Aug 17, 2022 | Bike/Ped Advocacy, Bike/Ped Safety, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Parks & Trails
New Bike Rodeo Grand Opening this Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. This FREE event for a series of bike skill sessions. Noon – 2 p.m. at the park, located at 14549 4th Ave SW. “Come and join us there will be music, food and a bike skill show,” organizers said. El Toro Cycling...
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...
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 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...
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...
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 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 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...
Jan 20, 2022 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Parks & Trails, Walking
This month the Des Moines Waterland Walkers will be returning to our most popular walking route, the Des Moines Creek Trail. Everyone is invited to join us on Sunday, January 23rd at 11:00 am. Our normal meeting place is blocked by the marina construction, so we will...
Dec 13, 2021 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
The flowers are still out at the lovely Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden at North SeaTac Park! Come join the WABI Weekday Walkers as we enjoy the offerings on Wednesday, December 15, 11 am (NOTE NEW TIME). We’ll start at the gardens and walk about 2 miles (45 min)...
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...
Nov 26, 2021 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Parks & Trails
Need a way to get rid of all the calories you added on Thanksgiving? You are invited to join the Des Moines Waterland Walking Group this Saturday, November 27th. We are walking the loop trail at Saltwater State Park, 25205 8th Place South. Meet at 11:00 am in front of...
Nov 12, 2021 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Let’s venture a bit further afield to Waterworks Gardens near Renton on Wednesday, Nov 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...
Oct 21, 2021 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Parks & Trails
The October walk of the Des Moines Waterland Walkers will visit the scenic Redondo area. Meet at 11:00 am on Sunday October 24th at the Redondo Pier on Redondo Beach Drive South near the intersection with Redondo Way South. We will be next to the bathrooms and...
Oct 21, 2021 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails
Bird and Plant Walks – NEW! 8:30-10:30 am at Seahurst Park Saturday Oct 23, 2021, Jan 15, 2022, Mar 19, 2022 Small groups – ages 13 and up Required Registration These small outings are geared towards ages 13 years and up. We will wear masks when we are...
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 16, 2021 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers
Enjoy the beautiful August weather and explore a piece of Burien history by strolling with others on the August 2021 Weekday Walk. On Wednesday, August 18, we’ll meet at Burien Town Square to stroll up and over to Mathison Park, Burien’s highest point,...
Jul 18, 2021 | Featured, Parks & Trails
Join our naturalists on the beach, or discover it on your own! Mark Your Calendar for these Summer Beach Walks: FRI July 23 10:00 am – 12:00 pm SAT July 24 11:00 am – 1:00 pm SUN July 25 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Can’t make these dates? Check our list of...
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...
Jun 18, 2021 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Parks & Trails
Come join our special annual Father’s Day walk. As is tradition, we are walking the loop trail at Saltwater State Park. On Sunday, June 20th meet at 11:00 a.m. in the lower parking lot near the bathrooms. You will need either an annual Discover Pass or buy a daily...
Jun 12, 2021 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Come join WABI Weekday Walkers on the third Wednesday of June (June 16) at 9 am to walk Marine View Park in Normandy Park. Normandy Park’s southernmost park is on Marine View Drive between SW 208th Street and SW 211th Street (see map). The walk will be about...
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...
May 15, 2021 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers
Come visit he lovely Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden at North SeaTac Park on Wednesday, May 19, 9 am, with the WABI Weekday Walkers. We’ll start at the garden and walk for about an hour through the 11-acre garden and beyond into the extensive recreational park as...
Apr 17, 2021 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers
Join WABI Weekday Walkers in a Normandy Park walk full of surprises and parks: Marvista, Nature Trails, and (psst) Normandy Park’s secret lake. Walk is Wednesday, April 21 at 9 am, about an hour, with some ups and downs. Be prepared for some muddy and/or...
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....
Feb 12, 2021 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Perfect for February – a brisk walk with a mix of flat and hilly that will keep you warm!. Meet at Lake Burien Park, Wednesday, February 19, at 9 am. We will require masks and social distancing. Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Time: 9 am. Please come a few...
Nov 14, 2020 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Parks & Trails
In November we will be walking on a nature trail built by the Boy Scouts, and visiting a couple local parks, including one we missed out on a couple months ago. Meet next Sunday, November 15th at 11:00 am at the trailhead for the Barnes Creek Nature Trail. It is on...
Oct 30, 2020 | 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. Beautiful views looking out over the Sound! Please remember that masks/face coverings...
Oct 15, 2020 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Parks & Trails, Walking
In October, the Des Moines Waterland Walkers will walk on their traditional day of the month and most common walking route. On Sunday, October 18th, which is the 3rd Sunday of the month, they will walk the Des Moines Creek Trail and enjoy the beautiful fall colors....
Oct 1, 2020 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
Let’s discover 3 of Burien’s 25 City Parks on October’s Walk-n-Talk! For a small city, we have many gems of green space tucked here and there in various neighborhoods. Date: Sunday, October 4, 2020Time: Meet-up at 2:00. Walking starts at...
Sep 3, 2020 | 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 6, we’ll meet at Burien Town Square Park to stroll up and over to Mathison Park, Burien’s highest...
Jul 12, 2020 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Have you heard about the “indian Trail” in Burien but weren’t quite sure how to find it? Here’s your chance to walk this beautiful coastal trail. Join the WABI Weekday Walkers on Wednesday, July 15 at 9 am.. Please bring a mask and follow...
Jun 15, 2020 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Parks & Trails, Walking
It has been too long since we have been able to walk together. Hopefully all of you have stayed healthy and gotten some exercise. We are going to have our Annual Father’s Day Walk this month, on June 21… but with some modifications. Time and Location: Meet at 11:00 am...
Feb 18, 2020 | Featured, Parks & Trails
Ribbon cutting and tour on Wednesday, February 26 We are excited to invite you to the opening of the Lake to Sound Trail – Segment A! This 1.1 mile-long segment connects up with the Green River Trail on the west end, circles the north edge of the Black River...
Feb 18, 2020 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Parks & Trails
The February walk of the Des Moines Waterland Walkers is next Sunday February 23rd. Time and Location: Meet at 11:00 am at Saltwater State Park near the bathrooms in the lower parking lot. The address is 25205 8th Place South, basically just off of Marine View Drive....