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Nope, not the trolley coming at me. The sunrise was directly in line with the trolley tracks and for a few seconds I had to just stop running because the sun was just too intense.
Never know what you are going to see on an early morning run.
Showing posts with label Mountain Avenue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mountain Avenue. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Morning Run on Mountain
Sometimes the celestial bodies line up just so during one particular time of the year. I believe it was last week, when I was out for a morning run on Mountain Ave and I saw this....
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Nope, not the trolley coming at me. The sunrise was directly in line with the trolley tracks and for a few seconds I had to just stop running because the sun was just too intense.
Never know what you are going to see on an early morning run.
Nope, not the trolley coming at me. The sunrise was directly in line with the trolley tracks and for a few seconds I had to just stop running because the sun was just too intense.
Never know what you are going to see on an early morning run.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Mountain Avenue
If you have been to Old Town Fort Collins then you have heard of Mountain Avenue. I am going to spend the next few blog posts highlighting streets, businesses, landmarks, really whatever I am riding past just to give a flavor of Fort Collins. If you want me to cover something in particular, shoot me a message and I will do it.
This is not the most scenic shot of Mountain but remember it is January 24 (I took this today in our 65 degree weather). Why is Mountain popular? First, this shot is down one side of Mountain and you will notice how wide the street appears. From right to left we have (1) a wide parking lane, (2) a wide bike lane with lines on each side, (3) a wide single lane for cars, (4) a wide, tree lined grass median which also has tracks for a trolley car and then the pattern repeats for the other side for traffic, bikes, etc in the other direction.
There is also a wide grass and tree-lined space between the street and pedestrian sidewalk. All of the trees in the median and between the street and the sidewalk are owned and maintained by the city. Each resident is responsible for mowing, planting, maintaining the grass strip between the sidewalk and the street, but the city maintains road and utility easements in that space. The result is a wide, beautiful tree lined street that connects the business district of Old Town to City Park (a distance of about 2 miles).
Mountain Avenue also has a great mix of architecture with $250k homes next to $730k homes.
If you are visiting Fort Collins on a warm day and want to stretch your legs, take a walk down Mountain Ave, you won't be disappointed.
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There is also a wide grass and tree-lined space between the street and pedestrian sidewalk. All of the trees in the median and between the street and the sidewalk are owned and maintained by the city. Each resident is responsible for mowing, planting, maintaining the grass strip between the sidewalk and the street, but the city maintains road and utility easements in that space. The result is a wide, beautiful tree lined street that connects the business district of Old Town to City Park (a distance of about 2 miles).
Mountain Avenue also has a great mix of architecture with $250k homes next to $730k homes.
If you are visiting Fort Collins on a warm day and want to stretch your legs, take a walk down Mountain Ave, you won't be disappointed.
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