One way to go green is to Hike and Bike.
You can ride your bike rather than drive your car to help protect the planet. You can do this on a Saturday, when you’re going to do some quick short errands-to start out. You don’t have to start with a 20 mile ride. Start slow and enjoy the journey.
If you don’t want to ride, you can hike. Bring a cloth, heavy-duty, bag when you go for a walk. You can pick up a few groceries, go to the library and get a little exercise all at the same time.
Portland, Oregon is one of the best cities in the country for biking and hiking. Our City Council even designed a riverwalk just for us. There’s a path that has wonderful lighting, benches and easy access. You can walk around the waterfront and enjoy the scenery of the city. It’s the Portland Esplanade or Eastbank Esplanade.
Maybe your city has something similar to offer. If you take a few minutes to plan your errands around a nice walk, you might find that you really enjoy it and look forward to those short walks rather than dread doing the errands.
Life is short, we need to make the time to take the time, then we might enjoy the journey a little more.
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My family does this all the time. We live close to our little downtown, so we’re able to walk and bike everywhere — the library, the pharmacy, the post office, restaurants, etc. My husband bikes to work and I plan to do the same thing in the fall once my younger daughter no longer needs to be driven to school.