A Walk in the Woods
Urban hiking at its finest and ramblings of a mad woman!
Monthly Archives: September 2014
I’m back from my backpacking trip in Fort Davis! I’m happy to report that I made it up and down the mountain without hurting myself, crying, having a nervous breakdown, or falling. I also didn’t try and bribe anyone to carry my 35lb pack for me! While I have a ton I want to write about, I figured I’d break it all down into small manageable chunks. First up: Lessons Learned. There… Read More
So I had every intention of blogging every day this week about the packing process, the anxiety over not having enough, having too much, where the hell am I putting it all, this won’t fit, etc. However, life. Seems my body decided to take one last shot at me to see if I am really serious about all this. It started probably a week ago; but I just haven’t felt 100%. My… Read More
So I’m three months into this “grand experiment” of mine and I have to say….I pushed another button today and got a well deserved pellet damn it! I went back to the doctor today to get my blood test results. Somewhere in the past week I dropped another two pounds so I’m now at 188. However, here’s where the rubber meets the road: Type … Read More
No, I haven’t gone backwards with my miles. That’s 200lbs to 190lbs. I’ve lost 10lbs in three months. I’m a very simple girl. If I push the button I need a pellet. I need some sort of confirmation that all the hard work done over the past three months is actually making a difference. Push the button, get a pellet; push the button, get a pellet. I’ve been pushing this damn button… Read More
And just like that, yesterday I broke 200 miles. Whew! I feel like I’m just getting started! To catch everyone up….last week I fell at Walmart. You can stop laughing now. No really….stop laughing. I hammered my right knee. Not a good thing when you have a pretty good training schedule set up. So given my knee was hurting what do I do? You bet…I went right out, put my 25lb pack… Read More
This hike is 4.5 miles from the Bluestream Grove camp area of Lake Ray Roberts and comes out at FM 1192. However, I decided to actually start at the park Headquarters. That made this a 6 mile hike; 12 miles round trip! It was long…but luckily the path is pretty level. I started out around 6:30a.m. First up…this really cool spider web! I love how the web refracted the light. Now I… Read More
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