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The Colonel’s Motivational Quotes of the Day!
Good “Saturday” Morning Everyone from the remote “Eagle’s Nest” on Day 9 in Costa Rica — 18 January 2020!
“Pictures of the Day!” Yesterday we hiked up some pretty big mountains to view some awesome properties for the future location of the Costa Rica Wellness Center for Veterans and First Responder — (click on the pictures for a better look)
Today is: “Hiking Day!” Why Not?
“A nice long hike anywhere can be a great way to enjoy the outdoors, clear the mind, find some inner peace, and find yourself once again!” — COL (Ret) Mikel Burroughs
Don’t forget to join the Colonel for Warriors for Life (WFL) Virtual Group Support Community Services as we talk about the Wellness Center in Costa Rica. Topic: “Wellness in the Tropics!” — check it out:
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The Quote in the Picture Today Reads: “No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied — it speaks in silence to the very core of your being.” — Ansel Adams
“Hiking and happiness go hand in hand or foot in boot.” — Diane Spicer
“You need mountains, long staircases don’t make good hikers.” — Amit Kalantri
“When everything feels like an uphill struggle, just think of the view from the top.” — Anonymous
“In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous” — Aristotle
“Returning home is the most difficult part of long-distance hiking. You have grown outside the puzzle and your piece no longer fits.” — Cindy Ross
“For hiking is one of those things that you can only do when you have the determination in you." — Unknown Author
“I have two doctors, my left leg and my right.” — G.M. Trevelyan
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The Colonel’s Motivational Quotes of the Day!
Good “Saturday” Morning Everyone from the remote “Eagle’s Nest” on Day 9 in Costa Rica — 18 January 2020!
“Pictures of the Day!” Yesterday we hiked up some pretty big mountains to view some awesome properties for the future location of the Costa Rica Wellness Center for Veterans and First Responder — (click on the pictures for a better look)
Today is: “Hiking Day!” Why Not?
“A nice long hike anywhere can be a great way to enjoy the outdoors, clear the mind, find some inner peace, and find yourself once again!” — COL (Ret) Mikel Burroughs
Don’t forget to join the Colonel for Warriors for Life (WFL) Virtual Group Support Community Services as we talk about the Wellness Center in Costa Rica. Topic: “Wellness in the Tropics!” — check it out:
https://www.rallypoint.com/status-updates/5454481
Support our Warriors in Need in 2020 — Challenge them to Stay Alive — Get Your or Give a WFL Challenge Coin: https://www.victoryforveterans.org/product-page/wfl-coin
The Quote in the Picture Today Reads: “No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied — it speaks in silence to the very core of your being.” — Ansel Adams
“Hiking and happiness go hand in hand or foot in boot.” — Diane Spicer
“You need mountains, long staircases don’t make good hikers.” — Amit Kalantri
“When everything feels like an uphill struggle, just think of the view from the top.” — Anonymous
“In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous” — Aristotle
“Returning home is the most difficult part of long-distance hiking. You have grown outside the puzzle and your piece no longer fits.” — Cindy Ross
“For hiking is one of those things that you can only do when you have the determination in you." — Unknown Author
“I have two doctors, my left leg and my right.” — G.M. Trevelyan
Reach Out and Join us for Warriors for Life (WFL) Virtual Group Support: https://www.victoryforveterans.org/support
“Remember this and its meaning runs deep for me and all those who served this great nation: 'Respect Always — Warriors for Life!' " — COL (Ret) Mikel Burroughs
Check out all the BLOGs at Victory for Veterans: https://victoryforveterans.org/blog/
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Good morning, sir! We have always enjoyed hiking, and in 2005 snuck to the bottom of the so-called Stairway to Heaven, aka Haiku Stairs, on Oahu and spent an afternoon going up and back down. Nearly 4,000 steps, some in not too good repair as the stairway was officially closed. As we climbed up past the H-3 overpass many motorists honked and waved. The picture is not ours, I found it online, the area below is Keneohe and Kaneohe Bay, the peninsula to the right being the Marine Corp Base Hawaii. We lived in Kailua, about another mile to the right of the MCBH.
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1SG Steven Imerman
SP5 Mark Kuzinski - Not mine. Ours are just snapshots, I found this online. Somebody used a wide angle lens for this one and really got the feel of the place.
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PO1 Kevin Dougherty
Beautiful. As I recall the USCG used to maintain an Omega Navigation station not far from there.
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1SG Steven Imerman
Don't know. We also often hiked the pillbox route above Lanikai and the trail to the lighthouse on Makapu'u Point.
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LTC Stephen F.
I expect that you have wonderful memories of leisurely walks, hikes over hill and dale and perhaps volksmarching with family and friends Steven
I pray that you and I are spiritual mature and that we take time to listen to those we walk on the path of life with, my brother-in-Christ 1SG Steven Imerman.
Thank YOU, dear God for establishing and preserving the landforms such as mountains, hills, valleys and fertile plains where: crops grow and are harvested; herbivore animals graze and reproduce, move in herds as the seasons change and carnivores thin the herds of weak and disabled herbivores.
I pray that each adopted son and daughters of YOURS treats each person with respect since the soul of each human being has been created in YOUR image. Let us lead by example to love our neighbor through thick and thin.
I pray that parents of children educate them wisely and demonstrate selfless love. Enable parents and teachers to instill a love for the nature YOU created around us to the children.
I lift the hikers, volksmarchers, leisurely walkers, those who are in wheelchairs, using walkers and canes to YOU dear God. Empower each one to take advantage of YOUR creation as we walk, hike and amble on through town, country and over hill and dale.
I pray that each one who appreciates sunrise, sunset, rainbows, and cloud formations realizes that YOU are the LORD and are grateful for these wonderful sights.
I pray that each radical progressive in Congress will take a hike and have their eyes and ears opened to both wisdom and if they ignore wisdom they will be isolated in their spirit.
I pray that each one of YOUR adopted children and their loved ones sleep well Saturday night.
By the power and authority of the Name above all names, Jesus the Christ.
FYI SMSgt Lawrence McCarter SSG William Jones PO1 Robert George SGT Steve McFarland COL Mikel J. Burroughs SGT Wanda Shepherd SPC Michael Oles SR (Join to see)
I pray that you and I are spiritual mature and that we take time to listen to those we walk on the path of life with, my brother-in-Christ 1SG Steven Imerman.
Thank YOU, dear God for establishing and preserving the landforms such as mountains, hills, valleys and fertile plains where: crops grow and are harvested; herbivore animals graze and reproduce, move in herds as the seasons change and carnivores thin the herds of weak and disabled herbivores.
I pray that each adopted son and daughters of YOURS treats each person with respect since the soul of each human being has been created in YOUR image. Let us lead by example to love our neighbor through thick and thin.
I pray that parents of children educate them wisely and demonstrate selfless love. Enable parents and teachers to instill a love for the nature YOU created around us to the children.
I lift the hikers, volksmarchers, leisurely walkers, those who are in wheelchairs, using walkers and canes to YOU dear God. Empower each one to take advantage of YOUR creation as we walk, hike and amble on through town, country and over hill and dale.
I pray that each one who appreciates sunrise, sunset, rainbows, and cloud formations realizes that YOU are the LORD and are grateful for these wonderful sights.
I pray that each radical progressive in Congress will take a hike and have their eyes and ears opened to both wisdom and if they ignore wisdom they will be isolated in their spirit.
I pray that each one of YOUR adopted children and their loved ones sleep well Saturday night.
By the power and authority of the Name above all names, Jesus the Christ.
FYI SMSgt Lawrence McCarter SSG William Jones PO1 Robert George SGT Steve McFarland COL Mikel J. Burroughs SGT Wanda Shepherd SPC Michael Oles SR (Join to see)
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Climb Ev'ry Mountain Finale from The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music socks now available! https://Concord.lnk.to/SoundofMusicSocks The finale reprise of "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" from the 1965 film of THE SOUND...
Good Saturday, January 18, 2020 morning my hiking friend COL Mikel J. Burroughs and thank you for posting the pictures from a hiking adventure in Costa Rica.
1. As a soldier, I participated in more than enough forced marches through all types of terrain -some as a combat engineer, a number as a USMA cadet and most as an infantryman.
2. I have enjoyed walking since I was young. I encountered snakes and bears when I was young as I explored on our family camping trips in West Virginia and North Carolina.
3. When my sons were young, I frequently took them to Bear's Den on the Appachian Trail in Clark County, VA. I tended to carry one or both in the mid-1990's on the way down. They had energy to go up -usually. By the evening they were exhausted after scampering around the rocks and exploring "caves."
4. When I was stationed in Germany I was introduced to volksmarch [an organized and marked walk (or run, if you prefer) through the countryside and towns.] My first volksmarch was in summer of 1979 when I spent a month at Krabbenloch Caserne [near Stuttgart] in July 1979. Most of my volksmarching was while I was stationed at Warner Barracks in Bamberg [1981-1984] Volksmarching was a great way to spend time in the countryside, practice my German speaking, listening and reading :-)
5. At Fort Benning I was introduced to Hash House Harriers. It was a loosely competitive running and chasing game. In our case we ran around Columbus, Georgia. A designated hare laid clues as he/she made a path over hill and dale and through town. The rest were hounds of more accurately Hash House Harriers. The run always ended at a bar. :-)
6. Each year during late summer at USMA, West Point the new cadets after completing beast barracks are marched back to the cadet barracks area. USMA Graduates can march back with the New Cadets at the end of Cadet Basic Training. Many of my classmates have participated in this.
Thank YOU, dear God for establishing and preserving the landforms such as mountains, hills, valleys and fertile plains where: crops grow and are harvested; herbivore animals graze and reproduce, move in herds as the seasons change and carnivores thin the herds of weak and disabled herbivores.
I pray that each adopted son and daughters of YOURS treats each person with respect since the soul of each human being has been created in YOUR image. Let us lead by example to love our neighbor through thick and thin.
I pray that parents of children educate them wisely and demonstrate selfless love. Enable parents and teachers to instill a love for the nature YOU created around us to the children.
I lift the hikers, volksmarchers, leisurely walkers, those who are in wheelchairs, using walkers and canes to YOU dear God. Empower each one to take advantage of YOUR creation as we walk, hike and amble on through town, country and over hill and dale.
I pray that each one who appreciates sunrise, sunset, rainbows, and cloud formations realizes that YOU are the LORD and are grateful for these wonderful sights.
I pray that each radical progressive in Congress will take a hike and have their eyes and ears opened to both wisdom and if they ignore wisdom they will be isolated in their spirit.
I pray that each one of YOUR adopted children and their loved ones sleep well Saturday night.
By the power and authority of the Name above all names, Jesus the Christ.
Images:
1. Areas where I hiked, marched or volksmarched plus as image of some Hash House Harriers
Climb Ev'ry Mountain Finale from The Sound of Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvDFoF9sfQA
FYI MSgt David Hoffman PO1 H Gene Lawrence Sgt (Join to see)
SSG William Jones SGT Steve McFarland SGT Wanda Shepherd (Join to see)CW4 G.L. SmithSPC Russ Bolton
1. As a soldier, I participated in more than enough forced marches through all types of terrain -some as a combat engineer, a number as a USMA cadet and most as an infantryman.
2. I have enjoyed walking since I was young. I encountered snakes and bears when I was young as I explored on our family camping trips in West Virginia and North Carolina.
3. When my sons were young, I frequently took them to Bear's Den on the Appachian Trail in Clark County, VA. I tended to carry one or both in the mid-1990's on the way down. They had energy to go up -usually. By the evening they were exhausted after scampering around the rocks and exploring "caves."
4. When I was stationed in Germany I was introduced to volksmarch [an organized and marked walk (or run, if you prefer) through the countryside and towns.] My first volksmarch was in summer of 1979 when I spent a month at Krabbenloch Caserne [near Stuttgart] in July 1979. Most of my volksmarching was while I was stationed at Warner Barracks in Bamberg [1981-1984] Volksmarching was a great way to spend time in the countryside, practice my German speaking, listening and reading :-)
5. At Fort Benning I was introduced to Hash House Harriers. It was a loosely competitive running and chasing game. In our case we ran around Columbus, Georgia. A designated hare laid clues as he/she made a path over hill and dale and through town. The rest were hounds of more accurately Hash House Harriers. The run always ended at a bar. :-)
6. Each year during late summer at USMA, West Point the new cadets after completing beast barracks are marched back to the cadet barracks area. USMA Graduates can march back with the New Cadets at the end of Cadet Basic Training. Many of my classmates have participated in this.
Thank YOU, dear God for establishing and preserving the landforms such as mountains, hills, valleys and fertile plains where: crops grow and are harvested; herbivore animals graze and reproduce, move in herds as the seasons change and carnivores thin the herds of weak and disabled herbivores.
I pray that each adopted son and daughters of YOURS treats each person with respect since the soul of each human being has been created in YOUR image. Let us lead by example to love our neighbor through thick and thin.
I pray that parents of children educate them wisely and demonstrate selfless love. Enable parents and teachers to instill a love for the nature YOU created around us to the children.
I lift the hikers, volksmarchers, leisurely walkers, those who are in wheelchairs, using walkers and canes to YOU dear God. Empower each one to take advantage of YOUR creation as we walk, hike and amble on through town, country and over hill and dale.
I pray that each one who appreciates sunrise, sunset, rainbows, and cloud formations realizes that YOU are the LORD and are grateful for these wonderful sights.
I pray that each radical progressive in Congress will take a hike and have their eyes and ears opened to both wisdom and if they ignore wisdom they will be isolated in their spirit.
I pray that each one of YOUR adopted children and their loved ones sleep well Saturday night.
By the power and authority of the Name above all names, Jesus the Christ.
Images:
1. Areas where I hiked, marched or volksmarched plus as image of some Hash House Harriers
Climb Ev'ry Mountain Finale from The Sound of Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvDFoF9sfQA
FYI MSgt David Hoffman PO1 H Gene Lawrence Sgt (Join to see)
SSG William Jones SGT Steve McFarland SGT Wanda Shepherd (Join to see)CW4 G.L. SmithSPC Russ Bolton
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SPC Woody Bullard
"Harmony Church" really got my attention LTC Ford. I lived in the old WW II era wood barracks at the "Church" for eight weeks in D-8-2 during BCT starting in October 1968. Graduated in December right before Christmas and marched by the reviewing stand on a frozen field that morning. The temp was in the high teens and our uniform for our graduation was the class A winter greens. No overcoat. All of us thought we were going to freeze into ice cubes that morning. The Harmony Church "Sad Sack". :o)
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1SG Steven Imerman
We were in Bamberg '93-'96. Just about the most beautiful place in the world, isn't it?
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Good Saturday Morning COL Mikel J. Burroughs - from a quiet but sunny Greater Fort Myers Area with a current temp of 67° at 8am heading up to 82° & the golfers are out on the course as I look out through our Lanai... Gorgeous! More to come after my breakfast...
Love the topic - "Hiking"! Why Not!!!
Here are a few additions that have strong meaning for me:
1) "Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn." - John Muir
2) "May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds." - Edward Abbey
3) "It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves." - Edmund Hillary
4) "Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain. The mind does not create what it perceives, anymore than the eye creates the rose." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
5) "Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better." - Albert Einstein
6) "Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road." - Voltaire
"The magnificence of God’s earthly creations allows us all to hike the mountains, valley’s and shores and take in the solitude, the beauty, the pristine landscapes, with but the wisp of the wind or the rustling of leaves or the waves breaking the shore…This is the magnificence where one can let his or her thoughts breathe in the life God provided, to clear the cobwebs of our minds and to charge our energy to forge forward in life." - Kerry F. Harkins, January 18th, 2020
Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Maj Marty Hogan Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Byron Howard Sr LTC Stephen F. Col Carl Whicker Maj Robert Thornton CWO3 Dennis M. LTC Wayne Brandon PO1 H Gene Lawrence Sgt Deborah Cornatzer PO3 Bob McCord CW5 Jack Cardwell TSgt Joe C. SFC Stephen Lucas SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi Col (Join to see)
Love the topic - "Hiking"! Why Not!!!
Here are a few additions that have strong meaning for me:
1) "Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn." - John Muir
2) "May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds." - Edward Abbey
3) "It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves." - Edmund Hillary
4) "Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain. The mind does not create what it perceives, anymore than the eye creates the rose." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
5) "Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better." - Albert Einstein
6) "Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road." - Voltaire
"The magnificence of God’s earthly creations allows us all to hike the mountains, valley’s and shores and take in the solitude, the beauty, the pristine landscapes, with but the wisp of the wind or the rustling of leaves or the waves breaking the shore…This is the magnificence where one can let his or her thoughts breathe in the life God provided, to clear the cobwebs of our minds and to charge our energy to forge forward in life." - Kerry F. Harkins, January 18th, 2020
Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Maj Marty Hogan Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Byron Howard Sr LTC Stephen F. Col Carl Whicker Maj Robert Thornton CWO3 Dennis M. LTC Wayne Brandon PO1 H Gene Lawrence Sgt Deborah Cornatzer PO3 Bob McCord CW5 Jack Cardwell TSgt Joe C. SFC Stephen Lucas SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi Col (Join to see)
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Jennifer Lee (Doerflinger) Hill
My fav hike was in part of Thomas Canyon, essentially the upper portion of Lamoille Canyon, in the Ruby Mtns, kind of South of Elko, NV.
My husband & I decided on a hike to the dollar lakes w our boys... probably 3 & 5. They did well going up, but we packed them on our backs, coming down. There was an incredible sense of peace & joy, going there together. It was just another Summer day, hot at the trailhead, but w snow on the ground at the lakes; it remains a photographic time, but w the smells of the trees & vegetation, the water, where if there are fish, they're mostly head, & peace.
My husband & I decided on a hike to the dollar lakes w our boys... probably 3 & 5. They did well going up, but we packed them on our backs, coming down. There was an incredible sense of peace & joy, going there together. It was just another Summer day, hot at the trailhead, but w snow on the ground at the lakes; it remains a photographic time, but w the smells of the trees & vegetation, the water, where if there are fish, they're mostly head, & peace.
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LTC Stephen F.
I expect that you have wonderful memories of leisurely walks, hikes over hill and dale and perhaps volksmarching with family and friends Kerry.
I pray that you and I are spiritual mature and that we take time to listen to those we walk on the path of life with, my brother-in-Christ Sgt (Join to see).
Thank YOU, dear God for establishing and preserving the landforms such as mountains, hills, valleys and fertile plains where: crops grow and are harvested; herbivore animals graze and reproduce, move in herds as the seasons change and carnivores thin the herds of weak and disabled herbivores.
I pray that each adopted son and daughters of YOURS treats each person with respect since the soul of each human being has been created in YOUR image. Let us lead by example to love our neighbor through thick and thin.
I pray that parents of children educate them wisely and demonstrate selfless love. Enable parents and teachers to instill a love for the nature YOU created around us to the children.
I lift the hikers, volksmarchers, leisurely walkers, those who are in wheelchairs, using walkers and canes to YOU dear God. Empower each one to take advantage of YOUR creation as we walk, hike and amble on through town, country and over hill and dale.
I pray that each one who appreciates sunrise, sunset, rainbows, and cloud formations realizes that YOU are the LORD and are grateful for these wonderful sights.
I pray that each radical progressive in Congress will take a hike and have their eyes and ears opened to both wisdom and if they ignore wisdom they will be isolated in their spirit.
I pray that each one of YOUR adopted children and their loved ones sleep well Saturday night.
By the power and authority of the Name above all names, Jesus the Christ.
FYI SMSgt Lawrence McCarter SSG William Jones PO1 Robert George SGT Steve McFarland COL Mikel J. Burroughs SGT Wanda Shepherd SPC Michael Oles SR (Join to see)
I pray that you and I are spiritual mature and that we take time to listen to those we walk on the path of life with, my brother-in-Christ Sgt (Join to see).
Thank YOU, dear God for establishing and preserving the landforms such as mountains, hills, valleys and fertile plains where: crops grow and are harvested; herbivore animals graze and reproduce, move in herds as the seasons change and carnivores thin the herds of weak and disabled herbivores.
I pray that each adopted son and daughters of YOURS treats each person with respect since the soul of each human being has been created in YOUR image. Let us lead by example to love our neighbor through thick and thin.
I pray that parents of children educate them wisely and demonstrate selfless love. Enable parents and teachers to instill a love for the nature YOU created around us to the children.
I lift the hikers, volksmarchers, leisurely walkers, those who are in wheelchairs, using walkers and canes to YOU dear God. Empower each one to take advantage of YOUR creation as we walk, hike and amble on through town, country and over hill and dale.
I pray that each one who appreciates sunrise, sunset, rainbows, and cloud formations realizes that YOU are the LORD and are grateful for these wonderful sights.
I pray that each radical progressive in Congress will take a hike and have their eyes and ears opened to both wisdom and if they ignore wisdom they will be isolated in their spirit.
I pray that each one of YOUR adopted children and their loved ones sleep well Saturday night.
By the power and authority of the Name above all names, Jesus the Christ.
FYI SMSgt Lawrence McCarter SSG William Jones PO1 Robert George SGT Steve McFarland COL Mikel J. Burroughs SGT Wanda Shepherd SPC Michael Oles SR (Join to see)
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