Oct 14, 2022 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
WABI Weekday Walkers will explore two parks in the Seahurst neighborhood of Burien this month. Note that we are meeting on THURSDAY, Oct. 20 this month (because walk leader, Audrey, is traveling on Wednesday). We’ll start from the parking lot across from the...
Sep 1, 2022 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
It’s a holiday weekend and it’s forecast to be gorgeous weather, a great time to go for a Walk-n-Talk with neighbors. This Sunday, September 4, we’ll meet at Burien Town Square Park to stroll up and over to Mathison Park, Burien’s highest...
Aug 5, 2022 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Featured
Kids can improve riding skills at Bicycle Rodeo at Boulevard Park Library on Aug. 13 It’s time for a Bicycle Rodeo – and kids will be able to improve their riding skills and even learn a trick or two from bicycle-trained Burien Police Officers on Saturday, Aug. 13,...
Aug 3, 2022 | 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 August 7, 2022 In keeping with our summertime tradition,...
Jul 16, 2022 | City of Burien, Featured, 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, July 20th at 9am. We’ll start in the parking lot by the beach and walk up the service road, a gradual climb to the top of the park. To return, we’ll travel through the wooded area...
Jun 30, 2022 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Date: Sunday, July 3, 2022, shine or rain. (a water bottle is a great idea on this trail.) Time: 2:00 meet-up. Walking starts at 2:15 Place: Meet at the corner of SW 167th Place and 31st Ave. SW (NOT at Burien Town Square.)This is in the Gregory Heights neighborhood...
Jun 2, 2022 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
How often do you have a chance to discover 3 of Burien’s 25 City Parks on one walk?! For a small city, we have many gems of green space tucked here and there in various neighborhoods. Come join June’s Walk-n-Talk as we stroll from one park, to another and...
Mar 30, 2022 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Featured, Local Maps, Parks & Trails
As reported by the B-Town Blog, March 30, 2022 King County Parks on Wednesday started construction on a new segment of the Lake to Sound Trail, a multi-use paved trail that will connect five South King County cities – Renton, Tukwila, SeaTac, and Des Moines – to four...
Mar 3, 2022 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
Begin the month of March with a walk down the wooded hillside to Seahurst Beach. This Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 2:00, our Walk-n-Talk will start at the top of the hill and walk down the service road to Seahurst Beach. On the way back up, walkers may choose either the...
Feb 2, 2022 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, 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, Feb. 6. We’ll walk along part of Burien’s contribution to the paved Lake-to-Sound trail, peek at one waterfall...
Jan 15, 2022 | City of Burien, Featured, Health & Well-Being, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
The WABI Weekday Walkers are back on home turf this month with a walk from Burien Town Center around Lake Burien and back. Please join us on this mostly flat, 2.7 mile loop. We expect to walk for about an hour. Highlights include peek-a-boo glimpses of historic Lake...
Dec 30, 2021 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk
Start the New Year of 2022 with a leisurely and spontaneous Walk-n-Talk around the Shorewood neighborhood, led by local frequent-walker, Gaylloyd Sissón. The route will be decided on-the-fly, responding to the wishes and whims of the walkers. Come explore the area on...
Dec 1, 2021 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
This month 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! Please remember that masks/face coverings are required and...
Oct 17, 2021 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Rain or shine, let’s walk along the service road through wooded areas of Seahurst Park in Burien, on Wednesday, October 20 at 9 am. We will start at the beach and make our way up the service road (a wide pathway with gentle incline) to the Shorewood...
Sep 29, 2021 | Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
Come stroll North SeaTac Park and the beautiful Botanical and Japanese Gardens on Sunday, October 3, 2021 for our monthly WABI Walk-n-Talk. We’ll meet at the entry of the SeaTac Community Center and make a loop north through North SeaTac Park. After our walking...
Aug 30, 2021 | Art Walks, Walk-n-Talk
This is a Walk-n-Talk you won’t want to miss. A different sort of “Rose Garden”. An enchanting treasure here in Burien! Date: Sunday, September 5, 2021 (Rain or shine). Time: Meet-up at 2:00. Walking starts at about 2:15. Who: Walkers of every level...
Jul 24, 2021 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, City of Burien, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources
FREE Bicycle Rodeo will be at Boulevard Park Library on Saturday, Aug. 7 Date and Time: August 7 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Location: Boulevard Park Library, 12015 Roseberg Ave S, Seattle, WA 98168 Grab your bike and your helmet (and a parent or guardian) and come...
Jun 2, 2021 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
June already! Birds are singing and the weather’s warming. Time to walk with friends and neighbors on our June Walk-n-Talk. This is a FREE event and is enjoyable for all, including friendly, four-legged friends. On our monthly Walk-n-Talks, we aim to walk in...
Apr 30, 2021 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk
On our May 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, May 2, 2021 (Rain or shine…)Time: Meet-up at 2:00. Walking...
Apr 2, 2021 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
One of Burien’s outdoor gems is the “Indian Trail”. This wandering, varied trail winds high above the shoreline strip of SW 172nd St. – the “Sunrise Trail” – and then, from Three Tree Point northward, parallels Maplewild Ave....
