May 5, 2017 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Care to walk through a wooded ravine, bright with late “spring green”? This Sunday, May 7, 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 road,...
Apr 25, 2017 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walking, Walking Event
Our walking friends up north, the Seattle Striders (Seattle Parks & Recreation), have decided to visit the Sunny South (County) for their special annual three days of 10-mile walks. WABI Burien has been assisting with planning for the two Burien walks; the third...
Apr 12, 2017 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Join the WABI Weekday Walkers on the brand new segment of the Lake to Sound Trail. We’ll walk on Wednesday, April 19 at 9 am, meeting at the old Sunnydale Elementary School, at S 156th St and Des Moines Memorial Drive. The new segment is 1.5 miles to Normandy...
Mar 30, 2017 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Whether rain-or-shine, our April Walk-n-Talk will wander around the southern hilltop area of Gregory Heights, to the overlook, hoping we can look out to a stunning view of Puget Sound and Mt. Rainier. This month’s walk will be led by Gary McNeil, the Des Moines...
Mar 7, 2017 | 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 this elusive wildflower is the Walker Preserve, a little known park in Normandy Park. Join the WABI Weekday Walkers on Wednesday, March 16 at 9 am at Normandy...
Mar 3, 2017 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Grab your galoshes and let’s have our Walk-n-Talk where we haven’t walked yet. Let’s go to the far northwest corner of Burien, to the hilly Shorewood neighborhood with views out toward the water. Some of the goals of the monthly Walk-n-Talks include:...
Feb 8, 2017 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Those exercise resolutions starting to slide? Join the WABI Weekday Walkers for a brisk winter’s walk (and winter’s talk!) on Wednesday, February 15 at 9 am from Grand Central Bakery in downtown Burien to Eagle Landing (the top, bottom is closed)....
Feb 3, 2017 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
It looks like this coming Sunday will be a good day to try out your rain gear on our Game-day Walk-n-Talk on Sunday February 5. (We still have lots of fun walking in the rain!) At 2:00 we’ll meet at the entrance to the SeaTac Community Center and head north and...
Jan 13, 2017 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Just in time for your New Year’s resolutions to get more exercise, meet new people, and explore mysterious lands — Tukwila! WABI Weekday Walkers will enjoy three Tukwila parks on Wednesday, January 18, the third Wednesday of the month, at 9 am....
Dec 29, 2016 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Step into the brand, new year by strolling with others on the January 2017 Walk-n-Talk. On Sunday, January 1, 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...
Dec 9, 2016 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
December’s WABI Weekday Walk is Wednesday, December 21, the winter solstice — so let’s warm up by walking to Burien’s secret gardens. Meet a little before 9 am at Grand Central Bakery, 626 SW 152nd Street in downtown Burien. Come discover...
Dec 1, 2016 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
There’s a special meetup spot and walking route for our December 2017 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...
Nov 16, 2016 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
The Des Moines Third Sunday monthly walk will be this Sunday, November 20th at 11:00 am. We will meet at the Des Moines Marina near the fishing pier and restrooms, rain or shine, dogs are welcome on a leash. This month we will walk the Des Moines Creek Trail. It...
Nov 16, 2016 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
We’re always grateful to meet new and familiar faces on WABI walks. And we’re grateful for new discoveries, like what we found at Wednesday’s WABI Weekday Walk in downtown Burien. Thank you, too, WABI Walkers, for your understanding as we...
Nov 13, 2016 | Cycling, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Do you subscribe to the WABI email list? If you’ve wondered why sometimes you get emails and sometimes you don’t… well, so have we. So we’re replacing the old email service with a new one. What do you need to do? Nothing… We transferred all the...
Nov 9, 2016 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
What are you thankful for in downtown Burien? Join the WABI Weekday Walkers on Wednesday, November 16, 9 am, as we start from Grand Central Bakery and walk by the many things we’re grateful for in downtown. We’ll walk on 152nd (including Olde Burien)...
Nov 6, 2016 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Bike/Ped Safety, Cycling, Cycling Resources, Featured, Walking
by Maureen Hoffmann, WABI President. As we all “fall back” and change our clocks this weekend, I think about it now getting dark earlier in the afternoon, and the dark season ahead of us. As a friendly reminder, I’m reposting this article from last...
Nov 4, 2016 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
It’s time for a walk! (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 normally wouldn’t chat with. And it keeps you healthier. Join the other Walkers and Talkers for the...
Oct 11, 2016 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Join the WABI Weekday Walkers in celebrating our schools as vital community assets. On Wednesday, October 19 at 9 am, we’ll walk by Cascade Middle School and Evergreen High School in the northern part of the Highline School District. And there will be many...
Sep 26, 2016 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Let’s discover 3 of Burien’s 25 City Parks on October’s Walk-n-Talk! For a small city, we have many gems of green space tucked here and there in various neighborhoods. Date: Sunday, October 2, 2016 (Rain or shine.) Time: Meet-up at 2:00. Walking...
Sep 14, 2016 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Come enjoy the City of Burien’s most recent park, 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, September 21 at 9 am. Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2016...
Sep 5, 2016 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Bike/Ped Count, Cycling, Featured, Walking
The Annual Bicycle and Pedestrian Count will be taken at locations throughout Washington State in nearly 40 jurisdictions, including Burien. This annual event records bicycle and pedestrian volumes at specific intersections in cities throughout the State....
Sep 5, 2016 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
Annual WALK FOR THE WOMEN, Saturday, September 17, 2016 This year organizers are promising “a gift for every walker!” Hospitality House Shelter for Homeless Women – located in Burien – has been assisting homeless women for 16 years to regain home, health and hope here...
Aug 31, 2016 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
September already?! How could that be? Let’s launch into Autumn with a Walk-n-Talk on a holiday weekend. Sunday, September 4th, we’ll meet up on the grassy knoll at Burien Town Square, walk to and around the Seahurst neighborhood, then back into...
Aug 14, 2016 | 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...
Aug 1, 2016 | 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 In keeping with our summertime tradition, come join the 4th Annual Burien Public Art Walk-n-Talk on Sunday, August 7, as we begin the SIXTH year (!) of our...
Jul 20, 2016 | WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
You never know what surprises you’ll find at a WABI walk. Today’s walk up to the Hurstwood neighborhood ended up down at Seahurst Park. WABI Walkers were just in time to see the tide going out, and Seattle Aquarium’s beach naturalists getting ready...
Jul 13, 2016 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
WABI Weekday Walkers are going topsy-turvy on Wednesday, July 20, 9 am. We’ll meet at the Seahurst upper parking lot but instead of going down the hill to the park, we’ll go up the hill to the pleasant neighborhood of Hurstwood. The walk is about an...
Jun 29, 2016 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
It’s time for another Indian Trail Walk-n-Talk, this Sunday, July 3rd. 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 172nd St. – the...
Jun 13, 2016 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Bike/Ped Safety, City of Burien, Featured, Walking
“We want more sidewalks!” I hear that all the time when out on the street talking to folks. Understandably! I, too, walk a lot, often in areas where there are blind curves, no shoulders on the road and no place to get out of the traffic lane… I’d...
Jun 11, 2016 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Come join WABI Weekday Walkers on the third Wednesday of June (June 15) for a classic summer walk through cool forest, ending on the beach. We will return to Normandy Park’s southernmost park, on Marine View Drive between SW 208th Street and SW 211th Street....
Jun 3, 2016 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Care to walk through a wooded ravine, bright with late “spring green”? This Sunday, June 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. This road, and the...
May 11, 2016 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Come visit the lovely Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden at North SeaTac Park on Wednesday, May 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...
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....
Apr 11, 2016 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
WABI Weekday Walkers return to Normandy Park for our monthly walk on the third Wednesday, April 20, 9 am. We will start from Nature Trails Park and explore from there, depending on the group’s preferences. We’ll walk about 3 miles, an hour or so —...
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...
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 23, 2016 | WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Elston Hill, a Burien resident whose photography talent is frequently seen in the B-Town Blog, found some spring jewels on WABI’s Miller Preserve walk March 16. He shared them with us and noted, “We would not have known about Walker Preserve had it not...
Mar 11, 2016 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
‘Tis Spring and time to hunt for the elusive Trillium Ovatum. One of the best places locally to find this elusive wildflower is the Walker Preserve, a little known park in Normandy Park. Join the WABI Weekday Walkers on Wednesday, March 16 at 9 am at Normandy...
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...
