on September’s Walk-n-Talk! For a small city, we have many gems of green space tucked here and there in various neighborhoods. Date: Sunday,...
Aug 16, 2017 | Art Walks, Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
Our next monthly walk of the Des Moines Waterland Walking Group is this Sunday, August 20th. We will be walking in the Redondo area, along the water, the new boardwalk, through the park, and up the hill through the neighborhood. This is not an official “art walk” but...
Aug 9, 2017 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Enjoy a cool 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, August 16, at 9 am. Note we are starting from the north end (S. 200th St.), not the south (beach). The trail down to...
Aug 3, 2017 | Art Walks, Featured, Other Local Walks, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
“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 5th Annual Burien Public Art Walk-n-Talk on Sunday, August 6, as we begin the SEVENTH year (!) of our...
Jul 12, 2017 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Join WABI Weekday Walkers for a Burien Parks trio on Wednesday, July 19 at 9 am. We’ll walk in northern Burien and enjoy three neighborhood parks: Puget Sound Park, Hazel Valley Park, and Arbor Lake Park. Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 (always the third Weds...
Jul 11, 2017 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walking, Walking Event
Our next monthly walk of the Des Moines Waterland Walking Group is this Sunday. When: Sunday, July 16, 2017 Time: Walking starts at 11:00 AM. Where: Meet at the fishing pier at the Des Moines Marina. We will walk the ¼ mile over to the trailhead of the Des Moines...
Jun 28, 2017 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
It’s time for another Walk-n-Talk on Burien’s treasured Indian Trail, this Sunday, July 2rd. Historic Trail a Burien Gem One of Burien’s gems is the “Indian Trail”. This wandering, varied trail winds high above the shoreline strip of SW...
