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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Distance = 33 Miles; People Met = 2 We only met two people on this stretch, but what a couple we met? Also, Barrett and Buster hooked up with us once again. Together this provided quite a tonic or the … Continue reading
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Distance = 19 Miles; People Met = 6 We really met more than 6 people, because a Bike & Build group went by us today. Since I’m on the board of the local Habitat affiliate I’m familiar with this program. … Continue reading
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Distance = 7 Miles: People Met = 12 Horrors! We actually backtracked two miles today, something that long distance backpackers avoid like the plague. Antimony is the reason. Pie Town, New Mexico was our gold standard for trail towns before … Continue reading
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Distance = 25.7 Miles; Elevation Change = 1940 Feet Lo Elevation = 4216; Hi Elevation = 6137 As we hike across the country I raise awareness for the issues of Housing, Health and Hunger. I’m also on the look-out for … Continue reading
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Distance = 14 Miles; Elevation Change > 384 Lo Elevation = 69; Hi Elevation = 501 We met many folks along this urban trail including Roger Monty, a former Norfolkian who hosted us for a couple of days and hiked … Continue reading
There is just too much to write about Locke to do it justice in one small blog post. They were supposed to have a traditional chili cook-off that was cancelled due to rain. That did not stop Dan Beghin from … Continue reading
Distance = 23 miles (7 via ferry); Elevation changes > 2600 feet Lo Elevation = 3; Hi Elevation = 1799 I conducted my first interview with Dennis Hale, President of the Castro Lions Club and manager of the Hayes Valley … Continue reading
In response to my previous post I’ve been asked by a few people what is civic involvement. The best answer to me is people working together to enhance their local communities. Examples include volunteering for the fire department or ambulance, … Continue reading
Volunteerism is on the rise in the United States, as reported by the National Service Corporation. That’s not the good news one might think. For while many types of community and educational service is on the rise, civic involvement went … Continue reading
