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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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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 124 – 9/25/11 Denver Reflections – Friends

Make new friends but keep the old, One is silver and the other gold. Our stay in Denver emphasized the importance of friends, new and old.  For the first part of our stay we were with Mike Hinckley, an old … Continue reading

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Day 123 – 9/24/11 Reflections from Denver – Seasons

Our journey is shaping up with distinct seasons, the topic of this podcast with select photos of Western Colorado, the beginning of our fall season.

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