{"id":262897927,"date":"2013-05-01T19:12:07","date_gmt":"2013-05-01T19:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=262897927"},"modified":"2013-05-01T19:12:07","modified_gmt":"2013-05-01T19:12:07","slug":"explore-columbia-family-bike-club-and-adult-walking-club-columbia-md-meetup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=262897927","title":{"rendered":"Explore Columbia  &#8211; Family Bike Club and Adult Walking Club (Columbia, MD) &#8211; Meetup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color : #0000ff\"><strong>Explore Columbia<\/strong><\/span> inspires and motivates people of all ages to explore the Columbia paths and Howard County trails by bike and on foot.<\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"color : #0000ff\"><strong>We are two social recreational clubs: a biking club for families and a walking club for adults.<\/strong><\/span> Anyone who enjoys the outdoors and would like to explore the extensive network of paths within our community is welcome to join us. We are a diverse group for all paces and ability levels.<\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"color : #0000ff\"><strong>All walks and bike rides are guided. Our emphasis is on fun, camaraderie and friendship!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"color : #0000ff\"><strong>About the Kids Bike Club.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p> Biking with your family is fun! Family bike rides are of different lengths to accommodate families with different age kids. Typically rides are for these age groups: 5 &#8211; 6, 7 -9, 10-12 and 13 &#8211; 15. All rides will be on the paths and side streets of Columbia. One parent must attend with kids. <span style=\"color : #ff0000\"><strong>HELMETS are REQUIRED.<\/strong><\/span> We\u2019ll visit streams, lakes, and local points of interest. Younger age groups will visit playgrounds and older age groups will do longer routes that go through tunnels and use pedestrian bridges. Safe cycling and your child&#8217;s enjoyment of bicycling is our top priority! Parents <strong><span style=\"color : #0000ff\">please read the PAGES section<\/span><\/strong> for more on what to expect.<\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"color : #0000ff\"><strong>About the Adult Walking Club and adult<\/strong> <strong>bike rides.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p> Walking with friends is fun! Now you can explore<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos3.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/event\/7\/0\/b\/e\/event_221068862.jpeg\" width=\"208\" height=\"138\" style=\"max-height : 700px ; max-width : 700px ; margin : 5px ; float : right\" alt=\"image\" \/> different Columbia neighborhoods and even visit the neighborhood bakery. Walks will be on different days and times and of different lengths. Find a group of walkers convenient to your schedule. We will have groups of seniors, stroller moms (and dads), adults and even singles. Some groups may go for coffee or food and drink afterwards.&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style=\"color : #0000ff\"><strong>Please read the PAGES<\/strong><\/span> section for more info.&nbsp; If there is interest <span style=\"color : #0000ff\"><strong>we may also do casual paced adult bike rides<\/strong><\/span> occasionally.<\/p>\n<p>For more info: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/ExploreColumbia-org\/\">https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/ExploreColumbia-org\/<\/a><a><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore Columbia inspires and motivates people of all ages to explore the Columbia paths and Howard County trails by bike and on foot. We are two social recreational clubs: a biking club for families and a walking club for adults. Anyone who enjoys the outdoors and would like to explore the extensive network of paths &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=262897927\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Explore Columbia  &#8211; Family Bike Club and Adult Walking Club (Columbia, MD) &#8211; Meetup&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-262897927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biking-in-the-metro-area"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262897927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=262897927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262897927\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=262897927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=262897927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=262897927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}