On Sunday, my fiance’ and I decided to meet some friends and go for a hike. Now my fiance’ and are from an outer city area about a half an hour away from any major city. We drove into Northwest Portland and we were all ready for a hike. We had all of our hiking gear on including: hiking boots, clothes comfortable to hike in, sunscreen because it was so hot outside and even hats to protect our faces from the sun. We were ready to go, but this was going to be a different type of hike then we ever expected!
Urban hiking is a lot like a regular hike except for you are in the city. So instead of walking through a forest and hopping over rocks and dirt, we were hiking around the city and dodging people and cars. It is funny to think that we prepared for the hike the same way that we would have prepared if we were going on a forest hike. Urban hiking is a good alternative if you live in the city and do not want to drive to far to get some exercise and enjoy the scenery. Next time you are in a big city and you want to go for a hike I recommend you go urban hiking!