Nov 13, 2019 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
What are you thankful for in downtown Burien? Join the WABI Weekday Walkers on Wednesday, November 20, 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)...
Sep 11, 2019 | 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, September 19, at 9 am. Note we are starting from the north end (S. 200th St.), not the south (beach). The trail down...
Aug 14, 2019 | 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 10, 2019 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
The WABI Weekday Walkers head north on Wednesday, July 17 at 9 am to see the beautiful Sound views of Shorewood. Our walk goes through Shorewood Park which , despite its small size, features a lovely trail through the woods. After strolling down to the water view,...
Jun 13, 2019 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Come join WABI Weekday Walkers on the third Wednesday of June (June 19) at 9 am to walk Marine View Park in Normandy Park. Normandy Park’s southernmost park is on Marine View Drive between SW 208th Street and SW 211th Street (see map). The walk will be about...
May 9, 2019 | WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Did you know that behind those Crystal Springs water bottles was once… a crystal spring? Did you know that there is a secret quiet forested park moments away from SeaTac Airport, Highway 518, and Highway 405? Did you know there is a neighborhood of lovely homes with...
Apr 11, 2019 | 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 17, 9 am. We will start from Nature Trails Park and explore from...
Mar 14, 2019 | Featured, 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 20 at 9 am at Normandy Park City...
Feb 14, 2019 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers
Ooops – another change in the monthly WABI Weekday Walk. Turns out Miller Creek Trail is closed, so let’s meet at Grand Central Bakery instead. And we are still walking on MONDAY, 2/19, this month only , NOT Wednesday. So here’s the wrapup:...
Feb 12, 2019 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
WABI is changing its walk day (Feb only!) from its usual third Wednesday to MONDAY, 2/18. Why? Uh-oh – more snow predicted for Wednesday! Join us on an almost sunny MONDAY, Feb. 18, 9 am on the Miller Creek Trail off Des Moines Memorial Drive. (Note, the...
Jan 10, 2019 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Join the WABI Weekday Walkers on January 16 at 9 am to explore neighborhoods along the Duwamish River. We’ll start and end at the Tukwila Community Center. The walk is flat and a little over 2 miles. Our route follows the Green River Trail north, crosses the...
Dec 24, 2018 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
WABI – Walk/Bike Burien – is always on the lookout for new walk leaders for our three walks a month. Coming up, we need a leader for the WABI Weekday Walk on Wednesday, January 16 at 9 am. All you need to do is just show up a little early and welcome...
Dec 14, 2018 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Join the WABI Weekday Walkers on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 9 am at the Grand Central Bakery for an hour’s walk through the thriving diverse retail district of downtown Burien. Maybe you’ll find the ideal unique gift — or at least a fabulous pastry!...
Nov 9, 2018 | WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Join the WABI Weekday Walkers on Wednesday, November 14 at 9 am for a flat walk through SeaTac Park. (It’s called Sunset Park on the map, but have you ever heard anyone call it that?) This is a park full of forests, open spaces and surprises like a Frisbee...
Oct 11, 2018 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Join the WABI Weekday Walkers on a transportation segment that is both old and new. Des Moines Memorial Drive, originally a memorial to WW1 dead, is also the location of Burien’s new segment of the Lake to Sound Trail. We’ll walk on Wednesday, October...
Sep 12, 2018 | 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, September 19, at 9 am. Note we are starting from the north end (S. 200th St.), not the south (beach). The trail down...
Aug 8, 2018 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Come join WABI Weekday Walkers on the third Wednesday of August (August 15) at 9 am to walk Marine View Park in Normandy Park. This classic summer walk descends through cool forest, ending on the beach. Normandy Park’s southernmost park is on Marine View...
Jul 11, 2018 | 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...
Jun 13, 2018 | Featured, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
WABI travels to Southcenter for a flat loop south on the Interurban Trail and back north up the Green River Trail, about 3 miles in all. Date as always is third Wednesday of the month, June 20, and we’ll walk at 9 am. Date: June 20, 2018 Time: Please gather...
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....
