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In his autobiography, Dyer tells of one particularly trip over Mosquito Pass which resulted in frozen feet and near death, spared only by a three-week recuperation assisted by a willing friend. Dyer was so thrifty, a necessity for his small salary, that he once walked a hundred miles from Buckskin Joe to his small cabin in Mosquito Gulch. While the trip took two and a half days, he saved $20, $2 more than his monthly pay for delivering the mail.<ref name=vandusen/> For his innovation of snow shoes and skis for general travel, even though his device was not meant for athletics, Dyer was posthumously honored by induction into the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in Vail..<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colorado-for-free.com/FreeThingsToDoColorado/SkiMuseum.htm|title=Colorado Ski Museum|publisher=colorado-for-free.com|accessdate=January 19, 2014}}</ref>

In his autobiography, Dyer tells of one particularly trip over Mosquito Pass which resulted in frozen feet and near death, spared only by a three-week recuperation assisted by a willing friend. Dyer was so thrifty, a necessity for his small salary, that he once walked a hundred miles from Buckskin Joe to his small cabin in Mosquito Gulch. While the trip took two and a half days, he saved $20, $2 more than his monthly pay for delivering the mail.<ref name=vandusen/> For his innovation of snow shoes and skis for general travel, even though his device was not meant for athletics, Dyer was posthumously honored by induction into the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in Vail..<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colorado-for-free.com/FreeThingsToDoColorado/SkiMuseum.htm|title=Colorado Ski Museum|publisher=colorado-for-free.com|accessdate=January 19, 2014}}</ref>

It was believed that few other individuals knew that part of the Rocky Mountain West to the extent that Dyer did although John Chivington, known for the [[Sand Creek Massacre]], was also a Methodist circuit rider and later a presiding elder, but he had entered the military by the time Dyer arrived in Colorado. While others came to emulate his work on the mission field, they fell short of the success that he reached.<ref name=tbio/><ref name=vandusen/>

It was believed that few other individuals knew that part of the Rocky Mountain West to the extent that Dyer did although John Chivington, known for the Sand Creek Massacre, was also a Methodist circuit rider and later a presiding elder, but he had entered the military by the time Dyer arrived in Colorado. While others came to emulate his work on the mission field, they fell short of the success that he reached.<ref name=tbio/><ref name=vandusen/>

   

   

In 1870, Dyer wed Lucinda Lord Rankin (1827-1888), a native of [[Maine]] and the widow of Joseph Rankin, who had died in 1862.  She lived in  Cherry Creek near Castle Rock, the subsequent county seat of Douglas County, south of Denver. The Dyers lived in Breckenridge in Summit County, where he was instrumental in building a church, the Father Dyer United Methodist Church. He donated land for the church building and physically worked on the construction. He preached the opening sermon in 1880. The church has since been relocated within Breckenridge and undergone two renovations. It is located at the intersection of Briar Rose and Wellington. Dyer retired from the ministry after the dedication service but returned to Breckenridge again from 1885 to 1887 as interim pastor.<ref name=jfagan/><ref name=fatherdyer>{{cite web|url=http://www.fatherdyer.org/history.html|title=Father Dyer United Methodist Church|publisher=fatherdyer.org|accessdate=January 18, 2014}}</ref>

In 1870, Dyer wed Lucinda Lord Rankin (1827-1888), a native of [[Maine]] and the widow of Joseph Rankin, who had died in 1862.  She lived in  Cherry Creek near Castle Rock, the subsequent county seat of Douglas County, south of Denver. The Dyers lived in Breckenridge in Summit County, where he was instrumental in building a church, the Father Dyer United Methodist Church. He donated land for the church building and physically worked on the construction. He preached the opening sermon in 1880. The church has since been relocated within Breckenridge and undergone two renovations. It is located at the intersection of Briar Rose and Wellington. Dyer retired from the ministry after the dedication service but returned to Breckenridge again from 1885 to 1887 as interim pastor.<ref name=jfagan/><ref name=fatherdyer>{{cite web|url=http://www.fatherdyer.org/history.html|title=Father Dyer United Methodist Church|publisher=fatherdyer.org|accessdate=January 18, 2014}}</ref>