If nothing else, the River Walk trains you to expect the unexpected ... throngs of tourists walking inches from the water, trundling up and over enough stone steps to get your cardio finished ...

Parks Tacoma said over the weekend. The walkway along the water at Titlow Beach in Tacoma (indicated in white on the map) will be closed from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 17-21, according to Parks Tacoma.