Saturday, October 01, 2005

High Line Canal Trail

I went for a bike ride today on the High Line Canal Trail. The trail runs completely through Denver, towards the mountains and is over 50 miles long. An entrance to the trail is only 1.5 miles from my apartment. It's a beautiful trail for running or biking, even horseback riding. There's a wildlife refuge area. You never know what animals you may see. Last weekend there was a snake on the trail. Today I biked past a house that had roosters crowing. I was running on the trail last weekend, and a girl on a horse was down on a dirt trail in a meadow that overlooks the mountains; I just thought to myself that it was incredible that 20 minutes from downtown Denver you can have such wide open spaces with scenic views and horses! I think it's the coolest thing that I can hop on my bike at my apartment or just walk out the door and go for a ride or run through such a beautiful place. That's what I imagined living in Colorado to be, and I haven't been disappointed.