Walkin' Boulder: North Broadway
Walkin' Boulder
By Sue Deans
Training for a half-marathon walk, the former editor
of the Camera blogs about exploring Boulder
August 15, 2011
This is a frequent walk that I’ve done a number of times but I haven’t blogged about it yet, so here goes. It’s kind of a circle and I start at my house and go north on 19th Street to Yarmouth, then west to 14th, north to Lee Hill Road, west to Broadway and south to home. Or I can do it the other way around. Sometimes I take little detours as I did today. It’s usually about six miles and I usually do it in an hour and 45 minutes.
This pretty little park is on 19th north of Iris. I often see deer around here. Today a woman and her dog are the only occupants.
The deer are a little further north today, just before I get to Crestview Elementary, where it’s the first day of school. A family of three deer crossed the street one at a time, each looking both ways, with Dad bringing up the rear. Almost as if they were going to school!
The human families are out in force headed toward Crestview by bike, on foot and in school buses. I feel emotional watching the little ones with their moms and dads, remembering how it felt many years ago when I took my son to Bear Creek Elementary for the first day of kindergarten, then later to Flatirons Elementary, Base Line Junior High and Boulder High. I don’t think he let me take him to Boulder High, though. Maybe not even to Base Line (and yes, that’s how it was spelled. That building now houses New Vista High School.) I am a little annoyed at all the people trying to drive through the school zone who are obviously impatient with the kids and parents. It would be nice if they had taken a different route to work this morning.
Look out for bike traffic (video)!
EFAA’s new quarters at 15th and Yarmouth have their sign outside, letting passersby know what kinds of nonperishable items are needed for the Emergency Family Assistance Association’s food pantry. The sign might have gotten a little more notice when it was located at 9th and Arapahoe near their old building. But you can check EFAA’s website at http://efaa.org/index.php/What-we-do/Basic-Needs-Food.html to find out what they need.
I like this red rock sculpture in the little park at 14th and Yellow Pine Drive, in the Holiday neighborhood.
Over on Broadway a bigger landmark identifies the Uptown development. Coincidentally, when I get home and look at the Camera, Business Plus has a story about more development in North Boulder. http://www.dailycamera.com/business/ci_18664047
On the way home I take a detour to see the community gardens behind the Boulder Rec Center. An amazingly beautiful sight with sunflowers everywhere.
At home I see that my detours took me a little further than I thought: 6.71 miles in 2 hours. It’s feeling great!