| (click image to return) | Leon, “Mr. Bojangles,” enjoyed sports throughout his entire eighty years. |
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Leon hiked the AT (Appalachian Trail) in ninety-nine days of walking. He accomplished this during the springs of 1967 and 1968. I joined him for the last thousand miles to reach Katahdin in Maine. |
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Leon and I climbed a slot canyon in Utah. |
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Leon biked across the country with Nephew Lee when Lee graduated from high school. |
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| (click image to return) | Leon and I set out on our horse trip. |
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Age 6, Leon Lee Barkman, Jr. was one of the lucky ones, who had another seventy-five years to live. |
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| (click image to return) | Leon sends his mother this photo explaining the tent where he spends his first days in the Army in Alaska. |
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Climbing Mount Marcy, the highest peak in the Adirondack Mountains, became a favorite post-Christmas ritual. |
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Leon sits as a lone figure near Switzerland’s Wetterhorn. |
