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And why it is sometimes harder than saying goodbye to people. We all say goodbye to someone at some time. We say it to acquaintances out of habit or courtesy. We say it to friends because we hope to see them again. We value their friendship in our lives. And of course, we say itContinue reading “Saying Goodbye to Things”

Halfmoon Creek Camping September 20-22nd, 2021 Early on Sunday, the 20th of September, I drove back down from Grand Mesa and turned east onto Interstate 70. I passed through Glenwood Springs and the canyon above. The recent massive mud and rockslides that had closed I-70 for weeks were still evident in Glenwood Canyon. I followedContinue reading “Colorado Loop – Part 5”

Colorado National Monument and Grand Mesa September 17-19th, 2021 I grew up in northern Illinois, where it is moderately flat to very flat. The scenery is cornfields and slow muddy rivers and streams. In 1975, I made my first trip to the mountains of Colorado. I fell in love with the pine forests and rockyContinue reading “Colorado Loop – Part 4”

Wolf Creek Pass, Pagosa Springs, Vallecito Reservoir, and the Million Dollar Highway September 13-16th, 2021 After a right turn onto Highway 160, I began to climb towards Wolf Creek Pass and ski area. The road is wide with passing lanes on the steeper sections. As it nears the pass, the road has a reputation ofContinue reading “Colorado Loop – Part 3”

Rio Grande Palisades, Creed, and South Clear Creek Falls September 12th – 13th, 2021 From the Great Sand Dunes I cut across the flat flood plain of the Rio Grande River, headed towards Creede. I passed through the towns of Del Norte and South Fork and started the gentle climb along the river. The mountainsContinue reading “Colorado Loop – Part 2”

Great Sand Dunes National Park September 12th, 2021 After a long day of driving across the 102 degree plains of Kansas and Eastern Colorado, the temperature started to drop as I gained elevation skirting the Spanish Peaks and Sangre de Cristo range. I stayed the night in the town of Alamosa and the next morning,Continue reading “Colorado Loop – Part 1”

“Wilderness to the people of America is a spiritual necessity, an antidote to the high pressure of modern life, a means of regaining serenity and equilibrium.” Sigurd F. Olsen On August 20th, 2021, I left Oxford for a drive through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Wisconsin enroute to Danbury, Wisconsin. This small town on the westernContinue reading “Seven Days on the St.Croix National Scenic Riverway”

This Friday, August 20, 2021, I will be heading north through lower Michigan and across the Mackinac Bridge to upper Michigan. I will cross the UP, dropping through the northwest corner of Wisconsin to Danbury. There I will meet friends from Minnesota for the shuttle back to Hayward, Wisconsin to start a 7 day canoeContinue reading “Next Outings”

After 5 days on the west side of Halfmoon Creek, I moved over the the east side and found a site that would fit my friends Mark and Phyllis’s A-Liner camper. The main Halfmoon Road is a little accessible and as it was Friday before the holiday weekend, more sites were already filled. However, IContinue reading “Dispersed Camping Part 2”