by Lisa Alonge | Mar 12, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, 4-5 Miles, 6+ Miles, Family, Hikes, History, Urban
Sometimes, driving on I-70 or 285 for an hour or more through traffic and snow can quell the gumption to go for a hike near Denver. Why put yourself through that hassle when you can go for a hike right here in metro Denver much more quickly, giving you extra time to...
by Lisa Alonge | Mar 11, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, 4-5 Miles, 6+ Miles, Family, History, Nature, Urban
Fifteen Denver Hikes to Get You Outside This Summer Can’t find a camp, don’t have time to go to the mountains, and need something to do in our New Abnormal? Feeling a little stir-crazy (yet healthy) in your house and just want to move? We’ve got...
by Lisa Alonge | Feb 27, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, Neighborhoods, Southwest Neighborhoods, Urban
Walking through Denver’s Artsy Food Basket in Sun Valley and Valverde Sun Valley and Valverde sit next to each other on the west side of Denver along the Platte. There’s a lot going on in these two neighborhoods. From large commercial cold-pack freezers to...
by Lisa Alonge | Feb 27, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, East Neighborhoods, Neighborhoods, Urban
Four Miles from Downtown, Pioneer Yourself through Washington Virginia Vale Washington Virginia Vale: it’s a long name for a neighborhood. Although the area contains Denver’s oldest home at 715 South Forest Street, the current configuration of this...
by Lisa Alonge | Feb 26, 2020 | 4-5 Miles, History, Neighborhoods, Northwest Neighborhoods, Urban
Twirl among Carousels on this West Highland Urban Hike The story of West Highland neighborhood is very similar to that of Highland neighborhood (notice no “s”, according to the official list of Denver neighborhoods.) Like its eastern neighbor, West...
by Lisa Alonge | Feb 25, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, Neighborhoods, Southwest Neighborhoods, Urban
An Academic Amble through University Neighborhood Potatoes. That’s what used to cover the land where the current University neighborhood is at Downing and University, I25 and Dartmouth. Dad Rufus H. “Potato” Clark was the great donor of the land, which developed...
