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by | January 23, 2026 · 3:05 pm

Bicycling in Leadville Colorado

Out on the trail in Leadville

Marjorie Turner Hollman helps authors self-publish their nonfiction books. She is also a disability advocate, sharing information about Easy Walks (not too many roots or rocks, relatively level with firm footing, and something of interest along the way) in open space. Learn more.

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We visited Leadville, Colorado in the fall, when the weather can get very iffy. The town, elevation 10,000+ feet, has a twelve-mile loop trail, which is paved the entire length. The Mineral Belt trail travels around and through the town.

We were wearing t-shifts when we started pedaling our tandem bicycle, but the weather forecast for that night predicted 15 degree F. We did not want to get stuck out on the trail!

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by | January 13, 2026 · 3:54 pm

Spring in the Black Hills

Sylvan Lake, Custer State Park

Marjorie Turner Hollman helps authors self-publish their nonfiction books. She is also a disability advocate, sharing information about Easy Walks (not too many roots or rocks, relatively level with firm footing, and something of interest along the way) in open space. Learn more.

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Sights along the trail
Campground next to trail

We had hoped to visit Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons on our trip west from New England. Unpredictable spring weather, however, caused us to pause in the Black Hills, hoping the weather farther west would warm up. It didn’t (at least not on our time schedule!).

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by | December 10, 2025 · 2:10 pm

Learning to ask for help

Kayaking can be magical. Some of us need support. Volunteers with the Blackstone Heritage Corridor helped me in and back out of the boat. The paddling? That was up to me.

Marjorie Turner Hollman helps authors self-publish their books. She is also a disability advocate, sharing information about Easy Walks (not too many roots or rocks, relatively level with firm footing, and something of interest along the way) in open space. Click to learn more.

Here are some lessons I’ve learned about asking for help/support, from years of practice. The recording I made here was first shared through Michael Whitehouse’s Grateful Growth Summit. Many thanks to Michael for spurring me to meet his challenge of creating a fifteen minute talk for this event. The recording has more “what to do” suggestions than are listed here.

“Why Learning to ask for help is a good thing…for your business”:

I’ve started writing a book on why learning to ask for help is a good thing… for your business, for your personal life, and for those you enlist to help. This post is not comprehensive. Below are a few tips that I will expand on as the manuscript is developed. Let me know if you have questions or comments, please!

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by | December 10, 2025 · 11:43 am

Heading to Virginia, to McCormick Farm

Marjorie Turner Hollman helps authors self-publish their nonfiction books. She is also a disability advocate, sharing information about Easy Walks (not too many roots or rocks, relatively level with firm footing, and something of interest along the way) in open space. Learn more.

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It began as a simple lunch stop on our way from New England to Tennessee to see grandboys. Just off I-81 in Raphine, Virginia, the sign on the highway said McCormick Farm. We were curious. So we turned off at the exit.

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by | December 3, 2025 · 10:45 am

Salisbury, Massachusetts in the fall

Fall colors along the paved Marsh Trail, Salisbury, MA

Marjorie Turner Hollman helps authors self-publish their nonfiction books. She is also a disability advocate, sharing information about Easy Walks (not too many roots or rocks, relatively level with firm footing, and something of interest along the way) in open space. Learn more.

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Salisbury, Massachusetts offers a wonderful rail trail network that provides marsh views, woodland paths and an overlook of the Merrimack River. Our visit was on a perfect fall day, with little if any wind. Bright autumn colors glowed in the sunshine. We saw few other people using the trail, which surprised us, since we were there on a weekend.

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by | November 17, 2025 · 2:42 pm

Echo Bridge, Newton and Needham, MA

Echo Bridge in early fall

Marjorie Turner Hollman helps authors self-publish their nonfiction books. She is also a disability advocate, sharing information about Easy Walks (not too many roots or rocks, relatively level with firm footing, and something of interest along the way) in open space. Learn more.

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Sign for Echo Bridge

We were looking for a nearby spot to take an Easy Walk when we were in Newton, Massachusetts. A place that offered something of interest for family members needing a break was our goal. While heading in one direction, we spotted a sign for Echo Bridge and Hemlock Gorge, along the Charles River at the Needham, Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts line

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by | October 2, 2025 · 2:18 pm

Exploring Stowe, Vermont

Along the Lamoille River Valley rail trail

Marjorie Turner Hollman helps authors self-publish their nonfiction books. She is also a disability advocate, sharing information about Easy Walks (not too many roots or rocks, relatively level with firm footing, and something of interest along the way) in open space. Learn more.

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Our calendar to-do list is pretty big this fall. Before we tend to those tasks, and it gets too cold (for us) to bicycle in New England, we decided to take a break. Vermont is a New England state we have spent little time in. This was our chance to explore the Lamoille Valley Rail trail, near Stowe, Vermont.

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by | September 19, 2025 · 4:14 pm

Stories Can Change Us

Looking to the future, hoping for a harvest

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Marjorie Turner Hollman helps authors self-publish their books. She is also a disability advocate, sharing information about Easy Walks (not too many roots or rocks, relatively level with firm footing, and something of interest along the way) in open space. Click to learn more.

Something interesting can happen when we turn up old earth in a garden. Plowing a familiar furrow may lead us to encounter, when we’re lucky, something different, perhaps a pretty fragment of an old china plate or glass bottle.

We may worry, when writing, that we are covering old ground. Or, as teachers sharing the same lesson with different classes, we review the same concepts, over and over! However, the repetition itself may, without our realizing it, bring change into our lives. And that can make all the difference.

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by | September 11, 2025 · 11:42 am

Long Dock Park, Hudson River, Beacon, NY

One of the many great views from Long Dock Park

Marjorie Turner Hollman helps authors self-publish their nonfiction books. She is also a disability advocate, sharing information about Easy Walks (not too many roots or rocks, relatively level with firm footing, and something of interest along the way) in open space. Learn more.

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When traveling, we often find lunch spots along the way by looking at the map for what might be nearby. If we see a river, we then search for open space to get a water view to take a break from driving. On our way south from New England to see grandboys in Tennessee, we must cross the Hudson river.

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by | August 28, 2025 · 1:42 pm

Elk River Rail Trail, WV

Out of the trail in West Virginia

Marjorie Turner Hollman helps authors self-publish their nonfiction books. She is also a disability advocate, sharing information about Easy Walks (not too many roots or rocks, relatively level with firm footing, and something of interest along the way) in open space. Learn more.

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The Elk River rail trail was not on our radar until we stopped for the night at a Harvest Hosts camping spot near Beckley, West Virginia. We were on our way home to Massachusetts after visiting grandboys in Tennessee. As we sat around the campfire next to our host’s riverside spot, they mentioned a rail trail alongside the Elk River that they had heard about.

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