Find courage USA – don’t be afraid of change! Taxation is not the only way to fund American socialism.
North Dakota considers eliminating property tax
Quote I find most disheartening, unforgiving:
“It’s mind-boggling, really,” he said, in an interview, of the effects of such a ban. “We’d be changing everything, frankly.”
Our generation is college-educated and were MIND-BOGGLED over change? Our founding fathers were home-schooled on slates yet formed a nation. What happened to our COURAGE? When did WE evolve into the Roman Empire destined to unravel?
We learned taxation from the English. 250 years later, how ’bout an American solution? Learn from history, take from history, do not scan-copy doctrine from generations past. Come on — someone else catch fire. Get involved!
THEY really don’t have the solutions. THEY don’t climb mountains. THEY’VE completely lost touch — and like any muscle…have lost the ability, the ability to govern.
Our generation: we’re not afraid to lead — just painfully complacent. Get inspired!
Day 4 — can’t end Ash’s Colorado journey (and trip back to Jersey) without some high-altitude snow.
Ho, hmmm; she’s gone. But dang, it was a FUN FULL 4 days! Sand, sun & snow — LOVE LOVE LOVE my Colorado life !
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- Ash: “where we ate our man-catching beignets”
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- whole lotta colour going on – help!
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- Colorado Trip Finale: Brainard Lake (10,300 ft elevation)
Day 3’s theme was ‘SUN’ but last minute added a ‘SNOW’ preview to our trip agenda too!
Started the day in Pueblo and drove north an hour to Manitou Springs (20 minutes west of Colorado Springs). Two tickets on the Pikes Peak Cog Railway hauled the adults to their first 14er summit – and provided a preview to Day 4’s itinerary of high (oxygen-lite) altitude and snow. Ro and I spent the time hiking Barr Trail (which ultimately also reaches Pikes Peak). We stopped 4 miles UP at Cog Stop #3, then trail ran down the return – in time to meet our trip posse.
Quick lunch, then off to nearby Garden of the Gods.
If yesterday was ‘Egypt’ in the Rockies, today was ‘Arizona’ in the Rockies. Majestic sandstone spires jutting from the landscape – all against a Pikes Peak backdrop. Scaling rock climbers ensured our eyes stayed glued skyward. And inspired Ashton did ‘Atlas’ proud at Balanced Rock – holding the universe/er…large rock on her mighty shoulders 🙂
FAAANTASTIC views, FAAANTASTIC Colorado day!
https://www.gardenofgods.com/movies/index.cfm
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- Barr Trail (Manitou Springs CO)
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- Ro & I hiked while the adults rode up Pikes Peak
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- Pikes Peak Cog Railway
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- Balanced Rock
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- HEY what’s over there?
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- maybe next trip (Ash said maybe)
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- beautiful scenery: spectacular Day 3 Hike
