Normally when you think of hiking the images that come to mind include mountain trails, scenic expanses, solitude, and unsure footings. Not when I go hiking. I go hiking in big cities surrounded by skyscrapers, strangers that you pass by, and paved sidewalks. This of course is not how I normally hike (I too take the traditional idea of hiking as mountain hiking), but this is what I spent my time doing yesterday. I walked up and down the big square blocks of Salt Lake City taking in all the surroundings that appeared at every step and turn that I took.
I viewed cathedrals (inside and out). I marveled at the rich old architecture of building painstakingly put together in years long past. I experienced the bustle of crowded outdoor shopping malls. I even took part in an interview for one of the state newspapers. So much activity coursing through a vibrant city. Everywhere you went people walking through life taking it causally or fast paced.
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