Denver
This is it. My first blog. Today is July 11th.
Confessions of an Urban Suburbanite is my life in the Urban Burbs. That is, I don’t live in downtown Denver but I don’t live out in the middle of no where. I am about 4 miles from downtown. I live on the old route of the trolley system that zigzagged through the expanding city of Denver as more homes where built south of capital hill in the early teens. There are bars in all directions, restaurants, 7-11’s, a bike shop, dog supply store, and a coffee shop all with in about a 1 to 5 minute walk. It is like living with the urban convenience of closeness to everything but being able to have the suburban backyard. I am just a bike ride away from crack heads in one direction and in the other Washington park. It is the best of both worlds. I love Denver. If I want to go out to the bars I can and if I want sanctuary from the drink I can go to a clean, syringe free park and ride my bike. I moved into this neighborhoods so my dogs could have a backyard, it was close to the bike path to school, and I don’t need a car. I hate driving now. Denver is turning me into a tree hugger faster than you can say recycle. So that’s my first blog. So now you know where I am set up at so that my adventures into Capital Hill, over to Broadway, and to the park make a little more sense. I will be traveling by bike until the winter when I become train and bus bound. That’s it for today. Summer school calls.
