Category Archives: Believe in Humanity

Believing in humanity raises expectations for loving kindness and building community, increasing the occurrence of these humanitarian feelings and actions.

Day 125 – 9/26/11 Denver Reflections – Speaking Out

Before leaving Denver I got the chance to speak out in two different venues.  At UC Denver I spoke out about the need for community involvement to address Housing, Health and Hunger.  My presentation included pictures of our journey and … Continue reading

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Day 112 – 9/13/11 Leadville to BLM CG on CO 91

Distance = 6 Miles; People Met = 3 Before we left Leadville we had the opportunity to partake in a community meal at St. George Episcopal Church.  We then sat down with Ali Lufkin, Lynnette Coffey and Mayor Bud Elliott … Continue reading

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Day 111 – 9/12/11 Leadville Rest Day

People Met = 2 A lot happened for only meeting 2 people on a rest day.  We spent the night at a house owned by John Nicholas.  John left his heating and air conditioning business near the front range in … Continue reading

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Day 106-107 – 9/7-8/11 Crested Butte to Goodwin Green Cabin

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(Pictures to be added later) Distance = 23 Miles; People Met = 15 Two things about these two days:  we keep meeting people even in remote places and we seemed to keep going uphill as we approached the Continental Divide. … Continue reading

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Day 105 – 9/6/11 Crested Butte Rest Day

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So what happens on a rest day?  For me it’s mainly what you see here, posting on the Internet.  A rest day also means planning ahead for some future leg of the journey, and acquiring and packing the food for … Continue reading

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Day 104 – 9/5/11 Emerald Lake to Crested Butte

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Distance = 16 Miles; People Met = 19 Continuing on with this Labor Day weekend, we once again encountered many fine people, but the day started out with a little show.  We were camped in the morning on a little … Continue reading

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Day 103 – 9/4/11 Marble to Emerald Lake

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Distance = 11 Miles; People Met = 14 For those folks I suggested to look at Days 102 and 103, should have said 101 (Redstone) and 102 …. but this is a good post as well. On this Labor Day … Continue reading

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Day 101 – 9/2/11 McClure CG to Redstone

Distance = 8 Miles; People Met = 16 Wow!  Redstone, Colorado is a wonderful town!  But rather than me writing about it why don’t you listen to one of the leading figures of the town, Pastor Bruce Gledhill.  Included in … Continue reading

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Day 097 – 8/29/11 Grand Mesa Lodge to Green Mountain Trail

Distance =10 Miles; People Met = 6 Based on feedback from my talk at Colorado Mesa University, and some comments on this site, I’ll try to provide audio and pictures as much as possible.  A special thanks again to Steve … Continue reading

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Day 091-92 – 8/23-24/11 Grand Junction Rest Days

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People Met = 12 Our stay in Grand Junction was devoted to three talks I gave.  It was also supposed to be a time to catch up with web stuff.  We figured there would be no better place to use … Continue reading

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