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 …
Monthly Archives: July 2014
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 …
Morning Reflections
This morning, I was sitting on my couch listening to music while drinking my coffee. This in itself is unusual, as I generally prefer silence before putting on my music and headphones for my daily walk. But something compelled me to break the silence this morning. I was listening to a station that plays a …