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Walk
for Your Life
 The
Walk for Your Life
program was started when one of our members was told he had to walk to
improve his heart condition, general health and fitness, or he
would not have long to live. That is why the program is called "Walk
for Your Life". Walking exercise is one of the best ways to improve your health and fitness! Join us for a social
outing and enjoy local parks and forest trails. Start your health and
fitness program with us.
The cost for riders is
based upon 6 cents a mile round trip from the Federal Way
Senior Center. You need to have a good pair of
walking/hiking shoes and be dressed for the forecasted weather. If you
would like to see photos from some our our walks and hikes, click
here; the links are on
the left side of the screen.
Rating Scale: Level
1
is an easy two-hour walk on good trails with very little elevation
gain, while
Level 2
is a more difficult two-hour walk with up to 300 foot altitude
gain/loss.
Level 3
is an even more difficult two-hour walk which can be five miles long
and have a 500-foot elevation gain on
 woodland trails
with hills and irregular surfaces. We recommend you start on
your walking program on Level 1 ratings until you are comfortable with these hikes,
which last about two hours and normally cover three to four miles.
WE LEAVE AT 9:00 AM
TUESDAY MORNINGS unless otherwise noted, so be there 15 minutes
earlier to sign-in and be assigned to one of the drivers! Be sure you
have walking shoes and appropriate clothing for the forecasted
weather. We will not walk if it is icy or snows! The cost for riders
is based on AAA information gathered at
Fuel Gauge Report,
using Tacoma as the starting point. Join our friendly
group and improve your health and fitness at the same time.
Photos: For those of you with Internet access, a web page with
photos of the walks and hikes is available
here. Send
Al your photos to get them
added to the site!
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Walk for Your Life Schedule |
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April 2008 |
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Apr. 1 |
Nisqually National Wildlife Reservation: This
is a 5-mile walk on the dikes in this Federal Reserve. We will
stop for lunch at Tiny’s Restaurant on the way home.
Lunch: buy / Rating: 2 /
Cost: $3.00 |
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Apr. 8 |
Preston-Snoqualmie Trail: This
is a blacktop "rail-to-trail" walk out of Preston, WA toward
Snoqualmie on a level path. We stop to eat on the way home.
Lunch: buy / Rating: 1 /
Cost: $2.75 |
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Apr. 15 |
Wildwood and Brannon Parks in Puyallup:
We will visit Brennon Park first and walk around the lake on a
blacktop trail, then drive to Wildwood Park and walk the dirt
trail there. Lunch at Edgewood Dairy
Queen or Arby's. Lunch:
buy / Rating: 1 /
Cost: $1.00 |
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Apr. 22 |
Lake Hills Greenbelt in
Bellevue:
Paved and gravel trails and two lakes.
Sack lunch in shelter at Pea Patch Garden.
Lunch: sack / Rating: 2 / Cost: $2.60 |
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Apr. 29 |
Washington Park Arboretum:
We park at the Graham Visitors Center and
walk Foster Island, then back to the Center and walk Azalea Way.
We'll then walk to the South Entrance and take the upper trail
back to the Gazebo for our sack lunch,
and then back to the car. The walk is about four miles.
Lunch: sack / Rating: 2 / Cost: $2.35 |
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May 2008 |
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May 6 |
Tradition Lake: We
walk the woodland trails in this park in the Issaquah highlands
and return to the cars for our sack lunch in their
shelter or picnic tables.
Lunch: Sack / Rating: 2 / Cost: $3.60 |
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May 13 |
Bellevue Botanical Garden & Kelsey Creek Park:
We will first drive to the Botanical Garden and walk there, then
drive to Kelsey Creek Park. There are 2.5 miles of gravel and
natural trails in
Kelsey Creek Park, along with a
chance to view the gardens, barnyard animals and wildlife on the
creek. Bring a sack lunch.
Lunch: Sack / Rating: 2 / Cost: $3.35 |
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May 20 |
Point Defiance Park & Zoo:
We will walk the Rose Garden then up the hill to the Native
Garden and the Zoo. We will eat at the Antique Sandwich Shop
on Pearl
Street.
Lunch: Buy / Rating: 1 / Cost: $2.50 |
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May 27 |
Federation Forest State Park: Walk
the forest trails in this State Park off Highway 410 east of the
village of Greenwater, along the White River. Bring a
sack lunch.
Lunch: Sack / Rating: 2 / Cost: $3.75 |
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