Recent content by Traildoggie

We rode the trail this morning as planned. 15 miles an hour 15 minutes. i at least didn't get any soreness from Stacked upper body yesterday. a good reminder. use it or lose it. weather here has moderated so high will be about 80. too hot for me but not complaining. i never like hot...

I did stacked upper body kinda/sorta. 10 min on the bike to start. I havent done any weights in a few weeks so i found a few things harder than expected. i always find curls harder than they should be. a good reminder that i need to do this or something similar 2-3 times a week or my...

I probably overdid the walking over the weekend but what really did me in was the PT session on monday. I did the exercises, but it irritated, really irritated !! something in my lower hip area. today it is finally feeling better. almost 4 days. Im icing it a lot, not doing much, and...

carolyn its crazy!. i used this doctor who is part of the group who did my back surgery for labs late last year and all was fine . i didnt change anything. the group who i use for most things just decided not to acknowledge orders from outside their group. I'm medicare plus...

I went to PT today and explained about the hip issues. she had me do a bunch of specific exercises, a lot of them , and one in particular made it hurt. a simple move . i got more sore as the day went on and ended up with an ice pack on and sitting most of the day. Our guests left this...

did another 3 hour hike today. this is along the shore but a lot of up and down and yes, my poor hip is not happy. it distracts me from my back. i am starting to sound like a whining crank but thi is not sore muscles. hopefully something fixable if it can be identified. i am sure...

did a state park hike/walk with our family today, 2.5 hours . park was extremely busy but walking gets away from most of the people, found them a bald eagle nest with a about to fledge eaglet. also did PT . my hip is really bothering. doing another hike tomorrow. see PT monday...

Cathy my friend in MSP had pictures of the air there. it looked horrendous. I hope yours is not that bad!. we are so far lucky with smoke. its just luck. we got a little rain yesterday. its cloudy this morning but it will change to dry and sunny again. next week will be hotter. we had...

We fit in a trail ride this morning even with the rain predictions. 1 hr 20 minutes on a very uncrowded trail. we were the only car in the parking lot when we got done. it was cloudy, nice for a change, and now we have some actual rain with mild thunder and lightning. we seldom get...

I was totally surprised no one rents to kids. i started thinking about liability issues and maybe its just too risky for a shop owner. DH and I have rented bikes a few yrs ago in AZ and im sure there were release forms but it wasn't terribly expensive and we had a great time. helmets...

Yesterday i had a pretty intense PT session. today I did PT before we left, and then we rode the trail. 1 hr 20 minutes. then repeated pt later. we are getting ready for a family visit this friday thru sunday. they are packing a lot into a short visit. our niece her husband and their...

thought we would ride this morning but neither of us felt like moving fast so we didn't. maybe tomorrow instead after I go to PT. ended up doing some serious gardening and weeding. thats never ending. is this a portable AC for an apartment? I would say a huge YES. if you at...

We are a little bit isolated here. have had coyote families in the past but a lot of neighbors have chickens and other livestock and love LOVE the deer so dispatch coyotes quickly. there is a single one around here but seems to focus on mice and not bother much else. i am still...

Carolyn it was on a shoulder of mt baker, one of the big cascade volcanos. its like Rainier, Adams, Mt shuksan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Baker weve done this route many times. goes up to about 5100 feet and then circles a part of the mountain. Baker is about 11,000 feet so we...

We did a hike yesterday, long for me these days. about 7-8 miles with fair elevation gain and loss. did it with some friends. sore today! getting better as i walk around. didnt get home until 5:30 or so. our resident deer and her two fawns were lying on the grass outside the garden like...