Tag Archives: VA

wrong turns on the way to Grand Junction

We followed the Colorado River through winding valleys, always west and down. Since 6 and I-70 join together past De Beque, CO, we had to find an alternate route toward Grand Junction. We walked south on highway 65, toward Mesa, … Continue reading

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down and to the West

So much is happening! But there is so little time to write and shuffle through photos and type on tiny keyboards. From Vail Pass (about 10,600′ above sea level) we walked down and down and down into the Vail valley, … Continue reading

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the front range

We are standing at the feet of giants. This landscape is truly surreal and hard to process. As we walked into Boulder, the long line of the range slowly morphed and shifted, as different peaks and slopes and features grew … Continue reading

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The End of Ohio

Oh, Grace, What a silly dog. She has been dragging her feet, wearing down the top edges of her front nails. Over many miles of lazy walking, she managed to wear a couple of nails down to the quick. It … Continue reading

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Today, we are visiting the Dayton VA Medical center. There are some truly amazing people here. It sounds like we have some rough weather coming tonight, and the staff offered us a place to stay tonight. More updates coming soon.

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Therapy for D.C. vets

We took a couple of days off to see the sights in D.C., and we managed to get in touch with the Washington, D.C. Veteran’s Medical Center. Our host, Michael, braved the D.C. traffic (on a marathon day, no less) … Continue reading

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