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faints at the sight of blood, hitting the ground not long before we needed to start the winding drive from Glenwood to Cliff. This year it was a bicyclist who was traveling down I-40 on his life-changing journey from the Carolinas to California. About the Montoya exit this recovering vegetarian was looking for a place to bed down for the night. As he approached the crumbling buildings of Montoya, he could hear music in the distance. He followed the road to the T4 headquarters. After a few minutes he found Scott Bidegain and asked if he could camp for the night. Scott told him “Sure! And, oh by the way, there are some steaks on the grill, go grab you a plate.” You might imagine that some of us in the barn who hadn’t seen the latest guest arrive had a few raised eyebrows as this skinny guy in his bicycling garb (who probably needed a shower) joined us for dinner. Turns out that the guy was a vegetarian when he left home on his epic journey. As he ate with giving strangers along the way, he soon learned that he would need meat to see the task to its’ conclusion. He was on his bike the next morning about the time the party weary T4 crew
made it back to the barn. His contemplation for the rest of the trip is whether he will stay on the West Coast or come back to Santa Fe to settle down. You can be assured that the two perfectly grilled steaks gave him power and stamina for a few days. We have seen several news clips on KOAT TV in Albuquerque and based on tour participation, I would bet that we will be seeing more ag on KRQE in the future. We will see benefits from this event for months to come. The only bad thing about the Gate to Plate Tour is the fact that the Beef Council can only afford to do it every other year. The Good Times
I have taken way too many trips back home to Cochise County, Arizona during the past many months. Although I have had the opportunity to reconnect with many, many old friends and family, it was all at funerals and not much fun. Margaret Haas and I have hatched a plan to fix that. The economy has reached a point where no single family or even several families can afford to host a party. Besides we are all getting so old that it is just too much work. We also find that folks are just “too busy” to attend established meetings
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of the various groups we belong to — besides these days these events are pretty much downers, too. So, we are going to establish a bank account for donations. As funding allows, every year or so, we are going to rent the lobby of the Gadsden Hotel in Douglas. We are going to round up a band — hopefully Billy Ben will bring his guitars. We are going to get the hotel to cater food and we are going to have a party! Hopefully Cy and his bride will make another flying trip home, Gary and Pam McBride will make the trip, and Grant and Kristy Boice, Doc and the crew will come down from Phoenix . . . I could go, but you all know who you are. The working title of this shebang is the Gadsden Reunion . . . if anybody has a more clever name, please suggest it! All that other stuff . . .
Yes, unfortunately there are numerous “missions to accomplish” that will be the topics at the upcoming Summer Convention at the Inn of the Mountain Gods June 27 through 29. The short list is greenhouse gases, outstanding national resource waters, monuments and wilderness designations and more wolf litigation. Please make plans to be there and keep an n eye on the website to keep up!