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Kids and Exercise

Posted on August 26, 2012 by lisaadmin

The Best Way to Battle Childhood Obesity: Get Your Kid Moving! (Photos here) I heard a debate on CPR today about whether or not government money should be spent battling our country’s epidemic of obesity. As you doubtless know, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bike, children, colorado, cycling, Denver, eprd, Evergreen, evergreen park recreation district, exercise, family activities, hamm-greenawalt, hammster, Hammster media, hiking, kids, outdoors, recreation, road bike, road riding, run, running, swim, triathlon | Leave a comment

Climbing Mountains – Getting to Know Colorado from the Top

Posted on July 8, 2012 by lisaadmin

My husband Bob has discovered mountain climbing. At first it was 14ers. He climbed Mt. Bierstadt last fall with a networking group and got hooked on 14ers, vowing to try to climb every one in Colorado. For those not “in … Continue reading →

Posted in Evergreen Outdoors | Tagged 000, 12, 12ers, 14, 14ers. mountains, colorado, Denver, Evergreen, exercise, family activities, hamm, hamm-greenawalt, hammster, Hammster media, Hamster media, hiking, outdoors | Leave a comment

Berrian Mountain: A Hidden Gem in Evergreen South

Posted on June 3, 2012 by lisaadmin

I recently hiked up to the 9,147-foot peak of Berrian Mountain in Evergreen South with my daughter’s Girl Scout troop. Berrian is a Denver Mountain Park reached by driving up, up, up through a winding, hillside neighborhood off Rte. 73 … Continue reading →

Posted in Evergreen Outdoors | Tagged Berrian, colorado, conifer, Denver, denver mountain parks, Evergreen, evergreen south, family activities, girl scouts, hamm, hamm-greenawalt, hammster, Hammster media, Hamster media, hiking, outdoors | Leave a comment

Join the new Evergreen Multisport Club!

Posted on May 25, 2012 by lisaadmin

I love to work out, but I haven’t found the right group in Evergreen. The Denver Road Runners are too far away. Team Evergreen is too intense – I don’t always want to ride 50 or 100 miles over mountain … Continue reading →

Posted in Evergreen Outdoors | Tagged club, colorado, conifer, cycling, Denver, Evergreen, exercise, hamm, hamm-greenawalt, hammster, Hammster media, Hamster media, hiking, lisa hamm-greenawalt, multisport, outdoors, road bike, road riding, running, skiing | Leave a comment

The Swimming Hole and the Castle

Posted on April 8, 2012 by lisaadmin

On one of those late winter days when the air was unseasonably warm but the ground was still covered with snow, Lexie and I decided to take a walk in the Lair. Lair o’ the Bear, my favorite name for … Continue reading →

Posted in Evergreen Outdoors, Uncategorized | Tagged castle, colorado, Denver, dunafon, Evergreen, family activities, hamm, hamm-greenawalt, Hammster media, hiking, idledale, lair o' the bear, outdoors, snow, spring, swimming hole, winter | Leave a comment

Fire in the Back Yard

Posted on March 27, 2012 by lisaadmin

Yesterday I got an urgent text message in my cellphone through Reverse 911 that 100 homes were being evacuated near Pleasant Park Road in Conifer because of a wildfire. A fire? In CONIFER?? This is the sort of story I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Evergreen Outdoors, Transplanted New Yorker, Uncategorized | Tagged colorado, conifer, Evergreen, fall, firefighter, fishing, hamm, hamm-greenawalt, hammster, Hammster media, hiking, idledale, lake, Linda Kirkpatrick, North fork fire, outdoors, wildfire | Leave a comment

Cracks

Posted on March 14, 2012 by lisaadmin

I drove by Evergreen Lake this morning and saw it: the first crack. A big long crack along the lake, running from the mouth of the creek almost to the dam. The first omen of approaching spring. Just a week … Continue reading →

Posted in Evergreen Outdoors | Tagged colorado, Evergreen, fall, fishing, hamm, hamm-greenawalt, hammster, Hammster media, hiking, lake, Linda Kirkpatrick, outdoors, skiing, snow, transitions, winter | Leave a comment

Transitions

Posted on March 14, 2012 by lisaadmin

I hate transitions. That is, I hate the transitions between seasons. When I am in a season, I am thoroughly and completely committed. I live, eat and breathe that season. It’s winter? I want to ski, snowshoe, feel the snow … Continue reading →

Posted in Evergreen Outdoors | Tagged colorado, Evergreen, fall, hamm, hamm-greenawalt, hammster, Hammster media, hiking, lake, outdoors, skiing, snow, spring, summer, transitions, winter | Leave a comment

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