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Finding my balance

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Blueberries and homemade granola

Marjorie Turner Hollman supports nonfiction 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. Let’s get in touch.

The past thirty or so years have offered me challenges I never dreamed of. I no longer take for granted the ability to walk. “You never know what you’ve lost till it’s gone,” became my reality at age thirty-seven.

The years since then have taken me on a healing journey that has restored substantial movement to my right arm and let, and has profoundly changed who I am. Healing has come, slower than I hoped for, but it has come on many levels.

As I approach old age (reaching 70 hit hard!) I grew increasingly concerned that any more healing was past, and that the possibility of future increase in function was gone . . . .

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Easy Walk on the Riverfront Trail, Great Barrington, MA

Housatonic River view from the Riverfront Trail

Marjorie Turner Hollman supports nonfiction 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. Let’s get in touch.

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Grassy path, with many blackberry canes covered with blossoms in the spring

We visited the southern end of the Riverfront Trail in Great Barrington, Massachusetts in late spring, when blackberry canes were in full bloom. The path takes you alongside the Housatonic River, thus, the “river” in the trail’s name.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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