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Mappy Hour

We’re a community of urban dwelling outdoor enthusiasts. Our goal at Mappy Hour is to create safe and supportive physical and digital spaces for urban dwellers looking to connect with nature, outdoor recreation and each other.

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Watch: NYC Urban Park Ranger Dan

  Ranger Dan talks about becoming a Park Ranger, current challenges and safety guidelines during COVID, and the best places to fish, hike, kayak and...
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Watch: Exploring Chicago’s Forest Preserve Ecosystems

BACKYARD ADVENTURES CHICAGO Artt Mathews, Operations Manager at our Department of Conservation & Experiential Programming at the Cook County Forest Preserves talks with #MappyHourCHI Chapter...
Adventure

Biking Through Crisis: An Interview with Samantha M.

As we explore ways to travel and find the outdoors by bike near New York City, we wanted to hear from local experts to...
Adventure

Exploring Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Tree National Park is one of those “perfect places”. Sunshine, world class climbing (who doesn’t love some granite), some of the wonkiest rocks...
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Bikepacking

Watch: Biking the World with Judi Desire

From finding bike co-ops in Rio to getting life advice in Vietnam, Judi Desire of Uptown Bronx Bicycle has used her bike to travel the world and meet new people.
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Adventure

Watch: Bikepack Trip Planning

Cassandra Brooklyn is a travel writer and guidebook author based in New York City. She shares her stories of bikepacking locally and internationally and provides tips and tricks for planning your next bikepacking adventure!
Adventure

Bikepack NYC to Ward Pound Ridge Reservation

We're all looking for an easy, local escape these days and what better way than by bike? This itinerary whisks you out of New...
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Bikepacking

Watch: Intro to Bike Touring

Joe Nocella of 718 Cyclery & Outdoors joins Mappy Hour for a night all about bikes, camping, and local adventure.
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News

The North Face Summer Base Camp offers free activities for at home adventure

The North Face (a Mappy Hour sponsor!) is launching a truly impressive line-up of at home activities and guides this coming Monday. While each...
News

2020: Summer of Bikepacking with Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Ah, the summer of 2020. We had so many plans for you and yet, here we are, stuck within the confines of our own...
Event Recap

Black Lives Matter

Hello dear Mappy Hour Community, I wanted to start by saying: Black Lives Matter. And while this post will be addressing macro events happening in the...
Speaker

Caiti Donovan: Co-Founder and CMO, SHEIS

Mappy Hour '20 Speaker Athletes are working hard on the pitch or the pitch (get it?) to bring gender equality into the world of...
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