Travel
I parked my car at a lot a few miles further along the trail and walked about 2-1/2 miles, which is 5 miles round trip. My legs are hurting, and I can't understand why they should since I walk a lot to begin with.
The sun was extremely bright today which makes the shady spots that much darker - not great for picture taking. Also, I discovered that the distance from one end of the trail at Hopewell Junction to the other end at the Walkway over the Hudson (Poughkeepsie) is only 13 miles. The person who told me the mileage thought it was 26 miles one way, but that would be round trip. I wish I had started walking it sooner and could have done the entire trail, but as I only have 1 week left with other plans for some of those days I might not be able to walk to the other end. It is slow when you have to walk for a distance and then double back.
(I tried to add a couple of photos but for some reason they look cockeyed and slanted on the page. I can't figure out why that would be, but I think Google/Blogger doesn't like me at all.)
Most days since I've been here I haven't seen the deer, but they were out this morning. Several were grazing in the back yard while one juvenile was running around in circles and leaping in what seemed like joy! I also saw some on the road when driving out to the trail. I will miss them and maybe I should start walking on the American River Parkway when I get back to Sacramento. There are lots of deer there (as well as signs that mountain lions are in the vicinity).
The leaves are just barely starting to turn, and I should see a little more color during the coming week. Some trees have leaves that turned to yellow, but I want to see the beautiful reds of the east before I go.
- More Walking
I was back on the trail this morning and covered two more miles of the 13 total, although I actually walked 4 miles today. The first thing I'm going to do when I get back to Sacramento is visit the shoestore for athletic footwear and buy myself...
- Rails To Trails
I walked today, about 3 miles which took me an hour. That's about what Ara and I did earlier in the week. I had intended to walk yesterday and then visit the depot which is only open Wed., Sat. and Sun., but I had driven halfway...
- Why On Friday?
Why is it that if you're not feeling so good to begin with, it always gets worse on a Friday. I spoke to the advice nurse this morning about my cough and congestion. She told me (among other things) to drink hot tea with lemon and honey. ...
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I finally got out of the house this weekend, and on Saturday went with Jeannie & fam. to a nearby mall. I don't normally like to go anywhere near a mall, but I jumped at this opportunity to be out and about. It was a pleasant...
- Back On Track
I'm feeling much better today, and I think I just ate something that didn't agree with me. Or maybe it was something else, but I'm not interested in finding out what it was! I got new insoles for my walking shoes today, as I'm going...
Travel
Back on the trail
I parked my car at a lot a few miles further along the trail and walked about 2-1/2 miles, which is 5 miles round trip. My legs are hurting, and I can't understand why they should since I walk a lot to begin with.
The sun was extremely bright today which makes the shady spots that much darker - not great for picture taking. Also, I discovered that the distance from one end of the trail at Hopewell Junction to the other end at the Walkway over the Hudson (Poughkeepsie) is only 13 miles. The person who told me the mileage thought it was 26 miles one way, but that would be round trip. I wish I had started walking it sooner and could have done the entire trail, but as I only have 1 week left with other plans for some of those days I might not be able to walk to the other end. It is slow when you have to walk for a distance and then double back.
(I tried to add a couple of photos but for some reason they look cockeyed and slanted on the page. I can't figure out why that would be, but I think Google/Blogger doesn't like me at all.)
Most days since I've been here I haven't seen the deer, but they were out this morning. Several were grazing in the back yard while one juvenile was running around in circles and leaping in what seemed like joy! I also saw some on the road when driving out to the trail. I will miss them and maybe I should start walking on the American River Parkway when I get back to Sacramento. There are lots of deer there (as well as signs that mountain lions are in the vicinity).
The leaves are just barely starting to turn, and I should see a little more color during the coming week. Some trees have leaves that turned to yellow, but I want to see the beautiful reds of the east before I go.
- More Walking
I was back on the trail this morning and covered two more miles of the 13 total, although I actually walked 4 miles today. The first thing I'm going to do when I get back to Sacramento is visit the shoestore for athletic footwear and buy myself...
- Rails To Trails
I walked today, about 3 miles which took me an hour. That's about what Ara and I did earlier in the week. I had intended to walk yesterday and then visit the depot which is only open Wed., Sat. and Sun., but I had driven halfway...
- Why On Friday?
Why is it that if you're not feeling so good to begin with, it always gets worse on a Friday. I spoke to the advice nurse this morning about my cough and congestion. She told me (among other things) to drink hot tea with lemon and honey. ...
-
I finally got out of the house this weekend, and on Saturday went with Jeannie & fam. to a nearby mall. I don't normally like to go anywhere near a mall, but I jumped at this opportunity to be out and about. It was a pleasant...
- Back On Track
I'm feeling much better today, and I think I just ate something that didn't agree with me. Or maybe it was something else, but I'm not interested in finding out what it was! I got new insoles for my walking shoes today, as I'm going...