Hi all. backl from our short vacation. we started out with quite a bit of rain so didn't leave til sunday. I forget, sat or sunday I did another upper body disk along with brief treadmill and bike. we were planning a backpack but the weather didbn't clear so we did 3 day hikes instead. turned out weather would have been OK but there's something about standing there with a heavy pack in the rain that makes one reconsider the plan. didn't stop raining until late monday.
we did a 4-5 hour easy hike monday. tuesday it was really lovely out, and we did a tough kick-butt climb in snow to a favorite outlook called cutthroat pass. about 11 miles, 3500 feet gain. hiking up steep slopes in deep snow is tough, and you get wet, and overheated and burned if you aren't careful. we were the only ones up there which is as it should be. it was so gorgeous!!. going down we glissade ( slide on your butt using an ice axe to control speed) so down is way faster than up. wed we did an easy 2 hour hike just to do something before driving home.
Today we did our regular 35 mile bike ride and I am fairly pooped. It finally warmed up, yesterday was the first day over 75 ( 78) since last september. it's so funny... when we ride, DH goes a little faster than I do but not much... the pads in his helmet and his shirt are dripping sweat, just dripping. wringing out wet. I'm dry as can be. same temps, same exertion, I barely sweat . If I drink more water, I pee more. I have trouble when weather gets hot because I don't sweat enough to cool myself and overheat. It's a big reason why I live in the climate I do. when we finish the ride, he's a couple hundred yards ahead, we don't look like we just did the same activity! I look like I haven't done a thing, and he is completely dripping and soggy.
Josie, could you put down the link to your blog again? Thanks. Maybe I need instruction in how blogs work.
Lynda, we watched Tumbleweeds and enjoyed it. kind of an annoying woman but interesting. I kept thinking she acted like a lot of women I used to know! "Arranged"... I'll do the best I can with it. sometimes I have trouble with things no one else does, and more difficult things are no biggie. haven't checked to see if it has subtitles. I think it's in the incoming pile of mail.
I have 20's and 25's but plan on stopping there, at least for now. when I need heavier I have handles & can use plates. the only issue is the plates themselves are big and tend to get in the way. I'm not sure I'd invest in 30's unless I find I need them pretty often. not the case now.
Oh well, off the the grocery, the frig is empty.
