Jun 4, 2026 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
One of Burien’s outdoor gems is the “Indian Trail” If you haven’t discovered the historic Indian Trail yet, this is your chance! This wandering, varied public Trail winds high above the shoreline strip of SW 172nd St. – the “Sunrise...
May 22, 2026 | Cycling, Featured
Parents! Are your young kids popping wheelies on e-bikes as they swerve erratically back and forth across both lanes of 152nd?! They show poor judgement, are unpredictable, and risk their safety and that of others. Increasingly, I see young kids that are hot-rodding...
Apr 2, 2026 | Art Walks, City of Burien, Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
Special guest on our April Walk-n-Talk: Artist Rodger Greene! As part of the Public Art Plan here in the City of Burien, Merrill Gardens has 9 curated art spaces in display windows along SW 150th St. and 4th Ave. SW. Through the month of May, 18 pieces of...
Feb 26, 2026 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
Oh! Everybody loves a secret pathway! Well…it’s not so secret for the neighbors that live in the area, but let’s explore and enjoy it together. Date: Sunday, March 1, 2026 (Rain or shine… but SUNSHINE is forecast!)Time: Meet-up at 2:00. Walking starts at...
Feb 16, 2026 | City of Burien, Health & Well-Being, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
For our February walk, the WABI Weekday Walkers will make a loop through Gregory Heights in Burien on Wednesday, Feb 18th, starting at 10am [NOTE WINTER START TIME]. We’ll assemble by the corner of 19th Ave SW and SW 164th St, where there’s plenty of...
Dec 4, 2025 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk
There are a couple of small waterfalls on Miller Creek in Burien. If you haven’t discovered them, come join the Walk-n-Talk, this Sunday, December 7, 2025. Due to the new roadway interchanges on SW 160th, just east of Trader Joe’s, it’s no longer...
Nov 14, 2025 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
The WABI Weekday Walkers return to our home base this month with a walk from Burien Town Center, through part of Gregory Heights, and around Lake Burien. All are invited to join us on this mostly flat, 2.7 mile loop. We expect to walk for about an hour. Highlights...
Oct 27, 2025 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk, Walking Event
Are you aware of (and can you name) the great number of specimen trees we have right here in the heart of town? This is a NEW and special Burien Tree Walk-n-Talk, and will be fascinating for all who attend! Burien resident, Horticulturist, Landscape Designer and...
Oct 2, 2025 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk
For our October Walk-n-Talk, we’ll walk a figure-eight loop up around the northern Shorewood neighborhood, then head down the hill, through Shorewood Park and around the water-view neighborhood looking out over the Sound. Date: Sunday, October 5, 2025 (Rain or shine.)...
Jun 15, 2025 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Please join us as we return to lovely Seahurst Park this month on Wednesday, June 18th at 9am. We’ll start in the parking lot by the beach and walk up the service road, a steady climb to the top of the park. To return, we’ll travel through the wooded area...
Jun 12, 2025 | Featured
Our next walk will be this Saturday, June 14th at 11AM. We’ll be talking about Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, specifically how we screen for it and how to prevent it. I understand this can be a tough subject to talk about, but the more we talk about it, the...
Jun 4, 2025 | Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Featured, Local Maps, Parks & Trails
(Click on the maps to enlarge them.) New 7-mile segment of Lake to Sound Trail to open this Saturday, June 7 in SeaTac A key milestone in South King County’s trail network will be celebrated this Saturday, June 7, 2025, with the grand opening of a major segment of the...
Apr 30, 2025 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk
Oh! Everybody loves a secret pathway! Well…it’s not so secret for the neighbors that live in the area, but let’s explore and enjoy it together. Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025 (Rain or shine…)Time: Meet-up at 2:00. Walking starts at 2:15.Place: Meet at the New Start...
Apr 2, 2025 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk
On our April Walk-n-Talk, we’ll stroll from Burien Town Square, southbound to the southern hilltop area of Gregory Heights, to the overlook, hoping we can look out to a view of Mt. Rainier. Date: Sunday, April 6, 2025 (Rain or shine…)Time: Meet-up at 2:00. Walking...
Feb 16, 2025 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Come join WABI Weekday Walkers as we wander in the lovely Seahurst neighborhood of Burien on Wednesday, February 19th, at 10am. Our route will start at Lake Burien School Memorial Park. The park was built in 1994 on the former site of the historic Lake Burien...
Jan 29, 2025 | City of Burien, Featured, Walk-n-Talk
On Sunday, February 2, 2025, the Walk-n-Talk will start at Burien Town Square, head west to Lake Burien Park, then loop back around into town, passing by the current installations in the public art spaces at The Maverick Apartments and Merrill Gardens, (curated in...
Nov 16, 2024 | City of Burien, Health & Well-Being, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
The WABI Weekday Walkers return to our home base this month with a walk from Burien Town Center, through part of Gregory Heights and around Lake Burien. All are invited to join us on this mostly flat, 2.7 mile loop. We expect to walk for about an hour. Highlights...
Nov 1, 2024 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk
Whether rain-or-shine, our November Walk-n-Talk will wander around the southern hilltop area of Gregory Heights, to the overlook, where we can look out to Puget Sound and (hopefully see) Mt. Rainier. Date: Sunday, November 3, 2024 (Rain or shine…) Time: Meet-up at...
Aug 29, 2024 | Art Walks, Featured, Walk-n-Talk
“I had a pleasant time on this walk and discovered art in Burien that I hadn’t known about since living in the area beginning in 1992. Where are we heading on the next walk?” Rick Frequent Walk-n-Talker Sunday September 1, 2024 As fall comes around the corner, we...
Aug 23, 2024 | Cycling, Parks & Trails
WABI Burien Weekday Bikers will cycle the Alki Trail on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. We plan to meet a little before 10 AM at the Delridge Community Center parking lot (address below) and cycle north, picking up the Alki trail along Harbor Avenue SW. We will take a...
