John Francis Lenihan, 73, disappeared during a solo vacation in Colorado after being last seen on September 10, 1994, in Georgetown. Deputies found his rented Buick Century at the Cloudland picnic area, about four miles east of Colorado Highway 103, with his clothing, camera and the tape recorder he was using to document the trip still inside. The final tape entry described his plan to hike and a friendly half-hour conversation with a young Colorado couple in their 20s. The developed film showed Lenihan in a short-sleeved shirt and shorts about half a mile from the car.

Search teams scoured the rugged terrain for several days but located no sign of him; searches were suspended in October because heavy snowfall made further efforts impossible. Authorities do not suspect foul play and have suggested he may have become lost, suffered a fall while hiking, or been affected by the high altitude around 11,000 feet. Lenihan had been recovering from cancer and had an arthritic hip; he retired in 1986 after working as a piano and organ salesman and as a civilian employee for the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.

Did anyone in the Georgetown or Cloudland area in September 1994 see a man matching Lenihan’s description or remember a short encounter with a tourist?