Colorado Trail Challenge: Segment #11: 21.5 miles – 2,910′ elevation gain, 4,042′ elevation loss 6/20/19 – For breakfast, Mark made us his famous egg sandwiches. They were great!! Thanks Mark and Lesly for your wonderful hospitality!!! After packing up, we all went back to the Avalanche Trail Head to retrieve our cars. From there, Lesly
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Jerry Heads to Brown’s Creek
After hiking a total of 13.7 miles for the day, we settled in to our camp perched above Browns Creek and below Jones Peak. We soon heard voices at the creek below, where several people were filling water bottles. It turned out that a group of 50 were setting up camp across the creek. The
Jerry’s Trail Challenge and Chalk!
6/18/19 – I had kind of a cold and restless night, but woke up and warmed up with a small campfire at around 6 am. Had a breakfast of oatmeal with raisins and coffee, packed up and set out for our second day of adventure at around 8:15. Shortly after leaving camp, we encountered two
Jerry at Mt Princeton
Beneath a thick layer of tree debris and mulch, a layer of ice remained, insulated from the sun by the avalanche mess. At this elevation (9,400′), there was no other snow or ice around, yet below the mess, a stubborn, icy crust remained. Middle Cottonwood Creek was running fast beneath the avalanche field. We passed
Jerry’s Colorado Trail Challenge June 2019
2018 Progress Summary: During 2018, hikes of segments 1 through 8 were completed, for a total of 142.6 miles. The total elevation gain was 25,703′ and the total elevation loss was 20,800′. At the end of the 2018 hiking season, 342 miles remained to reach Durango. A Start to 2019 Hiking: There’s still a lot
Jerry’s Colorado Trail
“The sweetest thing in all my life has been the longing — to reach the Mountain, to find the place where all beauty came from.” C. S. Lewis First 2019 Outing – June 17-21 – Segments 13 (Partial), 14 and 11. (In 2018 Jerry and his brother covered 143 miles with 343 to go on
School Clothing Call
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Successful Living: June 6!
This Life Skills class looks at living life on life’s terms includes dealing with stress, conflict and anger. Do we react to life, or do we respond to life in accordance with God’s desire for us? Join this class if you could use practical ideas, strategies and tips for more successful living. Topics are: Value
An Inspiring Sow the Seed
The Sow the Seed Dinner had over 120 volunteers and guests who have been sharing Christ’s love during the past year through various ministries. Commenting that she felt at home, Lois Tupyi, a national speaker for Love INC, gave a motivational message charging the volunteers to continue the good work being done here by Love