On Second Thought, LET’S WALK TOMORROW!

When agonizing over whether to have a Walk-n-Talk this month—TOMORROW—(after having missed April and May’s Walk-n-Talks), I poured through state, CDC and public health guidelines to gauge whether such a gathering would be allowed. According to the governor, NO.

Social Gatherings: “Only allowed outdoors with five or fewer people outside the household.”
https://publichealthinsider.com/2020/06/03/safe-start-for-king-county-working-to-gradually-reopen-the-local-economy/

Today, Burien Pride had been scheduled but was cancelled because of crowd size restrictions and concerns about social distancing and the spread of COVID-19.

However, a march WAS given a permit, and probably a couple thousand people showed up. They all had masks on… and marched a foot apart.

Hmmm.

I’ve been incredibly fluent in French this afternoon… So what am I worried about with 15 – 20 people showing up to go for a walk through the neighborhoods?!

SO LET’S WALK!

YOU MUST WEAR A MASK/FACE COVERING. I will not police social distancing, but ask that walkers be mindful of keeping space between each other.

Tomorrow, Sunday, June 7, we’ll will tackle some of the westward-facing hills of the Seahurst neighborhood of Burien. Let’s get out and stretch our legs. This is a FREE event and is enjoyable for all, including friendly, four-legged friends.

Date: Sunday, June 7, 2020 (Rain or shine).
Time: Meet-up at 2:00. Walking starts at 2:15.
Place: Meet at the arch at Lake Burien Park, 1620 SW 149th Street, Burien WA 98166
Who: Open to all walkers. Be aware that the route includes sloping areas and a more difficult, (optional) sloping section.
Route: The first portion of this route is gently sloping. The second portion is steeper down and then back up and can be skipped by those that choose to.

Begin at Lake Burien Park, walk north on 18th Ave. SW, west on SW 146th St. Keeping to the right, follow the loop around, heading north and west until you reach 25th Ave. SW. Head south, pass Eagle Landing Park, then continue east on SW 149th St.

At SW 149th St. either turn right and head down SW 150th St and do the one-way loop OR, if you choose not to do the steeper slope, you can continue along SW 149th St. back to Lake Burien Park.

Distance: About 2.4 miles round trip, partly flat/partly sloping/partly steep.
(Please click on the map for a larger view, then print it out and bring it with you to the walk.)