by Lisa Alonge | Feb 28, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, Family, History, Neighborhoods, Northeast Neighborhoods
Urban Hiking New Urbanism in Denver’s Stapleton (now Central Park) Neighborhood Stapleton. It’s a word filled with emotion and history for those that live in the neighborhood and for native residents from Denver. The largest neighborhood in Denver, this...
by Lisa Alonge | Feb 27, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, Family, History, Neighborhoods
Animals and Artwork Themes Amble You through La Alma/Lincoln Park Animals and Art might be the themes of La Alma/Lincoln Park neighborhood. With MaxFund, a no-kill pet shelter, on its eastern boundary and the Buckhorn Exchange on its western, both places show the...
by Lisa Alonge | Feb 5, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, Family, Neighborhoods, Northwest Neighborhoods
Five Points Neighborhood. Filled with Pride “Five Points isn’t a neighborhood,” said our guide, “it’s a location manufactured by Denver’s Tramway and made up of several neighborhoods who didn’t want to be called Five...
by Lisa Alonge | Jan 31, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, Family, History, Neighborhoods, Southwest Neighborhoods, Urban
A Circus-themed Urban Hike through Barnum Shows Elephants, Gorillas and Lions “There’s a sucker born every minute.” Or so said P.T. Barnum, co-founder of Barnum and Bailey’s Circus. Walking the Barnum neighborhood brings up the circus...
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...
