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...
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 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...
Feb 15, 2018 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers
Let’s take a positive outlook towards all this rain – showers bring flowers, right? Join WABI Weekday Walkers exploring Burien’s secret gardens on Wednesday, February 21. Meet a little before 9 am at Grand Central Bakery, 626 SW 152nd Street in...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jun 15, 2017 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Come join WABI Weekday Walkers on the third Wednesday of June (June 21) at 9 am to walk Marine View Park in Normandy Park. What better way to celebrate the solstice than this classic summer walk through cool forest, ending on the beach. Normandy Park’s...
May 21, 2017 | WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
April showers bring May flowers at the SeaTac Botanical Gardens. WABI Weekday Walkers (from as far away as Enumclaw!) on May 17 were almost as colorful as the flowers.
May 10, 2017 | WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Come visit the lovely Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden at North SeaTac Park on Wednesday, May 17, 9 am, 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...
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 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...
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)....
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 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...
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)...
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 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...
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...
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 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....
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 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 —...
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...
Feb 8, 2016 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Aye matey! Come join the WABI Weekday Walkers on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 9 am for a treasure hunt through downtown Burien. Find the answers to questions like: –Where are three places downtown I can find exotic whole spices? –At what downtown address am I...
Jan 13, 2016 | Featured, 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 20 at 9 am. . Go at your own pace as far and as fast as you feel comfortable with. All the way...
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:...
Nov 6, 2015 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Last minute tip: If you’re coming from downtown Burien, one way to go is take Ambaum Blvd SW north, and turn right on SW 116th St. Then turn left on 10th Ave SW and look for the park’s parking lot north of the schools. See map below. Did you know there...
Oct 15, 2015 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Come join the WABI Weekday Walkers on the Des Moines Creek Trail, on the third Wednesday of the month, October 21, at 9 am. This is a beautiful walk through the woods from Des Moines Beach Park by Des Moines Marina. The trail from the water to the end is about 2...
