This article was written by Hal Walter about his son Harrison’s first snowshoe race. Harrison is on the autism spectrum and runs for the Custer County Bobcats cross-country and track teams. Harrison Walter – “The Blur” – had never even been on snowshoes, but when Colorado Mountain College coach Darren Brungardt called and asked if… Read more »
Written by Harrison Walter, whose article, “What Running Means to Me,” was published last year. Harrison runs on the varsity high school track and cross-country teams at Custer County High School in Westcliffe, Colorado and regularly competes in trail races. He turns 16 in April and was diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum when… Read more »
Written by Harrison Walter with an introduction by his father, Hal Walter for the Winter 2019 edition of our Trail Times newsletter. Pictured above: Harrison and Hal. Photo by Jennifer Leigh Russ. Autism spokesperson Temple Grandin notes that language often gets in the way of communicating. So when my son Harrison asked if he could… Read more »
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