Congratulations Steve

When Steve showed up at Jaywalker Lodge two years ago he had zero control over his emotions, and his verbal filter was non-existent… All he did was say f@$#. During his second week with us, I had the privilege of accompanying Steve, and four other clients in early recovery on a hike to the summit […]

Pat S Celebrates 6

My first time meeting Pat Shaffer was as a client in the Lodge when Pat was volunteering. Since I already liked MTN biking, and he led many MTN bike outings as a volunteer the friendship came easy. In fact on one of our first rides he had to pull cactus out of my butt on […]

Harmony Golf Tournament

It would take a special team to win the Howard Clark Award at the Harmony Golf Outing on Monday June 29th, and the Jaywalker participants, Dirk Eldredge, John Schneier, Pat Shaffer and Jim Soda were up to that challenge.  Granted, the trophy was for most average score at the Lake Valley Golf Club, however it […]

Dan Reed Celebrates 25

On June 5, Solutions Program Director Dan Reed celebrated 25 years of sobriety. For many of us, this alone would stand as a monumental personal achievement – an accomplishment in its own right worthy of recognition and celebration. Lord knows most of us would expect some kind of fuss if we ever made it that […]

2015 Twin Lakes Expedition

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to volunteer for the annual Twin Lakes expedition; an expedition that I participated in last year as a client. This year’s trip would prove to be more rewarding than last year’s. As a client in my first 30 days of sobriety, I had trouble finding the fun in […]

CMC offers new Bachelor’s Degrees

Colorado Mountain College (CMC) is offering two more bachelor’s degrees for the upcoming 2015 fall semester! CMC will be offering a bachelor’s degree in Leadership and Management as well as a bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies: Elementary Education. This brings the total of bachelor’s degree programs to five. The three other programs include: Business Administration […]

Here’s to another 10 years

Jaywalker is pleased to announce the appointment of Dirk Eldredge as our new Chief Executive Officer. For the last 6 months Dirk has supervised the marketing, admissions and alumni functions. In his new role as CEO, Dirk will also oversee all aspects of administrative, clinical and financial operations here at Jaywalker. Our Founder, Bob Ferguson, […]

Pushing the Limits

One of the unique aspects of being involved with the Jaywalker community is the opportunity to try new things and push your personal limits, both in self improvement and in a physical sense.  When Lynn told me that we were going to do a multi-pitch rock climb in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, I […]

May 2015 Family Program

Once again, Family Program at Jaywalker Lodge went off swimmingly. There were more fathers than mothers which was conducive to our men healing within the father-son dynamic. Healing the father-son relationship, if only just a little…a little goes a long way toward a healthy and fulfilling recovery. Families bonded with other families, moms connected with […]

What’s going on here?

You never know what facilities manager, Rocky Willcuts, is up to when the blue tarp comes out! Make sure to attend Jaywalker’s 10 year anniversary to find out!