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Run the Edge Run the Year Review
A Run the Edge/Run the Year Review for 3 Years If you're looking for a year-long goal to keep you accountable to movement and health, a good place to look is the Run the Edge/Run the Year challenge. For walkers, it's a great tool to motivate and keep you moving every...
Holiday Gift Giving Guide for Hikers, Nomads, and Travelers 2020
Holiday Gift Giving Guide for Hikers, Nomads, and Travelers 2020 It's been quite a year, and I think most of us are ready to say good riddance to 2020. We are all wishing for a 2021 full of health and travel. With those visions in mind, I give to you the Eat...
Google Fi Service After One Year Review
Google Fi Review after One Two Years Update: This post was updated October 2020 after using Fi for over two years. I have been using Google Fi for one two years. In that time, I have traveled to Chile, New Zealand, Australia, French Polynesia, Easter Island, Chile,...
Bombas Sock Review After One Year
Bombas Socks Product Review, Like No Other As with any new product, it's easy to write a positive review once you use it the first time. With socks, this is particularly true. But I put my Bombas to the test for a year two years three years, and here's my Bombas sock...
5 Clever Gifts for Women Travelers
5 Clever Gifts for Women Travelers Traveling around the world and going on walking vacations require excellent gadgets and gizmos to really enjoy a trip. If you've got a friend, a mom, a girlfriend, or maybe an aunt who likes to travel around the world, is active, and...
My First Long-Distance Road Trip in a Tesla Model 3
My First Long-Distance Road Trip in a Tesla Model 3 I've done a lot of road tripping. I've also owned an electric vehicle since 2011. But I've never done a long-distance road trip in an electric vehicle. Until now. Last week I said goodbye to my third Nissan Leaf,...
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Travel Magic Postcards: Vignettes from the Walking Traveler
Magic happens when you travel
As the Walking Traveler, Chris has released an ebook. Available on Kindle only (you can download the free app if you don’t have a Kindle.)
Travel Magic Postcards: Vignettes from the Walking Traveler
Travel Magic appears unexpectedly, turning travels’ moments into memories. Wander-lust through these postcards from the Walking Traveler’s round-the-world adventures with the Hubs and the Tween. Read excerpts from trips to Moscow, Machu Picchu, Prague, The Galapagos, Greece, Peru, Iceland, and Germany.
The Best Urban Hikes: Denver
30 great hikes within Denver’s C-470 loop
When all you want to do is lace up your shoes and get on a trail, turn to these urban walks, which take you through 30 local nature areas with many choices that are just a few minutes’ drive from home. Varying from 2-8 miles, these routes are Denver’s best urban hikes. The trail descriptions are supplemented with maps and anecdotes that invite you to explore.
• Easy-to-follow routes along trails and through Denver’s neighborhoods
• Urban hikes for all abilities, with routes ranging from 2 to 8 miles.
• Special coverage of the 9 Creeks Loop, a 42-mile urban hike on Denver’s best trails.
Discovering Denver Parks: A Local's Guide
An intimate look at Denver’s many parks
This easy-to-use, informative, and fun guidebook covers the range of what Denver has to offer, from tiny pocket parks to expansive open space, classic park facilities to conservation zones. It even explores destination parks in the foothills just beyond the city. Each park’s listing includes:
• Icons for key features: accessibility, kid-friendly, dog-friendly, views, historic significance, public art, gardens, unpaved trails, paved trails, lakefront, riverfront, spray park/wading pool, horseback riding, and–because it’s Denver–winter sports.
• Notes for other major amenities, such as restrooms, shelters, playgrounds, and more
• Public transportation, driving, and parking directions
• Details on each park’s history and size
History and descriptive highlights such as sledding hills, water features, mountain biking paths, and more
• Ways to extend your park visit with easy add-on walks or bike rides to other nearby parks or attractions
Discovering Denver Parks will keep families, walkers, dog-lovers, and kids of all ages busy with year-round exploration and fun!
Walking Denver's Neighborhoods, 2nd Edition
From Athmar Park to Windsor, Denver’s 78 Neighborhoods
Denver, a great city to walk, has 78 neighborhoods just waiting for you to explore. From the Athmar Park Neighborhood to Windsor Neighborhood, Walking Denver’s Neighborhoods gives you the backstory of each neighborhood, read a bit about its parks, and discover a curated loop for each neighborhood, ranging from 2-5 miles long.
With an interactive map for each neighborhood, you’ll find routes and turn-by-turn directions for walking all 78 neighborhoods.
Organized alphabetically, enjoy Denver from a pedestrian point of view. Each map offers a safe, enjoyable walk through the major landmarks and parks of each neighborhood.
Learn about Denver by foot, get some exercise, and really get to know this fabulous city. With 78 neighborhoods to choose from, walk one or walk them all! Check them off as you walk the entire city and county of Denver.
This is a perfect book to set up as a challenge. Walk one neighborhood a week for more than a year, one neighborhood a day throughout the summer, or one every day until you’re done. No matter how you tackle the book, you’ll experience all that Denver can offer by foot.