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Joy in the Journey

Hiking the trails of life, Keeping in step with the Spirit

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  • 2012
  • Feb
    11
    Happy Birthday Molly!
    “It's hard to believe that Molly is having her 9th birthday. It seems like we ...”
    06
    Snowy Trail
    “My dog Molly and I have walked this trail nearly every day for eight years. ...”
    03
    The Mountain
    “I have hiked, fished and hunted in the great outdoors all my life. I have ...”
  • Jan
    17
    The Bitter Things of Life
    “The bitter must come before the sweet, and that also will make the sweet the ...”
    02
    The Difficult Christian Walk
    ““The hill, though high, I covet to ascend, The difficulty will not me offend; For ...”
  • 2011
  • Nov
    09
    T5 Cache
    1 comments
    05
    Fall Color
    “ We have had our first snow and the leaves have long ago scattered to ...”
    01
    Micro's by the Dozen
    “I don't particularly care for the micro sized geocache and usually skip looking for them ...”
  • Oct
    29
    Be Thou My Vision
    28
    In Christ Alone
    25
    Shoot'in for 800
    “It seems that in the fall of every year I post about my desire to ...”
    14
    Hiking with the Grandson
    “Molly and I took our first official hike with the Grandson today. I have taken ...”
    Walking as Jesus Walked
    “I will therefore give myself, as a sort of Christ, to my neighbor, as Christ ...”
    13
    Take up your Cross
    “True holiness does not make a Christian evade difficulties, but face and overcome them. Holiness: Its ...”
    09
    Pressing Dinner Engagement
    “Sonja and I attended an interesting dinner party with friends this evening. We were instructed ...”
  • Aug
    27
    Indian Creek #800 / Ringtail Trail Hike
    “Molly and I joined our friend Luke for a wonderful hike  in the Pike National ...”
    4 comments
    20
    Snakes, Snakes and more Snakes!
    “Over the last few weeks I have had an increased number of snake encounters as ...”
    13
    Dawson Butte Hike
    “Molly and I hiked the Dawson Butte Ranch Open Space Trail for the first time ...”
  • Jun
    11
    Lillian's Cache
    “ While my Niece, Miriah, and three-year-old Grand-niece, Lillian, vacationed with us, I thought it ...”
  • May
    29
    Western Tanager
    “It seems that I have unknowingly started a series of post with the word Western ...”
    24
    Western Chokecherry
    “The Western Chokecherry is in bloom along one of our favorite trails. For the last ...”
    10
    Western Scrub-Jay
    “I caught this Western Scrub-Jay getting a drink as Molly and I hiked by the ...”
    06
    Ridgegate Cache Series
    “Molly and I took a nice little hike on the Willow Creek Trail in Centennial ...”
  • Apr
    30
    East/West Hike
    “ For several months I have wanted to explore a new section of the East/West ...”
    07
    Seasons First Wildflower
    “ While hiking  in the North Ridge Open-space park today Molly and I came upon ...”
  • Mar
    29
    Spring Has Arrived
    “ Some people look to  the calendar to indicate when spring has arrived. Others watch for ...”
    27
    Surveyors Tripod Lamp
    “ I have collected way too much stuff over the last 20 years of business. ...”
    19
    The Raven
    “WARNING! CACHE SPOILER! Yesterday, Molly and I took a hike in South Valley Park and then ...”
    1 comments
    18
    A Hike in South Valley Park
    “With the warmer weather this past week I have been itching to do some hiking. ...”
  • Feb
    20
    Perfect in Christ
    “The last few weeks I have studied the Imputation of Christs Righteousness and have found ...”
  • Jan
    26
    Homemade DB4 HDTV Antenna
    “ We dumped our overpriced satellite TV a few months ago in favor of free ...”
  • 2010
  • Dec
    21
    AKA micro
    “In the world of Geocaching there has been a trend towards small caches called micros. ...”
    19
    Fully God, Fully Man
    “O come, all ye faithful, Joyful, and triumphant: O come ye, o come ye, to Bethlehem; Come and ...”
    14
    Hildebrand Ranch Park
    “ Today, I found myself without any appointments or projects to complete so I decided ...”
    05
    His Dudeness
    “A few days ago I found a Geocache called "His Dudeness", GC2G3PQ, not far from ...”
    04
    Jesus The Creator
    “The Bible begins its narrative "In the Beginning" and it seems to me the best ...”
  • Nov
    27
    Plum Valley Natural Area II
    “Molly and I returned to the  Plum Valley Natural Area today to do more Geocaching. ...”
    26
    The work of the Cross accepted
    “A few weeks ago, during our Sunday night bible study group, we discussed at length ...”
    24
    Life Through a Lens
    “How does a Christian get off track from serving God? This is a question that ...”
    12
    A Disappointing Cache Run
    “I had a little free time today to do a few geocaches so I chose ...”
  • Oct
    29
    Trust and obey
    ““I am not quite sure – but I am going to trust, and I am ...”
    12
    Plum Valley Natural Area
    “ I decided to visit the Plum Valley Natural Area this afternoon and check out a ...”
    11
    Rabbitbrush
    “ This plants scientific name is Chrysothamnus nauseosus, ...”
    08
    By the Sea of Crystal
    “ By the sea of crystal saints in glory stand, myriads in number, drawn from every land. Robed ...”
    06
    Crabapple Color
    “ This crabapple tree caught my eye tonight as I walked Molly around the park. The ...”
    03
    Mantis
    “Over the last few weeks Molly and I have come across several Praying Mantis but ...”
    Corn Maze
    “Last night Sonja and I joined our friends at the Chatfield Botanic Gardens to try ...”
  • Sep
    26
    Fish Creek Falls Trail
    “Molly and I were joined by our friend Luke for a hike on the Fish ...”
    25
    Woo Hoo! 600
    “  Well I did it!  I have now found 600 Geocaches. While enjoying a long weekend ...”
  • Aug
    21
    The Mushroom Lady
    “I am always amazed at the interesting people we meet as we travel , this ...”
  • Jul
    14
    Highest and Lowest Geocache
    13
    The Reverse Geocache Puzzle Box
  • Jun
    15
    More Micro's
    “I can check two more Micro Caches off my to do list. I have looked ...”
    11
    The Ballad of Ehud
    “ by Craig Kimble For eighteen long years the people of Israel did bow by the King, ...”
    10
    Caching Again!
    “My Geocaching activities (like my blogging) have been on the slow side for the last ...”
  • Apr
    03
    Cache Planning
    “I worked on a geocaching plan this morning for next weekend. I will be visiting ...”
    01
    O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
    “What thou, my Lord, has suffered Was all for sinners' gain; Mine was the transgression, ...”
  • Mar
    14
    Saturday Morning Hike
    “Molly and I set out for a hike at South Valley Park this fine ...”
  • Feb
    23
    Amazing Grace
    1 comments
    18
    Gods Call of Grace
    “Return, O wanderer, now return, And seek thy Father’s face; Those new desires which in thee burn Were ...”
    14
    Ice Fishing
    “ I have looked forward to ice fishing at Chatfield State Park, mainly, because it is ...”
    1 comments
  • Jan
    01
    Starting the New Year off right
    “ About 11 o' clock this morning I caught myself sitting at the computer just wasting ...”
  • 2009
  • Dec
    30
    Rescue
    29
    Prolepsis
    “Occasionally, I come across a word while reading that I must look-up in order to ...”
    16
    The Wexford Carol
    13
    Camouflage
    “ Dictionary.com defines Camouflage as- concealment by some means that alters or obscures the appearance. I own high-tech camouflage ...”
    09
    Warmer in my freezer?
    “It was -13° when I started my truck this morning (up from - 17° last ...”
    08
    Walking in the Cold
    “ Am I nuts? I just took Molly for a walk and the temperature is only ...”
    01
    Christmas Moon
    “ Actually I took this photo on the last day of November, but the moon will ...”
  • Nov
    30
    Mary, Did You Know?
    26
    Thanksgiving and Geocaching
    “It's almost a tradition! That is, going Geocaching on Thanksgiving Day. For several years now, ...”
    23
    One Year Blog Anaversary
    “Well, today marks one year since I wrote my first blog here at craigkimble.com. I ...”
    18
    Track'n down Coyotes
    “ I have commented many times on Molly’s hunting skills. The speed and agility she uses ...”
    15
    Beautiful Snow
    “ We received a foot of snow last night that made the trees look stunning. I ...”
    13
    Peregrine Falcon?
    “ Molly and I saw this bird as we were walking tonight. But, what kind of ...”
    04
    Christmas with a capital C
  • Oct
    31
    Lonely Table
    “ This is another photo taken in the park today. I like the way the leaves ...”
    Late October Snow
    “ Boy, we had a lot of snow this week. The first photo is of our ...”
    28
    Road to Emmaus
    “Road to Emmaus Craig Kimble Were not our hearts burning within as we walked upon the ...”
    24
    Primary foliage
    “ When I took this picture I envisioned the removal of all background color so that ...”
    21
    The Change a Day Makes
    “ I have taken dozens of photos of the fall colors over the last few weeks ...”
    Doing a Jig
    “Last year my neighbor asked me to make some wooden parts that she uses in ...”
    20
    Good Read
    “Why I Stopped Serving the Poor”
    12
    Walk without fear
    “I found the following story in my email from Persecution.com this morning and thought I ...”
    05
    Computers $^*%!
    “I just finished imputing my work for the day when I received the "blue screen ...”
    03
    Morning Hike
    “ Molly and I enjoyed a brisk morning hike in Deer Creek Canyon Park today. ...”
  • Sep
    30
    More Fall Color
    “More fall color from our afternoon walk in the open-space park. The top photo sports ...”
    29
    Fall Color
    “ On our walk yesterday afternoon, I noticed that the leaves and cattails are really starting ...”
    1 comments
    21
    Awakening to Snow
    “ When camping at 10,000 feet, deep into September, there is a good chance you will ...”
    20
    Geocaching Too
    “ I try to do a few Geocaches whenever we camp and this weekend is no ...”
    19
    Timberline Lake
    “ Molly and I were joined by Rachael and Chris (his dogs Buddy and Rogue too) ...”
    Misty Morning
    “ I got up before sunrise this morning to do a little reading but had a ...”
    18
    Summer's Over
    “ One of my favorite movie quotes is from “The Cowboys”. John Wayne as Will Anderson, ...”
    13
    My New Camelbak Fourteener Pack
    “ My Kelty daypack (see it in the logo above) is close to 15 years old ...”
    08
    Working on my Cache Finding Deficit
    “I recently started updating my Geocache database for an up and coming camping trip and ...”
    06
    Dragon Fly
    “ On our walk this afternoon, I noticed a number of blue and green dragon flies ...”
  • Aug
    26
    Another Song in My Head
    “I often wake in the morning with a song of praise in my head. Usually ...”
    2 comments
    24
    Molly's new adventure
    “ Molly entered into a new world this last weekend. A world where patients is a ...”
    19
    175,000 Books
    “My friend Rob showed me around the library at the Denver Seminary last night. Wow!  ...”
    17
    More than a Friend
    12
    Viewfinder Sunset
    “ With the days getting shorter, I adjusted the time Molly and I head out for ...”
    09
    GPS Revival
    “One of my hobbies is Geocaching and along with that is the necessity of having ...”
    02
    Facebook?
    “I opened a Facebook account yesterday because I was curious, so many of my friends ...”
  • Jul
    29
    "Let your hand fall upon me and my family"
    “As I continue my study of the Old Testament, viewing the scripture from the cross ...”
    24
    101
    “With this post  I have passed the 100 posts mark. So, with 100 posts under my ...”
    2 comments
    18
    Butterfly Pavillion
    “Today Sonja and I, joined by our daughter Trisha and her family, visited the Butterfly ...”
    17
    Stuck in my head
    13
    It’s Hard to go Home
    “ This morning I slept in until 8am, very late for me, and got around ...”
    12
    Handcart Gulch
    “ This morning Molly and I were off on another adventure. This time I wanted ...”
    11
    Alpine Meadows
    “ Last night I took time to look over topographic maps, covering the area around ...”
    10
    Hello from Hall Valley
    “ Sonja, Molly and I are enjoying another summer camping trip this weekend. This time ...”
    02
    Very great and precious promises
    “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our ...”
  • Jun
    29
    Sloppy Wet Kiss
    “ This snake was very very upset after Molly ran up and licked it right on ...”
    26
    Kick'in Back
    “ This squirrel was taking advantage of some shade on a hot and humid morning. I love ...”
    23
    Quote for the Day
    ““Courage is fear that has said it’s prayers.” - Karl Barth This is certainly one quote ...”
    18
    Tarryall Reservoir
    “My wife Sonja and I like to take one long weekend every month throughout the ...”
    16
    Bumper Sticker
    “I saw a bumper sticker today that I thought was great. "Wag More      Bark Less"”
    12
    Denver Rescue Mission
    “Last night I joined seven friends from my church community group in volunteer service at ...”
    09
    More Wildflowers
    “ I finally uploaded my wildflower photos from last week. I can hardly believe the number ...”
    03
    Castilleja miniata
    “ The open space park near my home is filled with wild flowers this year. One ...”
    01
    Bull Snake
    “ Wow! I saw two bull snakes today. This 3 footer sunned itself on a rock ...”
  • May
    30
    Nopalitos & Eggs
    “A few weeks ago while walking Molly I noticed fruit developing on the Prickly Pear ...”
    29
    Fireplace Surround
    “I just received, from a client, these photos of a fireplace surround I built a ...”
    27
    Dune Adventure
    “I am a little late in making this post but better late than never. Most years ...”
    26
    Poverty Defined
    25
    Studying the OT
    “Last summer I began, with my friends, a study of the Letter to the Philippians ...”
    22
    Molly
    “On our evening walk tonight the setting sun caused colors to really pop. It seemed ...”
    19
    Western-Meadowlark II
    “After years of trying I finally have a close-up (sort of) photo of the Meadowlark. ...”
    17
    Help Free Gao Zhisheng
    “I receive periodic updates from The Voice of the Martyrs organization and today I received ...”
    14
    Midweek Hike
    “Molly and I joined my friend Luke for an evening hike at Deer Creek Canyon ...”
    11
    Lack of Posting
    “Wow! No new post for two weeks. What's that about? The last few weeks have been ...”
  • Apr
    26
    Western-Meadowlark
    “ The Western-Meadowlark sings one of my favorite songs and I know spring has arrived when ...”
    19
    The Big Melt
    18
    Another Spring Snow
    “ What a snowstorm! It's  never ending. Snow has been falling for over 30 hours in ...”
    15
    Red-Tailed Hawk
    “ Molly and I were resting at a picnic table under a large cottonwood in our ...”
    12
    New Life in Jesus
    “This is the Easter message! What a God we have! And how fortunate we ...”
    11
    Offline Posting
    “Thinking ahead to the summer months when I will be camping and hiking without access ...”
    09
    Strange and Wonderful
    06
    Mating Mallards
    “ While walking my dog one spring evening just before sunset, a sound caught my attention. ...”
    03
    Out Again
    “ After two weeks of being cooped up in the house fighting pneumonia, Molly and I ...”
  • Mar
    26
    Waiting at the window
    “I found myself in a very different situation today, one of utter dependence upon others ...”
    23
    Can you come out and play?
    “ This year has been brutal trying to stay healthy. I have wrestled with several viruses ...”
    19
    Green Pond Slime
    16
    Killdeer
    13
    Congress: What are they thinking?
    “"I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted ...”
    2 comments
    11
    Rufous-sided Towhee
    “ On our after afternoon walk, Molly and I came upon this unusual bird in a ...”
    06
    Owl Pellet
    “I had a few minutes between jobs today so I did a little Geocaching. The ...”
    04
    Underwater Adventure
    “ This is a reprint of a story I wrote a number of years ago and ...”
    01
    Colorado Turkey Hunt
    “ This is a reprint of a story I wrote a number of years ago and ...”
  • Feb
    28
    Upping My February Find Count
    “ I found three of the four Geocaches I looked for today. The first one I ...”
    27
    Livening Things Up
    “ Molly was very happy to be out on the trail this afternoon after being stuck ...”
    23
    Sharing The Pain
    “A little more than a week ago, my wife came down with a virus. She ...”
    17
    Electric Socks
    “Last night I stayed up late reading and went to bed long after Sonja. As ...”
    15
    So Lucky to be an American
    11
    Happy Birthday
    “ Happy Birthday to my best friend and hiking partner Molly! I found Molly at our local ...”
    09
    Getting rid of DNFs
    “In the world of Geocaching a DNF is the designation written in a log when ...”
    05
    Dweller by the crag
    “I was eating dinner with some friends a number of weeks ago when this question ...”
    04
    Rocky Mountain Bighorn
    Stimulus or Perpetual Debt?
    “"We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt." --Thomas Jefferson, letter to Samuel ...”
    02
    Deer Creek Park
  • Jan
    29
    My First You Tube
    2 comments
    27
    The Words of Life
    “I have worked hard at the backing up of my computers the last few days. ...”
    23
    Citizenship
    “But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the ...”
    18
    South Valley Park
    “ We had an awesome Colorado blue-sky day today. The temperature pushed into the 60s and ...”
    15
    New Camera
    “ New camera, same as the old camera. I was definitely upset yesterday when I trashed ...”
    14
    Smashed!
    “ Warmed by the afternoon sun, this Mallard couple poked about the cattails looking for dinner. ...”
    13
    Modeling fee?
    “Sometimes I wonder just what Molly thinks of my "hobbies"? I'm sure she likes the ...”
    10
    No dogs allowed?
    “ After doing a few chores today, I decided that I should get out and enjoy ...”
    Watching Waterfowl
    “Molly and I were walking through our local park last night when I saw, at ...”
    06
    phronéō
    “As I continue my study in Philippians 2 the importance of this Greek word is ...”
    03
    The Royal Law
    “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better ...”
    01
    Happy New Year
    “Happy New Year!  In the coming year I pray that we all would be used ...”
  • 2008
  • Dec
    31
    on Human Nature
    “In reality there is perhaps no one of our natural Passions so hard to subdue ...”
    30
    A view of Venus
    “For the last few days Molly and I have taken our walks late into the ...”
    Obedience
    “Php 2:8  And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became ...”
    28
    500!
    “Well, I made it! 500 geocaches found. I really didn't think I would make it ...”
    27
    Our Example: Servant
    “but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human ...”
    1 comments
    25
    A Beautiful Christmas Evening
    “Late this afternoon, after good food, good company and gifts I decided to take a ...”
    24
    Our Example: Nature
    “Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be ...”
    23
    Burt Brady - Person of the week
    “I saw  this over at The Daily Blogster and thought I would post it here. ...”
    21
    Cold Drink
    “This little guy was outside my window this morning running on my neighbors roof. I ...”
    17
    Our Example
    “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very ...”
    14
    Charlie Brown Christmas
    Tool Tip CSS
    “I was able to change the colors on the bible verse tool tip fairly easy ...”
    13
    Bible Verse Tool Tip
    “I am still working on my site trying to make it useful to my readers. ...”
    Caching before the snow
    “With a major winter storm looming I decided to get out and do a few ...”
    Molly is a spitfire!
    “ My dog Molly and I spend a lot of time together and know each other ...”
    How does God change us?
    “continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who ...”
    10
    Having the right attitude (cont.)
    “If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his ...”
    08
    Having the right attitude
    “If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his ...”
    05
    Our Dark Side
    “ I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do ...”
    Philippians Study
    “Over the past several months my daily study has focused in the book of Philippians. ...”
    02
    Pictures in my blog
    “I have been working on my blog to get the kinks out. I want to be ...”
  • Nov
    30
    Walk in the snow
    “This afternoon Molly and I went for a walk in the snow. Molly was hyped ...”
    29
    Loving my Dog
    “Today was the day when my dog Molly went to the Vet for her comprehensive ...”
    28
    Two more caches
    “I was busy most of the day today doing this and that for others, but ...”
    27
    Dinner at Mom's
    “As the last few minutes of Thanksgiving tic away, I reflect on a wonderful day. The smell ...”
    1 comments
    With Sincerity of Heart
    “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, ...”
    Happy Thanksgiving!
    26
    5000 Miles?
    “ When my dog Molly started hiking with me I kept good track of where and ...”
    500, Will I make it?
    “Earlier this year I determined to get my Geocaching find count to 500. Well, its ...”
    25
    Juarez Mexico
    “Just a few weeks ago, I had the honor of joining 31 others in the ...”
    24
    My blog name
    23
    Starting a Blog
    “I have had several web sites in the past, all with a hobby theme. I ...”
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