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
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
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
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
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
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
When I give talks about our ADT Journey I usually mention something about Trail Angel Day, what we named the day where we received the greatest number of separate acts of kindness. Ironically, this day came along one of the … Continue reading
There is an act of kindness getting a lot of Internet play so I’m hopping on the bandwagon. NYPD Officer DePrimo spotted a homeless man without shoes and decided to do something about it. Here’s the story.
I came across a kindness survey in China with very familiar results according to my own experiences. 86.7% of respondents say there are willing to be kind to strangers. The evidence of kindness to strangers overwhelmingly supports this expression of … Continue reading
“Kindness of strangers get me home,” Linda Press Wolfe. Lewisboro Ledger.com “Clifton residents show kindness during weather emergency,” Tony Gigas. NorthJersey.com
