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...
Feb 2, 2023 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
The groundhog is seeing his shadow this year, but it looks like he won’t be seeing it again on Sunday, February 5 for our Walk-n-Talk. Come on out and walk with other walkers. Think of it as a chance to talk to people you wouldn’t otherwise have a chance...
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...
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...
Nov 1, 2019 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Local Maps, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking
This Sunday, November 3, the monthly Walk-n-Talk will tackle some of the westward-facing hills of the Seahurst neighborhood of Burien. The forecast is for a partly sunny day and about 55 degrees. What a nice time to get out and stretch the legs. This is a FREE event...
Jun 1, 2017 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Wow, it’s June! Let’s start the summer months with a Walk-n-Talk. Sunday, June 4th, we’ll meet up on the grassy knoll at Burien Town Square, walk to and around the Seahurst neighborhood, then back into town. Think of it as a chance to talk to people...
Aug 31, 2016 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
September already?! How could that be? Let’s launch into Autumn with a Walk-n-Talk on a holiday weekend. Sunday, September 4th, we’ll meet up on the grassy knoll at Burien Town Square, walk to and around the Seahurst neighborhood, then back into...
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...
Apr 2, 2015 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
This Sunday, April 5th, the monthly Walk-n-Talk will tackle some of the westward-facing hills of the Seahurst neighborhood of Burien. Every month since August 2011, neighbors and Burien city visitors have gathered, walked and talked for fun, conversation and exercise....
Aug 4, 2014 | Featured, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
How many steps are there in Eagle Landing Park? 257? 289? A lot. Come join WABI Weekday Walkers on the third Wednesday of the month, August 20, for this end-of-the-summer challenge. Walk at your own pace, and tackle as many steps as you feel comfortable with. The...
May 16, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
It’s time for a walk! (Isn’t it always time for a walk?) It’s fun. It gets you out of the house. You get the chance to talk to people you wouldn’t otherwise chat with. And it keeps you healthier. Join the other Walkers and Talkers for the June...
Apr 30, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
This Sunday, May 4, the monthly Walk-n-Talk will wander some of the westward-facing hills of the Seahurst neighborhood of Burien. Every month since August 2011, neighbors and Burien city visitors have gathered, walked and talked for fun, conversation and exercise....
Feb 3, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walking, Walking Event
Have you been meaning to explore the stairway of 289 steps at Eagle Landing Park? Or is it already one of your favorites and you want to share it with friends? Come join WABI Burien this Saturday, February 8, for the second annual Seattle Stairways Walks. You can read...
Jan 23, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walking, Walking Event
On Saturday, February 8, WABI Burien is walking with the Feet First event, Seattle Stairway Walks. WABI walkers took part in the Stairway Walk in 2013, and you can read more about that walk here. This event, held on Seattle’s Neighborhood Appreciation Day,...
Sep 9, 2013 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Come join us for the second walk of the WABI Weekday Walkers, on the third Wednesday of the month, September 18, at 9 am. Start is Grand Central Bakery in downtown Burien. In honor of school starting, we’ll walk by a current school (Seahurst Elementary) and a...
Aug 28, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
This Sunday, September 1st, the monthly Walk-n-Talk will tackle some of the westward-facing hills of the Seahurst neighborhood of Burien. Every month since August 2011, neighbors and Burien city visitors have gathered, walked and talked for fun, conversation and...
Aug 12, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Come join us for the kickoff walk of the WABI Weekday Walkers, on August 21st at 9:00 am. We’ll explore Seahurst Park before it closes down in September for a major salmon restoration project. Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 Time: Meet at 8:45 am. Walk...
May 5, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Today was the month of May’s first Sunday and, therefore, a Walk-n-Talk day. And, oh, what a walking day it was! Sunny. Blue sky. Warm temp. Dry paths. And a group of faces that are more familiar every month. Twenty-one people showed up to start at an elevation...
Mar 1, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
This Sunday, March 3, the 20th monthly Walk-n-Talk will tackle some of the westward-facing hills of the Seahurst neighborhood of Burien. Every month since August 2011, neighbors and Burien city visitors have gathered, walked and talked for fun, conversation and...
Feb 11, 2013 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walking, Walking Event
Walkers arrived at Burien’s Eagle Landing Park on Saturday, enthusiastic about walking down the 289 stairs… and then back up again. This was just one of the 15 Seattle Stairway Walks featured all over Seattle and nearby cities. The walk was a Feet First event...