Urban Naturalist: The size of the city.

[futurebird]

Running in the city is one of the best ways to learn a neighborhood, and the surrounding neighborhoods and then the whole borough… and then the whole town and then the county. As day by day I grew stronger, running further and further, New York City seemed to shrink under my feet, bridges and parks, that once seemed so far away now seemed close. I

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[majortom_thecat]

This is lovely! I live in a pretty bike-friendly town, but there are still days like that.

[urbpan]

Nice piece. Makes me want to go for an urban kayak ride. Makes me see what I'm missing by not being a runner.

I don't miss the hostility of motorists toward cyclists, but I do miss seeing the city that way: silently, swiftly.

[purejuice]

i love it when you talk green. i look forward to your posts. write on!

[whitecrow0]

Lovely.

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