I am back in Portland and fully recovered from my jetlag. We also seem to be on a short hiatus from the awful heat. By all rights I should be going for a walk. Right now. The heat has definitely thrown me off my walking. As did my travel. But I think what really did it …
Category Archives: Walking
Strange things are afoot at the Circle K
Seems that my goals/coping mechanisms have switched around a bit. I have been finding it increasingly hard to focus in the mornings due to happenings that do not bear further exploration at this juncture. But, I have found that doing 15-20 minutes of writing helps focus my mind and increase my ability to actually get …
Here Comes the Rain Again
I originally had grand plans for picking my life right back up where I left it after my six week program, but my body had plans of its own. Instead of getting a little more work in before taking 2 full days off, I spent a week being sick. I don’t get sick very often, but …
And the Beat Goes On
My walking is continuing apace. This weekend I walked myself into 300+ miles territory. In theory, that means I get to choose some kind of reward purchased from someplace 300 miles away from Portland. That puts me somewhere in northern California to the south and in British Columbia to the north. The problem is that …
Achievement Unlocked: Mt. Tabor
Today I finally the opportunity to test out the leg muscles I had built with all of the uphill walking in Lake Placid. My goal had been to just go to the upper reservoir in Mt. Tabor Park, but I was feeling inspired, so I found myself continuing up to the peak where the Harvey …
What a Long Strange Trip Its Been
I am waiting to board the final flight (of a 3-leg trip) home after a week in Lake Placid with family. We were up at 3:45am Eastern and land at 4:30pm Pacific. This means my sense of time is totally discombobulated. I managed to get a little sleep on the first two legs of my …
No Power in the 'Verse Can Stop Me
I have turned in a walking fiend. Last week I walked 31 miles and this week to date I have walked 22.5 miles. This week’s total may end up a little lower than last week’d because this morning’s walk was cut short by a downpour. I literally (and I mean this word as it it …
Thwarted
Things had been going so well…that is…until the powers that be started pushing back. Last week, I walked everyday and logged over twenty miles. However, my Friday walk was thwarted by a downpour. I didn’t think I was just a fair weather walked because I have walked in drizzles before. But, when the rain started really coming …