Another busy morning and the afternoon is filling up fast, so I’m going to post now while I can. At least your expectations for something meaningful are so low that it will be next impossible to disappoint. But here goes!
If you’ve been following along as Kevin Kim makes his trek from one end of Korea to the other (and you ought to be), you’ll know that yesterday’s segment was “only” 13K (a typical day for him is closer to 30K). I teasingly mentioned in the comments that I was going to match his distance:
Mission accomplished!
Of course, Kevin did his distance in one continuous walk. My total includes the dog walk, the Wednesday Walkers group hike, and an evening of Barretto barhopping. Still, it was good to be out and about.
Here are some photos from the group hike. We did Monday’s “short” Hash trail in reverse, and it was quite nice.
We met up at the Alta Vista community center. These are the final three of our six-man group to arrive.And off we go!We left the ‘hood on a path I’ve only been on once or twice, so it was good to revisit the sites back here.Like this massive stone wall that serves no apparent purpose. Scott says it was here twenty years ago when he first hiked this path.Erik was entranced by these mushrooms growing wild along the path.Erik is a mushroom connoisseur, and he held court on several varieties that he incorporates into his diet for good health. I think he said these were Nerishi or something like that. Back in my teens, I tried some magic mushrooms, which were pretty psychedelic.This is not the kind of grass I enjoyed as a teen.I hope I’m not going out on a limb calling this an encumbrance.Woodsy vibesThrough the peaceful neighborhood of Marian HillsAnd then the day’s big climb. Following these construction workers carrying heavy bags of cement on their shoulders was a little disconcerting. How could I complain about how difficult the going was?The view from the topA brief respiteYeah, the fat guy is a slowpoke. I’m working on it…That mountain looks familiarA quick visit to the mountain familyAnd cookies and candy for Jennifer’s kidsOnward we marchThis tree spoke to me and said, “take my picture, please.”And then these blossoms got jealous.Encountered these folks hiking the trail in the opposite direction. No school busses up here, so walking is the only option. At least they went home with some cookies.A water break at Four CornersAnd then finishing the hike back in Alta Vista.Here’s how it looked from above.
The leg held up pretty well, but I’ve got confirmation that I’ve got some sciatica issues. More on that tomorrow.
I accomplished the feeding at Hideaway and decided to stick with beer for now. I had a “buy one, get one” coupon for Alaska, so that was my next stop. I also had a 10% discount coupon for Sit-n-Bull, and I ordered up a pizza and some finger foods for the Alaska girls. I limited myself to two fried chicken wings. Two more beers upstairs at La Oficina, and my night was done.
I was up early this morning for the trip to Baypointe Hospital for my blood work. I am going back there this afternoon to meet with the anesthesiologist. But, as is my custom here at LTG, I’ll write about today tomorrow. And tomorrow will be another full day as I travel to La Union for their Hash anniversary run.
We’ll figure it out.Lots of special girls around these parts, that’s for sure.That’s the best part of having Biden disease!He says that like it’s a bad thing…
Alright, got to run. Or walk.
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Good walk! I’ll be curious to read about your medical news.
Good walk! I’ll be curious to read about your medical news.