Urban Hike Movement of 2024 with Drew Thrasher
Highlights of the Carolina Outdoors
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Show Notes
Segment 2, April 20th, 2024
POSTPONED HIKE UNTIL 4/28/2024 DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.
Taking a walk or a hike where you live is what the Urban Hike is all about. Urban Hike co-founder, Drew Thrasher, joins the Carolina Outdoors for a conversation about seeing where you live from a different perspective The perspective of a hike.Show Highlights:
- Thrasher, along with Jonathan Hemingway & David Herron, began the Urban Hike, six years ago in their neighborhood
- The intent was to get children outdoors, off their technology, & exercise
- Each year a different part of town is hiked
- 2024’s Hike goes from Freedom Park (near Princeton) & heads to NODA
- The length of the hike this year is 5 miles
- If it is Raining the Urban Hike happens the next week, April 28th, 2024
Things You’ll Learn by Listening:
A copy of the route and significant places:
There was a Soap Box Derby track near downtown Charlotte in the ’50s & ’60s
The Carolina Outdoors is powered by the Charlotte hiking store, Jesse Brown’s. Lace up your comfortable shoes, grab a water bottle, and join us for this 4 hour adventure!