by Lisa Alonge | Feb 3, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, 4-5 Miles, History, Neighborhoods, Northwest Neighborhoods
Sloan’s Leaky Lake Creates a Neighborhood To the west of downtown Denver, you’ll find one of Denver’s wettest outposts, Sloan’s Lake. Is it a neighborhood or a water body? It’s both, but there’s lots of story to be told about its...
by Lisa Alonge | Jan 20, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, 4-5 Miles, 6+ Miles, Family, Hikes, History, Urban
“Urban Hiking” keeps popping up as the fastest growing trend in hiking. But what, exactly, is an urban hike? When you want to get outside, or you may not have personal transportation, or you don’t want to drive all the way to the trailhead, maybe...
by Lisa Alonge | Jan 20, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, 4-5 Miles, Family, History, Neighborhoods, Northeast Neighborhoods, Urban
An Urban Hike through Denver’s Conflicted Affair with MLK, Race Relations, and the KKK Park Hill’s giant footprint to the east of City Park is actually divided into three “official” neighborhoods according to the City of Denver. For this walk...
by Lisa Alonge | Nov 9, 2019 | 2-3 Miles, 4-5 Miles, Family, Nature, Urban
Denver Hikes for Visitors *note: A version of this article first appeared as a Guest Post at www.ottsworld.com. New to Denver or just visiting? Does hiking at 10,000 feet of elevation worry you? What about just 5280 feet, like Denver’s Mile High? A little...
by Lisa Alonge | Jun 16, 2019 | 2-3 Miles, 4-5 Miles
Three Great Denver Walks for Music Lovers Denver draws some of the best musicians in the industry. It’s been happening for almost a hundred years. From the first performance of Ave Maria at Red Rocks to the giant Garth Brooks show at Mile High Stadium, Denver...
