How do you usually find a walking path, jogging trail, equestrian route or new park? Friends? Newspaper? Word of Mouth? Google? Thanks to innovative GIS technology, many counties and cities are creating interactive maps that are intuitive, simple and fun to explore. Douglas County just recently launched Douglas County Outdoors which has an easy-to-use digital [...]

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Hop on your bike and ride the Canal headed east past the Aurora Municipal Center (after checking out Globalfest!), avoid busy Chambers by using the underpass, and keep riding along Delaney Farm until you reach East Tollgate Creek. There you will see the Centre Hills Disc Golf [...]

Looking for a new recreational trail loop in the South Metro Denver area? Thanks to an impressive network of trails maintained by the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District, you can easily connect segments of the High Line Canal, Mineral Trail, Mary Carter Greenway and Lee Gulch Trail to create a perfect 7.25-mile loop. You [...]

For close to a year I have been intimately involved with the High Line Canal Conservancy, helping to grow their social media presence, and have become aware of the varied benefits offered by the 71-mile canal and trail corridor. Benefits quite similar to those along the Atlanta Beltline – where I now live [...]

On July 20th and 21st, the High Line Canal Conservancy hosted  it's second "Adventure on the High Line Canal: Charting our Course for the Next Century" Open House Series. These events were held at the Expo Recreation Center in Aurora, Eloise May Library in Arapahoe County and Eisenhower Recreation Center in Denver. Over 200 people participated in these [...]