Category Archives: Humanity
The ADT Journey – Week 15
The Grand Mesa Plateau looms as a transitional landscape between canyons and mountains. While called a mesa, the top of the plateau features aspen and other mountain vegetation covering undulating terrain, dotted with lakes. The lakes we encountered transitioned between … Continue reading
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The ADT Journey – Week 14
The temperatures while we were in Grand Junction barely exceeded 100 degrees. The natives considered this a heat wave and offered their sympathy to us having to endure such heat. On the contrary we felt like we were in paradise! … Continue reading
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The ADT Journey – Week 13
Little do we know at times what impact our actions might have on others. This would have been the case with my Moab Times Independent interview, if not for some serendipitous encounters on this next stretch. As per my usual … Continue reading
The ADT Journey – Week 03
When we stayed with our Lions Club hosts in Sacramento we had the opportunity to take showers. As Cindy went to take hers I hung out in the kitchen to work on a blog entry. No one else was around, … Continue reading
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The ADT Journey – Week 02
We left Ken and Marcia’s fine hospitality to tackle Mt. Diablo, our first real climb of the journey. Near the start of the climb we encountered two women on horseback who invited us to their nearby ranch for lunch. We … Continue reading
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The ADT Journey – Week 01
We started our journey from Point Reyes with temperatures in the forties and driving rain. Both of us started the hike relatively out of shape, but without full packs we went the first 6 ½ miles without stopping. At that … Continue reading
Aintee’s Barbecue Revisited
We discovered Aintee’s Barbecue in East St. Louis, during our walk across the country. We had just crossed the Mississippi River into Illinois on a clear day late in December, the kind of day that allows odors to travel far. … Continue reading
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Kindness Wednesday
This week begins Kindness Wednesday, the third in a series that so far includes Beautiful Monday and Cultural Tuesday. These are based on the movements of the American Discovery symphony. The goal of this series is to provide a platform … Continue reading
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With Help from Our Friends
For our move downstairs a few things had to happen. Thankfully both Cindy and I belonged to various communities over the years. With a little help from all these friends our transition was smooth and near complete. The first task … Continue reading
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