New York City is home to more than eight million people but NPR's Brian Mann mapped out an urban hike through solitude and parkland wildness.
New York City shimmers sunrise. From the wildest corners of Central Park, the city is framed by forests. The sound of traffic and sirens is softened by the murmur of streams and geese taking flight from lakes.
But on this day the subway dropped me at 125th street on the edge of Harlem. I climbed out of the station to a city still asleep, just one solitary guy setting up a fruit stand on the sidewalk.An early morning trek in New York City leads through urban streets where New Yorkers are starting their day and through peaceful parklands full of birds and winding streams. At this hour, the crowds are absent.The 36-acre Ramble is designed to resemble a wild forest in upstate New York.
I hiked on and in places I could see the stars merging with the lights of the skyline. I love New York City, the noise, the encounters with strangers and the hectic pace.
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