Boardwalk Makes Colorado Mountains Accessible
A construction accident left Bob Alexander paralyzed from the waist down. He was very active prior to the accident. He went sledding, played football and played baseball. Alexander was determined not to let his disability slow him down, but getting outdoors was a problem. "Once you get into a chair, there are not as many opportunities to get out into the wilderness," said Alexander. That's where Wilderness on Wheels comes in. The program began 21 years ago. More than a mile of boardwalk winds through the Pike National Forest on the north side of Kenosha Pass near Grant, Colorado. The mile of special trail offers freedom to people in wheelchairs. "It's just the independence that you get when you can actually go somewhere without anyone helping you. They don't have to push me, they don't have to get me up a curb cut, they don't have to get me upstairs."
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