Connecting the High Line Canal Trail – Walking all 71 miles! The Whole Story *This post was originally written for the High Line Canal Conservancy. Note 2020: Updated with reflection. A Journey Begins Dateline: 2016. Walking 71 miles is no small feat. In order to...
High Line Canal Trail Trailheads and Segments With 71 miles of trail snaking from Waterton Canyon to Green Valley Ranch, jumping on the High Line Canal Trail is easy. But finding the trailheads can sometimes be a bit difficult. Passing through 11 jurisdictions as a...
Download an interactive map of this route here. The Quality Hill Historic District in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood has giant mansions, historic apartment buildings, mansions-turned-apartments, and single-family homes. You’ll find beauty on every...
Hike Fall Color in Denver Fall is quickly approaching in the mountains, and it will soon be here in Denver. You can see it by the subtle yellowing of the cottonwoods and ash trees in Denver and the vibrant golden changes in the Aspen in the mountains. Fall in Denver...
Trail Crowded? Try these Denver Trails Instead If you read lists of places to hike in Denver or near Denver, you’ll find they tend to be all the same. No wonder the trail heads exceed capacity by 9 AM, and rangers attempt to turn away late-comers. The problem...
A Secret Gem in Clayton Honestly, I had no idea where Clayton was. Although I had driven past Clayton College at the corner of MLK and Colorado a gazillion times, I had no idea that tucked up north of MLK, east of Colorado, West of York, and south of 40th Ave was a...
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