Humans of Dogs at Dog Park

***Empieza*** el nuevo año ***2026*** caminando en la 🌳***Naturaleza***, todo a un paso de ***BCN*,** ¿te apuntas? / ***Start*** the new year ***2026*** with a hike in 🌳***Nature***, just a stone's throw from ***BCN***. Are you up for it? Explora los bosques del 🏞️***Parc Natural de la Serra de Collserola*** en una excursión circular desde Vallvidrera y disfruta de una deliciosa tortilla de patatas casera de ***©BackToNature*** / Explore the forests of the 🏞️***Serra de Collserola Natural Park*** on a loop hike from Vallvidrera and enjoy a delicious homemade potato omelette from ***©BackToNature*** **• 🥾Datos excursión/Hike data:🥾** Circular-Loop / Vallvidrera (Barcelona) / 11km / +450m / 3-4h / **IBP=57** * Si tu forma física es media, la excursión será **MEDIA** *(51* ≤ IBP ≤ *75*) / If your fitness level is medium, the hike will be **MEDIUM** (*51* ≤ IBP ≤ *75*) * *([https://www.ibpindex.com/index.php/es/](https://www.ibpindex.com/index.php/es/))* Vallvidrera, Font Sant Ramon, Pantà Vallvidrera, ⛰️Turó Castellví (461m), ⛰️Turó Can Pasqual (473m), ⛰️Turó de la Peça (433m), Coll de Can Cuiàs, Vallvidrera. * *(https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/routebtn-turons-castellvi-pasqual-peca-133833877)* **• 🌮Qué llevar/ What's needed:🎒** * 🥾 Calzado y ropa para caminar por la naturaleza/Appropriate footwear and clothing * 🥪 Algo de comida y agua/Some food and water • **💰Qué está incluido/What's included:💰** * 💶Precio/Cost: **FREE (**\*\*Este evento es ***gratuito*** porque es nuestro primer hike del año/\*\*This event is ***free*** because it is our first hike of the year) * 🥞Tortilla de patatas de ©BackToNature/Spanish potato omelette from ©BackToNature * 🦮Guia de Montaña Certificado/Certified Mountain Guide * ⛑️Seguros de Responsabilidad Civil + Accidentes/Civil Liability + Accident Insurance **• 📧BTN WhatsApp community:📧** * Únete a la comunidad de WhatsApp de BACK TO NATURE y accede a la información semanal actualizada de los eventos programados: / Join the BACK TO NATURE WhatsApp community and get weekly updates on scheduled events: (*[https://chat.whatsapp.com/IN8tZVurLer0quTpPoLfV9](https://chat.whatsapp.com/IN8tZVurLer0quTpPoLfV9*)*) **• 🦮Contacto/Contact:🦮** Mario Badosa Cases - Guia de Montaña Certificado/Certified Mountain Guide - **687 66 19 22** \- mariobadosa@gmail\.com

**🌿 Yoga and Creativity for Families at Ciutadella Park 🌿** Join us for a unique experience of connection and fun in nature! In this special class, children and families will enjoy a magical blend of yoga, creativity, and healing sounds. **What will we do?** 🌈 We’ll start with a gentle and playful yoga practice to awaken the body and imagination. 🎨 Next, we’ll explore our creativity through expressive games and group art activities. 🌱 To end the session, we’ll relax with calming sounds from healing instruments like Tibetan bowls and maracas, bringing peace to the body and mind. **Event details:** 🕰️ Duration: 1 hour 💰 Price: 20 euros per family 1 adult + 1 kids 📍 Location: Ciutadella Park (meeting point: near the central fountain) 📲 To book your spot, **please always call me on WhatsApp:** +34 66 119 2530 Come and enjoy a unique experience filled with movement, creativity, and family harmony. See you at the park! 💚 **🌿 Yoga y Creatividad para Familias en el Parque Ciudadela 🌿** ¡Únete a una experiencia única de conexión y diversión en plena naturaleza! En esta clase especial, niños y familias disfrutarán de una combinación mágica de yoga, creatividad y sonidos sanadores. **¿Qué haremos?** 🌈 Empezaremos con una práctica de yoga suave y divertida para despertar el cuerpo y la imaginación. 🎨 Luego, exploraremos nuestra creatividad a través de juegos expresivos y actividades artísticas en grupo. 🌱 Para finalizar, nos relajaremos con un momento de calma al ritmo de instrumentos sanadores, como cuencos tibetanos y maracas, permitiendo que el cuerpo y la mente se llenen de paz. **Detalles del evento:** 🕰️ Duración: 1 hora 💰 Precio: 20 euros por familia 1 Adulto + 1 nino@ 📍 Lugar: Parque Ciudadela (punto de encuentro: junto a la fuente central) 📲 Para reservar tu plaza, **por favor llámame siempre por WhatsApp:** +34 66 119 2530 Ven a disfrutar de una experiencia diferente, llena de movimiento, creatividad y armonía en familia. ¡Nos vemos en el parque! 💚

Join us for a fun afterwork hangout at Wild Rover Bar where you can socialize, make new friends, and enjoy a great time with like-minded individuals. Whether you're a sports fan looking to catch the game with fellow enthusiasts, or if you simply want to unwind after a long day at work, this event is perfect for you. Connect with international friends, network with others in a relaxed atmosphere, and create lasting memories while enjoying good food and drinks. Let's make this evening a memorable one filled with laughter, friendly conversations, and a vibrant social ambiance. Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6pm to 10pm! p.s. don’t forget about the happy hours! 2 pints of estrella 8€ 2 glasses of vine 8€ 2 mix drinks 12€

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**Ens trobarem a les onze del matí (11:00 h), a la boca de metro de l’estació BARCELONETA (L-4 groga).** Un cop apuntats, si finalment, pel motiu que sigui, no podeu venir, agrairem que us doneu de baixa. Durant el recorregut, no hi ha garanties de que es contestin les trucades, ni tampoc els missatges, estarem massa enfeinats fent fotos. Durant el recorregut, cadascú de nosaltres serà responsable de no perdre el grup, no obstant, si algú es perd, ens podrem retrobar més tard al lloc on haurem quedat prèviament. QUE FAREM: Abans de res aclarir que això no és una classe, ni un curs, ni tampoc un taller de fotografia. Això és una trobada de gent interessada en la fotografia urbana, de carrer, una trobada de gent interessada en les ciutats, en les persones que hi viuen i en les activitats que s’hi fan. Passejarem pels carrers de la ciutat a la recerca de les coses que ens puguin agradar, interessar, sorprendre, anirem a la recerca de la bellesa. Al mateix temps, la trobada també ens permetrà conèixer gent amb la mateixa afició que nosaltres i podrem intercanviar idees, impressions i coneixements. No cal portar un gran equip, n’hi haurà prou amb una càmera petita que ens permeti passar desapercebuts i no ser gaire invasius. Cadascú podrà fer servir la tècnica fotogràfica que més li convingui en cada moment. Tothom és benvingut, gent de totes les edats, des de principiants fins a experts. És gratuït, només es demana una mica d’entusiasme. Ens ho passarem molt bé! BENVINGUTS!

**👉 Este grupo es para ti si...** * 💪🏻 Tienes el nivel físico que exige la ruta * 😃 Traes buena energía y ganas de pasarlo bien **⛄️** **¿ CÓMO APUNTARTE ? :** 1. Pulsa asistiré en este meetup 2. Deja tu móvil al inscribirte 3. Acepta la Normativa de Seguridad [aquí](https://forms.gle/B5DzcPVxBSYNfyAH7) 4. Haz pago reserva de 15 € [aquí](https://www.guaita.info/event-details/raquetas-rasos-de-peguera-3-enero)👈 ★ **POR QUÉ ELEGIR GUAITA:** ✅ **Grupos de unas 20 personas**, para que cada caminata sea cercana y auténtica. ✅ **Guía profesional y local** que cuida cada detalle del recorrido. ✅ **Conexiones reales:** nuevas amistades y momentos que realmente importan. **⛄️ ¿ ES FÁCIL HACER RAQUETAS DE NIEVE ?** Sí, efectivamente. Las raquetas se adaptan a tus botas, así puedes caminar por la nieve sin hundirte, ni resbalar, si hay hielo. Es como caminar, pero un poco más lento. Nada que ver con esquiar, donde sí hace falta un tiempo y práctica de aprendizaje. **⛄️ ¿QUÉ VAMOS A HACER?:** * 7,30 h Salimos de Barcelona * 9,30 h Desayunamos en Rasos de Peguera y después recogemos raquetas y bastones para alquilar quien necesite * 10,30 h Comenzamos ruta raquetas de nieve de 10 km en total y 380 m de desnivel. Ruta panorámica entre bosques, prados nevados y nieve recién caída. * Después de esta inspiradora ruta y de devolver el material, vamos al bar a celebrar este día juntos * Regreso a Barcelona, al mismo punto de encuentro, llegando aprox. 19 h **⛄️ NIVEL RUTA: Medio- Fácil** **⛄️ PUNTO DE ENCUENTRO 1:** 7,30 h en la fuente delante del Colegio Jesús Maria, Av/Meridiana, 392, Barcelona. [Aquí](https://maps.app.goo.gl/PKVkSMCn3Vbd5B5d6) **⛄️** **PUNTO DE ENCUENTRO 2,** 9 h quedamos para empezar a desayunar en Rasos de Peguera, [aquí](https://maps.app.goo.gl/7r5KPzHKmi8zuYBi9) ★ **GUIA:** Jordi Calvo. Fundador y guía de Guaita ★ **Guía titulado TD2 Media Montaña** e **inscrito** en el Consell Català de l´Esport: 013629 ★ ★ **INVERSIÓN:** 25 €: Reserva de 15 € [aquí](https://www.guaita.info/event-details/raquetas-rasos-de-peguera-3-enero) + 10 € efectivo Si haces pago reserva a partir 2 enero serán 30 €. **Incluye:** 🥾 Excursión guiada por guía experto Jordi Calvo 🔝 Seguro Accidentes + Seguro Responsabilidad Civil + Iva **No Incluye:** \- 10 € Coste Transporte desde el punto 1\. \- Alquiler Raquetas y bastones: 13 € \- Cualquier cosa no especificada en el apartado incluye\. **\* DESCUENTO 10 €** si llevas coche desde Punto 1 y llevas a 3 o 4 guaitas más. **★ Política de Cancelación:** \- Cancelación gratuita hasta 48 h antes que comience el evento\. **★ QUÉ LLEVAR:** 🥾 Botas de senderismo. 🎒 mochila \- gorro\, guantes\, gafas de sol 🧣 **Ropa:** lo ideal es vestirse por **capas**. Utiliza una **capa térmica** como base y una **capa impermeable** o cortavientos como protección exterior. \- y el viernes\, el guía pondrá \+ detalladamente qué cosas traer en el grupo whatsapp ★ **Términos y Condiciones de Contratación y más** [aquí](https://www.guaita.info/terminosycondiciones) 📱 + info: 671684858 **👉 Descubre vídeos, fotos y testimonios en** nuestro instagram, [aquí ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOfpBaBjBWI/)🎥

First Sundays are free admission at Franklin Park Conservatory. Sunday, January 4th, is also the last day The Palm House will be open before renovations begin. Let’s meet, enjoy a respite from January weather, and wander the gardens. Free neanthe bella palms are available to guests, beginning at 10am, while supplies last. Afterwards, we can visit the nearby East Market (212 Kelton Avenue).

Our January program is privileged to have Kristen Tregar as our speaker. Ms. Tregar is the co-author with John de Lancie (the actor who portrayed the character Q on Star Trek next generation) of a radio play depicting the events surrounding the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial. The trial decided the issue of some of the Dover school district board members attempting to insert creationism disguised as "intelligent design" into the 9th grade biology curriculum. She will discuss the trial and the process of writing the play. (Bob Leonhard has seen the play and it is riveting and tense). Ms. Tregar's bio is below: Kristen Tregar is a dramaturg, director, playwright, and theatre teacher. She earned her Ph.D. in Drama and Theatre from the UC San Diego and UC Irvine joint program. In addition, she has a MS in Forensic Science from City University of New York- John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a MA in Educational Theatre from New York University- Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. In 2013, in collaboration with Irish colleagues, she founded *The Ireland Project*, an intercontinental devised theatre work with high school students in New York and Tallaght, Ireland. Her original short story "Far From Here" was recently published in *Stay Awhile Longer: More Scenes From Temecula Valley*. She has two rescued dogs (Kira and Harry) and she rides, competes, and foxhunts with her horses, Andromache and Baker Street Irregular. Food and drinks will be provided at the event. Feel free to show up a little bit early to hang out and talk. Going forward our meetings will be hybrid. You can meet us in-person or attend online Join Zoom Meeting [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87836564953?pwd=4Mi57ElZkDIFlb1fnlNwOJ0NiOK4tP.1](https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87836564953?pwd=4Mi57ElZkDIFlb1fnlNwOJ0NiOK4tP.1) Meeting ID: 878 3656 4953 Passcode: 760812 One tap mobile +19292056099,,87836564953#,,,,\*760812# US (New York) +13017158592,,87836564953#,,,,\*760812# US (Washington DC) The formal presentation will start at noon

**History** [Blacklick Woods Metro Park](https://www.metroparks.net/parks-and-trails/blacklick-woods/), established in 1949, holds the distinction of being the first Columbus Metro Park. Its creation stemmed from a post-World War II push to preserve natural areas amid rapid suburban growth. The land, originally farmland and woodlots along Blacklick Creek, was acquired by the Columbus Metropolitan Park Board through donations and purchases. Early efforts focused on basic trail development and reforestation to combat erosion. The park's name derives from the creek, which early settlers called "Black Lick" due to its dark, mineral-rich waters. By the 1950s, it served as a model for the expanding Metro Parks system. In the 1960s, Blacklick Woods expanded significantly with additional land acquisitions, reaching over 600 acres. A golf course was added in 1964, one of the first public courses in the region, designed to generate revenue for park maintenance. Native American artifacts, including arrowheads from the Adena culture, were discovered during construction, highlighting the area's prehistoric use as hunting grounds. The park introduced interpretive programs to educate visitors on local ecology and history. Flood control measures along the creek became a priority after heavy rains caused damage. These developments solidified its role as a recreational hub. The 1970s and 1980s brought environmental awareness, leading to habitat restoration projects at Blacklick Woods. Invasive species were removed, and native wildflowers were planted in the meadows. A nature center opened in 1976, featuring exhibits on wetlands and forests. The park's slate-covered bridge, a remnant of 19th-century infrastructure, was preserved as a historic feature. Birdwatching gained popularity with the addition of observation decks. Community volunteers played a key role in trail maintenance and cleanups. During the 1990s, Blacklick Woods underwent major upgrades, including paved multi-use trails for biking and hiking. The Walter A. Tucker Nature Preserve, a 53-acre old-growth forest within the park, was dedicated in 1995 to protect rare beech-maple woodlands. Educational partnerships with local schools introduced field trips on topics like stream ecology. The golf course was renovated to improve playability while minimizing environmental impact. Annual events, such as the fall festival, drew thousands to celebrate the park's natural beauty. These enhancements balanced recreation with conservation. In the 21st century, Blacklick Woods has adapted to increasing visitation with sustainable practices. Solar panels were installed at facilities in the 2010s to reduce energy costs. The park now spans 643 acres, offering diverse habitats from wetlands to uplands. Recent initiatives include pollinator gardens and prescribed burns to maintain prairie areas. It remains a flagship for the Metro Parks, inspiring similar preservations system-wide. Ongoing archaeological surveys continue to uncover traces of early inhabitants. **Map of the Park** Here is a [map of Blacklick Woods](https://www.metroparks.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/BLK-map-May-2025-with-extended-greenway_1980px.jpg). **Summary** For this event, we will hike about 4.5 miles by doing a couple loops of the Buttonbush, Tucker, Maple Loop, and Beech trails. Blacklick Woods is a very nice park, but it is generally flat and not strenuous, so this will be one of the easier hikes that we do. **Where We'll Meet** Drive all the way to the back of the park to the parking lot that is nearest the Nature Center. There are restrooms here next to the Canopy Walk. We'll meet near these restrooms. Speaking of the [Canopy Walk](https://www.metroparks.net/blog/canopy-walk-is-your-gateway-to-the-sky/), it's not officially part of the event this time. However, if interested people want to freelance and check it out after the hike (before heading to the brewery), that's okay. **After the Hike** After we're done with the trails, we'll head to [Prost Beer & Wine Café](https://prostcafe.com/) for drinks and [food](https://prostcafe.com/reynoldsburg-prost-beer-and-wine-cafe-food-menu). The actual address of the brewery is [7354 E Main St, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068](https://www.google.com/maps/place/7354+E+Main+St,+Reynoldsburg,+OH+43068/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x8838648cfb8d2dbb:0x545274bab130e9bb?sa=X&ved=1t:242&ictx=111), and we should be there by 5:00 if you just want to do that and skip the hike.