You may know Miles from WBUR, NPR, or The Boston Globe. Now, you have the chance to join him on one of his iconic urban hikes! If you can't make the walk—4 PM out of Watertown Square—join us at the store for a presentation on urban trail creation.Â
For hike specifics, and to RSVP for that portion of the event, visit Miles' Eventbrite.
Per usual, we'll have refreshments and a chance-to-win some Patagonia gear.Â
4 PM: Hike with Miles.
7 PM: Doors open for presentation at Patagonia Cambridge.
7:30 PM: Presentation on urban trails.Â
Miles kicked off his editorial career as a writer for The Boston Phoenix and an opinion contributor to WBUR—Boston’s NPR station. Since them, his work has been featured in National Geographic, The Boston Globe, The New Republic, Lonely Planet, VICE, the Washington Post, Southwest: The Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Shelterforce, Boston Magazine, Dwell, and NBC News,
In 2022, he founded the Walking City Trail—a 27-mile urban hiking trail across Boston that runs from the Neponset River to Bunker Hill, passing through parks, urban woodlands, community gardens, and other green spaces. Each year, he offers guided section hikes along the trail—including nocturnal winter hikes! Click here to learn more about the Walking City Trail.
Miles also publishes Mind the Moss, a weekly newsletter about unusual hiking in New England’s wilderness areas, cities, and suburbs. Click here to read and subscribe to the newsletter.
Registration above is for the presentation at 7 PM. If you're just planning on joining Miles for the urban hike, visit the Eventbrite here! Come for one or the other, or both.Â
See you there.Â