July 2026
Books read: The Future is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land, by Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon The Land and Its People: Essays by David Sedaris Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy The Correspondent by Virginia Evans Trails walked: Twin Sisters in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park (July 2nd) Rio Grande Gorge West Rim near Taos, NM (July 10th) Grand Canyon West Rim Trail near Tusayan, AZ (July 15th) Chapin Creek and Mount Chapin in Rocky Mountain National Park (July 30th) Song(s) of the month: Tom Russell – The Man from God Knows Where July Summary: This country turned 250 years old on July 4th. I’ve never been a particularly patriotic person. I’m lucky I was born in a good country. But there are many other good countries around the world. There are several “bad” countries where my life would have been significantly harder had I been born there. I’ve been lucky enough to travel the world for business and pleasure where I’ve discovered that people around th...