Jaywalker Hut Life
Jaywalker Lodge clients and staff embarked on a winter expedition today to the 10th Mountain Division Huts to explore, ski, snowshoe, and 12 Step Study. Jaywalker expeditions are designed to expose our men to a lifestyle change and healthy travel with men in recovery. This hut trip is one of many our clients experience during […]
Solutions Expedition: Pine Ridge, South Dakota
The Solutions expedition to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota was a complete success! Nico, Wesley, and I, were the staff members for the trip and we had a group of 8 fantastic clients. Each and every client had extremely positive attitudes and participated fully with all of the projects and general work that […]
Lois Celebrates 26 Years
On May 10th 2016, Lois Porcelain celebrated 26 years of sobriety. Lois is undoubtedly one of the greatest human beings I have ever met in my life. Yes, of course, an amazing therapist with an ability to connect with people that is rare in this world, but without question one of the kindest, most compassionate […]
Bryce Celebrates 1 Year
I met Bryce last year when I was in the transition from night tech to weekend day tech. I was a bit nervous and out of touch with life. I remember Bryce coming into to the tech office full of life and energy. He has a wonderful outgoing personality and he helped me with my […]
St. George Alumni Trip
Over the past weekend I was lucky enough to attend the Jaywalker Alumni trip to St George, Utah. To anyone that has never attended the alumni trips, I would highly recommend it. Not only was I able to get away from the rain and snow of this Colorado spring, but was able to reconnect with […]
Nikki “Rock Stock” Soda Celebrates 12 Years
On April 14th 2004, Nikki Soda checked herself into Turning Point of Tampa. Oh, there were consequences in her life to be sure, but the main one was being tired of living the life she was leading. Not many people that I have been around go to a 30 day treatment center once and remain […]
Sammy Celebrates 3
I met Sam a little less than 3 years ago, while watching the Jaywalker alumni softball team. I could immediately tell that he was fresh to town and was more than likely a Jaywalker by the sheepish look on his face. I introduced myself, and he told me that he had come from Caron Treatment […]
The Money Drop
Our newest day technician, Wesley Shelmire, recently took a trip home for a “sober spring break!” Now, this wasn’t any normal Spring Break. Between AA meetings and working on his program, Wesley took it upon himself to send it off some cliffs. This wasn’t some rinky-dink waterfall. This was the 60 foot “Money Drop,” waterfall […]
Larsen Celebrates 6
Larsen and I have become best friends over the last six years. He is my brother. We have that unshakeable bond of having escaped common peril. When Peyton asked if I could write a piece on Larsen for his sixth birthday I was thrilled. There were three qualities that immediately came to mind: values, stability, […]
Carbondale Homeless Assistance
Carbondale, Colorado is not a place that comes to mind when you think of homelessness. That being said, we do have some people in need of assistance locally. The Carbondale Homeless Assistance Program (CHA) was born out of the belief that a few local citizens can be helpful to the immediate needs of our local […]
