Nov 12, 2022 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Let’s wander through North SeaTac Park for our next WABI Weekday Walkers outing on Wednesday, Nov 16th. This lovely park is located just east of Burien, in neighboring SeaTac. In 2021, The Seattle Times reported: The area that makes up North SeaTac Park has long...
Aug 18, 2022 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Parks & Trails
This month the Des Moines Waterland Walkers are walking on two different trails. On Sunday August 21st, 2022 meet at 11:00 am at the Barnes Creek Nature Trail trailhead, which is approximately 1801 S 216th St, about 2 blocks west of the Des Moines Post Office. First...
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 11, 2022 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
It’s time to return to Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden where the flower display is enthralling! While the irises may be mostly gone, there’s so much more to admire and revel in, such as roses, day lilies, peonies, and of course, the Japanese Garden. You...
May 12, 2022 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Let’s explore along the Duwamish River, learning some area history, culminating at Duwamish Hill Preserve. Seattlesouthside.org calls the Preserve “a 10.5 acre parcel of historical, cultural and ecological significant land in Tukwila.” Also,...
Mar 9, 2022 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Can you place this fish? Please join us on Wednesday, Mar 16th, as we make a loop through Des Moines in search of this sculpted fellow. We’ll park at the library (which is closed until 1pm) and head over to 222nd St which will take us down to Des Moines Creek...
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 13, 2022 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
You’re invited to join the WABI Weekday Walkers this Wednesday, Feb 16th, as we head south from Tukwila along the Green River Trail. Along the way, we’ll see beautiful wildlife murals on a trailside building and active bird life in and around the river....
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...
Jun 30, 2021 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
After some very hot temperatures, what could be better than a Walk-n-Talk through the trees, down to Seahurst Beach, on the Fourth of July? (And since starting at the top, you can get to the beach without struggling to find parking there!) On Sunday, July 4, 2021, our...
Oct 1, 2019 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Begin the month of October with a walk down the wooded hillside to Seahurst Beach. On Sunday, October 6, 2019, 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 road or...
Sep 1, 2017 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Arbor Lake Park Entrance – Photo by Michael Brunk, NW Lens Let’s discover 3 of Burien’s 25 City Parks on September’s Walk-n-Talk! For a small city, we have many gems of green space tucked here and there in various neighborhoods. Date: Sunday,...
May 5, 2017 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Care to walk through a wooded ravine, bright with late “spring green”? This Sunday, May 7, 2017, our Walk-n-Talk will start at the top of the hill and walk down the service road to the Marine Science Center at the north end of Seahurst Beach. This road,...
Feb 3, 2017 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
It looks like this coming Sunday will be a good day to try out your rain gear on our Game-day Walk-n-Talk on Sunday February 5. (We still have lots of fun walking in the rain!) At 2:00 we’ll meet at the entrance to the SeaTac Community Center and head north and...
Jun 3, 2016 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Care to walk through a wooded ravine, bright with late “spring green”? This Sunday, June 5, our Walk-n-Talk will start at the top of the hill and walk down the service road to the Marine Science Center at the north end of Seahurst Beach. This road, and the...
Jul 6, 2015 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
The WABI Weekday Walkers head north to see the beautiful Sound views of Shorewood. We’ll visit a Burien park called (surprise) Shorewood Park that, despite its small size, has a lovely trail through the woods. After strolling down to the water view,...
Mar 9, 2015 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
It’s spring, a great time to check out the renovated Seahurst Park. Check out the beautiful landscaping, the new playground, and the new fish ladder. See the B-Town Blog for details about the park renovation. We’ll hike on the trails from the beach and if...
Apr 7, 2014 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Ah, the next best thing to April in Paris…April in Normandy Park. (Yes, the city has a French name because 1920’s developers originally planned to have Normandy-styled residences.) Join the WABI Weekday Walkers for a walk combining history, waterfront...
Mar 2, 2014 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Pouring rain on a gray, ole day, 10 people and a pup showed up to go for a walk! Head-to-toe in rain gear, boots and even umbrellas (!), local folks didn’t let a little rain keep ’em inside, cozy by the fireplace. No! They brought their smiles, their...
Feb 26, 2014 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
So they’re predicting some snow for our first-Sunday-of-March Walk-n-Talk. That could be both amusing and beautiful. The walks are into their third year now, and we’ve surprisingly only had rain three or four times… but we’ve never had snow! Come...
