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STAY FIRED UP!

FIRE UP!

RESIDENT ARTIST

RESIDENT ARTIST

 Fire Up is Coach Ron Gunn's signature call that all whom he has coached will have heard many times.  It means, do your best, you can do it, you are a winner, life is an adventure, explore the wonders, I've got your back! 


[TESTIMONIALS]


Below are inspirations in the Fire Up spirit to encourage you to find the intrinsic rewards in staying h

 Fire Up is Coach Ron Gunn's signature call that all whom he has coached will have heard many times.  It means, do your best, you can do it, you are a winner, life is an adventure, explore the wonders, I've got your back! 


[TESTIMONIALS]


Below are inspirations in the Fire Up spirit to encourage you to find the intrinsic rewards in staying healthy, active and young at heart.  

Stay active means; in body, mind and curiosity to explore and experience the wonders of this great world. 

FIRE ME UP

RESIDENT ARTIST

RESIDENT ARTIST

RESIDENT ARTIST

Bob Williams has been a Cairn Stone veteran for over a decade.  A retired engineer he now pursues his passion for art.  He generously has shared some of his Cairn Stone inspired work with us.


Professional prints of these works are available.  Contact him directly to discuss the options.  faceartistrrw@comcast.net


ORIGINAL PAINTINGS

INSPIRATION

COMPUTER BACKGROUNDS

COMPUTER BACKGROUNDS

Motivation and inspiration

- photos to do both -  


Some photos fit the Cairn Stone spirit well and others we created using our own photos taken on past tours.

Hopefully they all will

inspire, motivate and fire you up!

Enjoy!


[FEB 2021 Interview; Future Trips]


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INSPIRE ME

COMPUTER BACKGROUNDS

COMPUTER BACKGROUNDS

COMPUTER BACKGROUNDS

Get fired up with beautiful photos of where we've been to hike or where we will hike next.  Windows computers can add photo collections called Themes.  A dozen or more high definition photos will rotate through beautiful background photos on your computer screen.  Most of them are offered at no cost.

Available collections include:  New Zea

Get fired up with beautiful photos of where we've been to hike or where we will hike next.  Windows computers can add photo collections called Themes.  A dozen or more high definition photos will rotate through beautiful background photos on your computer screen.  Most of them are offered at no cost.

Available collections include:  New Zealand, Grand Canyon, Southwest Sandstone, National Parks, Spain, Italy and many more.  Enjoy!

Background Themes

CAIRN STONE ALUMNUS BOB WILLIAMS' ORIGINAL PAINTINGS

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 PHOTO GALLERY 

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IN THE CAIRN STONE SPIRIT

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     IN THE CAIRN STONE SPIRIT


     BOB WILLIAMS PAINTINGS  

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    TESTIMONIALS

    BEST OF UTAH 2021

    " As I was walking back to my room at the La Quinta, I was stopped by a woman and her daughter. Intrigued by the man sitting in a chair or on his bench, she said excuse me... how does he know so much about hiking? Who is he? I replied it gives me great pleasure to tell you who he is and what he does. I shared what I knew about his professional career, the experiences and adventures he had given his kids, and of course our hiking group. Then I said... who is he? He is an amazing man who has been serving others over and over. How he has impacted and changed the lives of so many. I then got choked up and started to cry when I continued to describe him. How he waits for hours on all of us and plans and orchestrates our hikes, trips etc. This woman got teary eyed. I said drop by and say hi to him next time. She said I can’t wait to meet him I’m going over there now. Sadly he had already retired for the evening.    She thanked me for the lovely story and gave me a hug. This man impacts all of us and complete strangers who may be watching,  thank you Coach! "

    Dee C.

    BEST OF UTAH 2021

    " Thank you to Ron Gunn for creating such an amazing trip.  He is the epitome of humble magnificent coach, who is a friend, guide, trail blazer, caregiver, and makes all his trekkers feel like family. He arranges the perfect trip for all skill levels. To me he is the umbrella in the arches, the whisper in the wind, coolness in caverns and as there are no words sufficient enough to describe the breathtaking, exhilaration exuding from the depths of the canyon to the height of the skies there are also no adequate words to describe the soul of our exquisite grand guru we call coach. He has no idea of the impact he has on so many. So glad to be part of the Cairn Stone hikers. Thank you Cairn Stone Tours for the pleasure of being part of Ron’s trekkers. Fired up "

    Judy S.

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    Marlin Schmidt May 13, 1935 - Nov. 15, 2021

    A short tribute to Marlin Schmidt who hiked on every Ron Gunn trip from 2004 to 2021 along with his life partner, Barbra Walsh.  A lifelong runners and bike riders, he and Barbra took on the longest hikes on every trip.  They day hiked across Grand Canyon over 10 times.  We'll long miss you, Marlin.

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