Monthly Archives: August 2015

Profile Response: Christopher Gorrie, Campus President Ecotech Institute, Aurora, CO

Ecotech Institute represents an emerging facet of America’s educational system: a private institution that provides focused training for high school graduates. Ecotech is the only school in the United States that offers an AA degree in renewable energy resources. About … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 110 – Leavenworth, WA to Sultan, WA

August 23, 2015 – Hazy, 80 degrees Miles Today: 79 Miles to Date: 6,149 States to Date: 22 The ride out of Leavenworth and up Stevens Pass is beautiful and strenuous, but at this point a 4,000 foot pass is … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Elan Nelson, Medicine Man Marijuana Dispensary, Denver, CO

If you want to know how we will chill tomorrow come to Colorado, the first state to legalize recreational marijuana. I met with Elan Nelson of Medicine Man, one of Denver’s largest dispensaries, to discuss this fledgling industry. Before I … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 109 – Wenatchee, WA to Leavenworth, WA

August 22, 2015 – Hazy, 80 degrees Miles Today: 25 Miles to Date: 6,070 States to Date: 22 I meandered out of Wenatchee for an easy travel day and some fun touring along the way. First stop climbing the Wenatchee … Continue reading

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Responses – How will we live tomorrow?

How will we live tomorrow? “There is always another tomorrow. It never ends.” Naomi Holloway, motel clerk, mother, pug owner, Brewster, WA How will we live tomorrow? “I think the biggest changes we are going to see in the next … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 108 – Brewster, WA to Wentachee, WA

August 21, 2015 – Sunny, 90 degrees Miles Today: 67 Miles to Date: 6,045 States to Date: 22 Washington State has a way of turning even the most benign ride – 65 miles downhill along the Columbia River – into … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Shane Rehman Denver, CO

“I like the unknown and taking chances. When I am older I want to tell my grandkids what I did. A lot of people don’t understand that. A lot of people don’t take chances. I am a wild person. I … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 107 – Wilbur, WA to Brewster, WA

August 20, 2015 – Smokey, 90 degrees Miles Today: 78 Miles to Date: 5,978 States to Date: 22 Fires to my north. Desert to my south. Smoke in my nostrils. Wind in my face. Rough aggregate roads. Washington is a … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Collier Hospice Center, Wheat Ridge, CO

My mother spent the last eight days of her life at the Collier Hospice Center. Our family was moved by the dignity that Collier staff provided everyone who participated in our mother’s final days. Five years later, I returned to … Continue reading

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