Weekend of hiking was great!

My feet are sore by my heart is happy. I got to get two good hikes in this weekend. On Saturday I hiked the Elfin Forest trail with Monie and then on Monday,(Memorial Day) Honey (pictured here) and I did the Iron Mt trail. Both hikes where in the early morning to avoid the hot sun and crowds. And boy did the crowds appear at Iron Mt on Memorial Day. We got there at around 8 in the morning and the parking was already getting full on both sides of 67.

It has been great doing these trails. I can remember earlier this year, huffing and puffing up the trail, now they are a breeze, WhooHoo I'm getting in shape! I'm still loosing inches as well as pounds, I can even feel the difference in the weight of my body, my steps feel lighter. I know my waist is getting smaller, I've had to get rid of a bunch of pants, they just fall down! Yeah! It is hard to believe that I let myself get so out of shape. It feels so good to be in shape and feel strong.

Blessings to you all!

Morning Fog is beautiful!

Sunday morning I hiked up Highland Trail before going to church. I wanted to beat the heat of the day, but got something even better. The low foggy clouds where hanging along the mountain, you couldn't see the top. I'm always a bit nervous hiking that trail alone, not many people hike it and it is very steep, if I should slip and hurt myself, it might be a while before another hiker comes by,(I do carry my cell phone with me). I also don't want to run into any large wildlife that is hungry! Yikes! I wasin luck, a group of hikers where preparing to go up just as I arrived, so I took off just before them and then knew I had people on the trail with me! ;-D
Anyway it was cool, damp and beautiful going up the Mt. The foggy was so thick you couldn't see very far, but it made it really quiet. Up near the top, it was misting and all the spider webs where making beautiful designs. I stopped and looked at them, each one had it's own pattern, so beautiful.

Anyone that wants to walk with me, CALL ME!

Spring Hiking is Awesome!

Picture- Hope hiking through the mustard plants on Bernardo Mt. I love spring!


Oh! to be strong! I love feeling as strong as I do. I know I can be stronger, but I know I'm so very much stronger than I was this time last year. Yesterday Steve and I hiked the Highland Trail, it is about 1 1/3 mile straight up with a 800 ft elevation. While going up, I didn't feel weak, couple of times Steve wanted to stop and enjoy the view (rest), but I just wanted to keep going. When we got near the top, I was hoping to get to the gate in a certain amount of time, so I took off running, now I never ever could have done that before. It feels so good!

I'm bummed that my bone spur on my shoulder is only getting worse. I'm loosing upper body strength just as fast as I'm gaining lower body. I went yesterday and had a Cortisone shot, hoping to get the pain under some management. I want to get through this summer with Hope, enjoy myself and then think about surgery next fall. My doctor gave me some exercises to try to strengthen my arms, I hope they work, cause I starting to feel like a weakling in the arm area. Pretty funny, I start out saying how strong I feel and then go into the weak stuff. weirdo!

I'm thinking of joining a woman's soccer team this summer, it would help keep me in shape. I've been running down at the Lake some mornings and trying to get anyone that will go with me on hikes up any hills or mountains around. Monie and Steve both did ones with me last week. Any takers??? I promise I won't run up the hills!! ;-D

As far as my weight goes, I got sort of slack there for a while, eating to much and not getting enough exercise. My weight went up a few pounds but I've taken it back off. I now would like to drop 5 pounds by June 1, might not be to realistic, but ya' got to have a goal!