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Going all-in on urbanism doesn't mean you have to give up on spending time in the outdoors; in fact, many urbanists love going camping! We'll talk to a city planner about creating car-free camping opportunities, and then follow a group on a hare-brained winter bike trip to ski and camp at Afton.

Episode summary

00:00:00 | Intro
00:00:59 | Park amenities encourage different types of camping
00:09:51 | Comprehensive plans
00:18:13 | Ian's ideal urbanism
00:23:15 | TransitLink
00:27:36 | Winter ski and campout at Afton
00:33:29 | What drew you to this trip?
00:36:32 | Brief summary of the trip
00:41:11 | What was your favorite part?
00:44:20 | What was the biggest challenge?
00:50:12 | What changes to the system could have helped?
00:57:54 | Would you do it again?
01:01:06 | Outro

Photos from the Afton Trip

Brian, Ian, and James posing triumphantly with the sign at the entrance to Afton State Park.

A bike with a trailer behind it, a bag of skis mounted on it.

Ian and James straddling their bikes. The sidewalk they are on is covered in snow, and they are fully laden with panniers and backpacks.

Close-up of Brian's arm. On the outside of his long sleeve is a thin layer of frost.

Close-up of the parts of Ian's bike that got the most snow caked on them.

Afua posing with her bags next to the TransitLink bus that arrived to bring her back to the Cities.

A small cabin in the woods surrounded by snow, the sunrise catching the cabin just right.

Selfie of James with the bikes on the porch.

Ian and two of Brian's friends posing on skis and snowboards at the base of a ski slope.

Selfie of Ian, James, Brian, and Afua taking a rest break during a hike.

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Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on their website.

Unless otherwise noted, photos are by Ian R Buck.

This episode was hosted and edited by Ian R Buck, with transcript by Mike Allen, first of his name. Christy Marsden is our awesome guest booker, and technical assistance is provided by the super professional Brian Mitchell. If you're able to help make sure this team gets paid for the hard work they do, please consider donating. We really appreciate it!

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