bye, bye denton.

While the TWU Golf Course and the Denton Square were cool places to see on foot, Denton was too small for us.  So, we leased out our house, packed up 4 bedrooms and 3 baths, sent our kids off to college, and moved to Downtown Dallas to live in a tiny 1 bedroom apartment in a high rise just off Main Street.  Our adventures really started once we got to the big city.  We settled into a life wrapped around commuting to work via the Dart train, and starting an urban hiking (walking) club downtown.  We exercised, explored the city, walked to new restaurants, found new parks and challenging routes, walking 20 - 40 miles a week with a small group of walking enthusiasts who not only had company on their quest for healthy living, but also got a history lesson from my husband who has spent a lot of time reading about the history of what we now call, "our city." 

why we love being urban.

We started hiking (off-road walking) while we were still in a small Texas town just north of Dallas.  This is where we raised our kids, where we shopped, where we spent most of our time caring for our home.  But at some point, you just have to do something different.  So we started re-discovering our cool little hometown on foot. We would walk through the local golf course and head downtown. The Denton Square is a hot spot, full of culture, music, great shops, and great restaurants.  We started walking to dinner, walking to Walgreen's, walking to the grocery store, walking to visit friends. Walking, when everyone else is driving.  Walking, to stay in shape, but also to get a feel for our city.  And so began our version of "urban hiking" in a somewhat rural setting.  We loved it, but decided that there just wanted enough to see and do on foot in a small town.  What should we do to quench our thirst for new routes, new places to see, new restaurants, new coffee shops?  We ignited a fire and a desire for urban living and we haven't stopped hiking since.