Pikes Peak Painting and then Denver

Trip Start Aug 15, 1980
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Trip End Sep 25, 1980


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Friday, September 5, 1980

  I moved to an area by Manitou Lake in Pikes National Forest and started a 16x20 inch painting of the lake and Pikes Peak.  This is a lot too cover and I didn't finish it, but after sitting around for a while an unfinished painting can become finished without doing any more work on it just by accepting it as it is.
  After leaving the forest I went north on 67 and began following the Platte River.  I took advantage of the river to take a bucket shower. Getting a little chilly but by concentrating on the tan tien I didn't feel cold then back to  the van and dry off-the body starts putting off so much heat that it can warm up the van a couple degrees.  This was a really nice route which feels like you are out in the middle of nowhere and then I hit another road and there I am in the urban sprawl of Denver. 
  I got the phone number of my college friend from the phonebook and got directions to his house.  His wife,  who had taken art classes when I did just had their first baby that day and they were both pretty excited. I parked there for the night and my staying in the van kept me out of the  way.  It's a great way to visit people because you have your own space, bed, food, etc. and you don't interfere to much with other peoples' schedules.
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