TechTreks

 Update: The hike will leave from the park ranger station at Chautauqua Park at 9:30am. I will be at Chautauqua Park at 9am to meet people. See you there.
Since I didn’t announce in time last week, the hike that had been planned will be moved to this week. TechTreks will be hiking Bear Peak this [...]

This last Sunday, Jared, his daughter, and I hiked from Chautauqua Park up to Royal Arch and back. It was a great hike on a beautiful, but hot, day. Jared and I discussed the rebranding of the site briefly, but mostly enjoyed the weather and exercise. See flickr for photos. Afterwards, Jared and I went [...]

In celebration of the rebranding from Hikes for Hackers to TechTreks, there will be a hike this Sunday (July 27th). Reply to @techtreks or leave a comment here with your suggestion for a good place to hike. See you on the trails,
Ryan

Although the “Hikes for Hackers” moniker rolled of the tongue nicely, I felt that there was something inherently intimidating with the word “Hackers.” It seemed to paint an instant picture in anyone’s mind that wasn’t necessarily positive for the group. To that end, I decided to rename the group to TechTreks. This did two things. [...]

Hello Helloooooo. On Sunday July, 20 Hikes for Hackers will be holding its second hike. This hike will meet at the parking lot of the Chautauqua Park and go to the Royal Arch and back. Like last time, it will meet 11am. You can read about the trail here and check out the calendar here. Also, [...]

The first hike was this morning. Thanks to Jared, Jason, and Stepan for coming out. There was a little confusion at the beginning as I started a hike that I organized in the wrong place. Oops. We ended up meeting at the top of the trail and hiked back down together. A post should be [...]