Flying High in Recovery
I remember driving the Jaywalker Lodge Sprinter to Sedona in 2013, I had the distinct thought that I didn’t want to make that arduous 10 hour drive ever again but instead I wanted to fly to Sedona next time. My father has been a private pilot for 50 years and I grew up flying planes […]
Friends of Jaywalker Lodge
As they call it in the rooms, I am a newcomer. I have been recently introduced into recovery when I went to rehabilitation center just over three months ago. Treatment was only a foundation for me; a small beginning to what I feel now is an endless journey of soul searching and taking an honest […]
“Bro”dona 2014
I moved to California about 6 months ago to be with my beautiful girlfriend and continue my career in the recovery industry. About two weeks prior to my departure from Carbondale, my father died. The support I received from my fellows in Carbondale was unparalleled. I had gone on the Sedona trip last year and […]
Sedona 2014
Tomorrow the Jaywalker alumni head to Sedona, Arizona for the 5th Annual Sedona Mountain Bike Trip. Every year this trip marks the end of winter and the beginning of an amazing summer. 18 alums will spend four days mountain biking, fishing, Frisbee golfing, swimming, and fellowshipping. More to come from Sedona! Donnie Hagenbart Program Coordinator […]
Serenity Scramble
It’s that time of year again! Jaywalker Lodge is hosting the 6th Annual Jaywalker Lodge Serenity Scramble on Saturday, September 28, at River Valley Ranch Golf Club in Carbondale, CO. All proceeds benefit two local non-profits: A Way Out and Valley Partnership for Drug Prevention. The shotgun start will kick off at 8:30 AM sharp, followed […]
The end of the beginning
“This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” – Winston Churchill Although the 4th annual Sedona mountain bike trip ended today, the trip may have started something that will never end. Sixteen alumni were given the opportunity to start […]
Family Dinner
As the 4th annual Sedona alumni mountain bike trip comes to an end, all 16 alumni sat down for a family style sit down dinner. A family style sit down dinner is something that most of us lost during our addiction, and something that we regained at Jaywalker Lodge. Family dinners are important in all […]
37 Years of Gratitude
The 4th annual Jaywalker alumni Sedona mountain bike trip started at 4 a.m. this morning. We continued the tradition of kicking off the trip with a sunrise ride in Moab on the way to Sedona. At 8 a.m. 16 alumni, with a cumulative total of more than 37 years of sobriety, descended upon the Magnificent 7 […]
