Top 25 Cities To Raise An Outdoor Child
Posted by David Hanenburg on 23 Jul 2009 at 8:52 am | Tagged as: family
Crunching 38 various metrics, Backpacker put together a list of the top 25 cities to raise an outdoor child.
The top 25 include:
1. Boulder, CO
2. Jackson, WY
3. Durango, CO
4. Flagstaff, AZ
5. Juneau, AK
6. Seattle, WA
7. Colorado Springs, CO
8. Burlington, VT
9. Fort Collins, CO
10. Lebanon, NH
11. Asheville, NC
12. Portland, ME
13. Hood River, OR
14. Manchester, NH
15. Harrisonburg, VA
16. Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna, CA
17. Sevierville, TN
18. Bozeman, MT
19. Rapid City, SD
20. Brevard, NC
21. Madison, WI
22. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
23. Glens Falls, NY
24. Duluth, MN
25. Wheeling, WV
No all that surprising, Colorado has many cities in the list.
Lists like these are always kind of fun to look at but they guarantee nothing.
Simple formula to have an outdoor child:
- Be a parent that is active outdoors
- Be active as a family outdoors
This formula can happen anywhere. No excuses!
Be active – Feel the buzz!
David – EnduranceBuzz.com
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