Woohoo! I did it! I finally had the fortitude to walk the park twice. I've had the strength for a long time, but I've never been able to face the boredom of retracing my footsteps for another two hours. Today, I buckled down, listened to my podcasts, and did it. I had motivation. Guilt free dim sum! I am so there. Tomorrow.
I did around eleven and a half miles in around four and a half hours. That's pretty close to what I'll do next Saturday, but I intend to take a lot longer to do it then. It'll be prettier terrain, it'll be tougher terrain (we'll be starting in "The Rollercoaster"), and I'll be carrying significantly more gear. Plus, it's hard to charge ahead while gabbing, and much of the point of going backpacking with DeLee is the conversation.
I had a nutritional plan for today, and it worked pretty well. Cereal and a banana for breakfast, high carbs snacks on the trail, regular low carb for dinner. After having cereal (high protein, high fiber cereal) and a banana, I was on some kind of crazy sugar high. Man, my body adjusted to low carb very quickly. I decided I better not add caffeine to the mix, and swapped my Keurig cup for something decaf. And then I charged off to the park.
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| Isn't that a nice little trail? |
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I find bridges to be very inviting. It's nice to cross a ravine / stream with little effort and dry feet.
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After that, mildly triumphant, I drove down to check on Pluto. I had intended to blanket him against the incoming snow, but it was still nearly sixty degrees! Instead, I fed him cookies.
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| This was the best picture I could get. Cookie shark wouldn't leave me alone. I'll be keeping an eye on the weather and possibly dashing out to blanket him, but as you can see it was still gorgeous out. |
JD suggested a nap after I got home, and it sounded like a genius idea to me. Unfortunately, I couldn't sleep. I have two more chances, though. Three day weekend woo! I realize that some people have more exciting plans than napping, but I really like napping.
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