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The ADT Journey – Week 23

Posted on November 24, 2021 by admin

A passing motorist stopped to warn us about a coming storm, in defiance of the red sky that greeted our first evening in Kansas, allegedly an indicator of “sailor’s delight” and good weather.  Dusk found us chatting with a rancher … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 21

Posted on November 16, 2021 by admin

We took a rest day in Pueblo.  I had hoped to present at a college in the city and get publicity from the local news sources, but neither happened.  Instead, the tone for what would happen during our journey across … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 20

Posted on November 6, 2021 by admin

On our first day back from Denver I scouted trails for us to go up and over Pikes Peak, but I could not find a practical route that would land us near Cripple Creek. We would either be doubling back … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 19

Posted on October 30, 2021 by admin

After Denver we went back up into the Front Range and headed south until we reached Green Mountain Falls, where the ADT Coordinator for the Colorado section lived.  Dick Bratton provided a home base for us when we arrived, which … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 18

Posted on October 26, 2021 by admin

As we walked across the country people would ask what Cindy and I talked about while hiking all that time together.  I always responded that we had little to talk about, followed by an imaginary conversation: How was your day … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 17

Posted on October 18, 2021 by admin

Two days out of Leadville found us hanging around the Copper Mountain resort area, where we took a break at the Daylight Donuts establishment, chowing down donuts and pastries, some free of charge.  In truth we were procrastinating, as the … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 16

Posted on October 11, 2021 by admin

We left Crested Butte packed for a five day stretch that would bring us to Leadville, the highest town in the United States.  Already while hiking in Colorado we met more people than in the whole states of Nevada and … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 15

Posted on October 4, 2021 by admin

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

Posted on September 21, 2021 by admin

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

Posted on September 10, 2021 by admin

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 →

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