Monthly Archives: October 2011

Day 138 – 10/9/11 – The Shelf Road

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Distance = 26 Miles; People Met = 3; Pictures to be added We received another couple inches of snow overnight.  Early in the morning, before dawn, we headed up to Bronco Billy’s for one more 49 cent breakfast.  Janie the … Continue reading

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Day 137 – 10/8/11 – Cripple Creek

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People Met = 3 It took us awhile to make our way through the main thoroughfare of Cripple Creek the first time.  The town proudly displays its gold mining heritage along with its recent foray into casinos.  The casinos are … Continue reading

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Day 136 – 10/7/11 – Coincidence?

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CR 67 to Cripple Creek; Distance = 12 Miles; People Met = 3 We had breakfast at The Pantry one last time, joined by a few trail workers who were waiting for Mike to lead them on some finishing touches … Continue reading

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Day 135 – 10/6/11 – New Trail

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Green Mountain Falls to CR67; Distance = 12 Miles; People Met = 6 Mike Grabon guided us up the new trail he helped to build up to the Catamount Reservoirs near Pike’s Peak.  Mike is a very intelligent and very … Continue reading

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Day 134 – 10/5/11 – Green Mountain Falls

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Woodland Park to Green Mountain Falls; Distance = 6 Miles; People Met = 3 Our host and ADT coordinator Dick Bratton dropped us off at Woodland Park and we slack packed from there to his home town of Green Mountain … Continue reading

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Days 130-133 – 10/1-4/11 – Home Again

Distance = 0 Miles; People Met = 18 We went home foremost for a wedding and for me to teach a one day Elderhostel course.  Weddings are always an uplifting affair, of course, and a chance to see extended family.  … Continue reading

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Day 129 – 9/30/11 – Dick Bratton

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People Met = 4 Ever since our delightful encounter Ted Oxborrow, the ADT coordinator for Nevada, we have been looking forward to meeting the Colorado coordinator and main PR person for the ADT, Dick Bratton.  When we arrived at Woodland … Continue reading

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Day 128 – 9/29/11 Deckers to Woodland Park

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Distance = 23 Miles; People Met = 1 We spent the night in Deckers.  Don, the man who escorted us into the ice cream shop, offered his place above the shop to sleep for the night.  We were a little … Continue reading

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Day 127 – 9/28/11 Indian Creek CG to Deckers

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Distance = 17 Miles; People Met = 10 Early on in the day I turned on CR 67 by mistake.  Or was it?  There was a question of water for the route we intended and my left foot was in … Continue reading

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Day 126 – 9/27/11 Chatfield Lake to Indian Creek CG

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Distance = 18 Miles; People Met = 2 Have you ever gone to a movie when it first came out, knowing nothing about it at all, only to discover a new blockbuster?  That was my experience when I first saw … Continue reading

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