Sep 3, 2023 | Featured, Walking Event
Hello walking enthusiasts of Burien and South Seattle! I am Dane Nimako, MD, a family physician who has been practicing in South Seattle for the past 4 years, and I am starting a walking group through an international nonprofit organization called Walk with a Doc....
Aug 18, 2023 | City of Burien, Featured, Other Local Walks, Walking Event
Join the Highline Heritage Museum on the second of their Historic Walk Tours, Saturday, August 19, from 2 – 3:00 PM. This walk will be a guided tour of Old Burien locations, listening to stories from the Highline Times. Tours last 45 – 60 minutes. Be...
Aug 11, 2023 | City of Burien, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
The WABI Weekday Walkers return to our home base this month with a walk from Burien Town Center around Lake Burien. 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 Burien...
Aug 2, 2023 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Health & Well-Being, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
Love to walk? Or maybe you’re new to walking and want to get started for fun, fresh air and exercise? Perhaps you’re new to Burien and want to meet people and get to know the area? There are many others around town that love to get their walking shoes on and take a...
Jul 15, 2023 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Can you place this fish? Please join us on Wednesday, July 19th, as we make a loop through Des Moines in search of this sculpted fellow. We’ll park at the library (which is closed until noon) and head over to 222nd St which will take us down to Des Moines Creek...
Jun 16, 2023 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
This month the WABI Weekday Walkers will travel to West Seattle to enjoy a three-way treat: the Rose Garden, Arboretum, and Chinese Garden located on the campus of South Seattle College. The Rose Garden and Arboretum are in full bloom and are directly adjacent to the...
May 13, 2023 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Please plan to join the WABI Weekday Walkers for a scenic forest walk on Wednesday, May 17th at 9am in Walker Preserve, a little-known gem in Normandy Park. We’ll follow the trail as it winds through the preserve and down side-trails to Miller and Walker creeks. While...
Apr 18, 2023 | Art Walks, Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured
Earth Day Walk Walk in celebration of Earth Day on April 22nd. Meet at 11:00 am in front of the Des Moines Fieldhouse, 1000 S 220th St. We will be combining a walk around the neighborhood with helping to clean up the city. If you have grabber sticks, gloves, buckets,...
Apr 14, 2023 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Come join WABI Weekday Walkers as we explore Burien’s Seahurst neighborhood on Wednesday, Apr 19th, starting at 9am. Our route will start and end at Lake Burien School Memorial Park. The park was built in 1994 on the former site of the historic Lake Burien...
Mar 11, 2023 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
All are welcome to join the WABI Weekday Walkers along the Cedar River trail on Wednesday, Mar 15th, starting at 10am (NOTE LATER START TIME). We’ll start from the Cedar River trail parking lot that is adjacent to the Renton Rowing Center, in Renton. The...
Mar 1, 2023 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured
The March walk of the Des Moines Waterland Walkers will be much earlier in the month than normal. We will be visiting the Des Moines Historical Society Museum which is only open on the 1st Saturday from 1:00 – 4:00 pm this time of year. On Saturday March 4th we will...
Feb 11, 2023 | Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
You’re invited to join the WABI Weekday Walkers on Wednesday, Feb 15th (NOTE LATER START TIME AT 10am), 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...
Dec 19, 2022 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
WABI Weekday Walkers will wander through Burien’s Seahurst neighborhood on Wednesday, Dec 21st, starting at 11am. Our route will include Lake Burien School Memorial Park, built on the former site of the historic Lake Burien Elementary School, the first school...
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...
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 16, 2022 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Please feel free to join WABI Weekday Walkers in Normandy Park this month. We’ll start at MarVista park (4th Ave side), travel north on 4th Ave, traverse Nature Trails park, and then complete the 2-mile circuit by continuing along Marine View Drive back to our...
Aug 13, 2022 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Let’s venture back to Waterworks Gardens near Renton on Wednesday, Aug 17. The King County website says, “Waterworks Gardens is designed as a series of garden “rooms.” The Knoll is the entry to Waterworks. The path then passes through a series...
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 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,...
