One of my favorite rides so far this year was hands-down one that I took with my good friend, John Nicholas. We shared the trail with all sorts of bikers, rollerbladers, walkers (ducks, dogs) out enjoying one of the first beautiful days we had this spring. The trail, which is sunken about 15 feet below street level and runs along an urban stream made for a very interesting ride. There were lots of bridges – both overhead and along the path, little hills and curves, plenty of trees, shrubs and flowers, tiny waterfalls and dams in the water as well as some terrain areas for kayakers to play around in. Denver has obviously put a lot of thought and resources into this path which really enriches the city and, as John mentioned, serves as a main commuter route during the week. I’m pretty jealous.
- Katie
Where: Cherry Creek Trail, Denver CO
The Route: from Downtown Denver (near LoDo) to the Cherry Creek Reservoir
Who: Katie Svec & John Nicholas
When: couple months ago
Why: It was my first time to Denver & a the path was a great way to explore the city
“We passed out the night before at 7pm after a long day of skiing followed by a quick stop at a wine tasting - a perfect recipe for sleep. So, we were well rested for our Sunday Morning Bike ride. It took us an hour of attempting to pump up the tires with a broken hand pump before we finally threw in the towel, went to REI, bought a new pump and you bought that orange biking wind breaker to impress your BF John with on your Eurotrip. We got back to my place, pumped up the tires and were off. We did a quick 12 mile ride on the Cherry Creek trail through downtown and south of downtown, stopping in Washington Park to watch the volleyballers and for me to catch my breath and rest my bum which is not used to bike seats. We turned around and came back, decided to get some crepes and almost missed your flight. If I remember correctly, it was a beautiful day.” –John Nicholas
