New Year, Same Goal

I came up short by 17.5 miles last year.  I've decided I had so much fun last year, that I'm going to try it again.  I'm still struggling with my feet.  I've been to 3 different doctors and the last one suggested that I have tendonitis.  Okay, we'll give it a chance.  Physical therapy and an ankle brace, we'll attempt this again.  As I look back at the beautiful pictures of places we went last year, I can't help but want to do it again.

Finally, Another Post!!

I have really been having problems with my feet and haven't done a lot of walking or hiking.  I've started some physical therapy on my foot and hopefully I can get back in the swing of things.  With the cooler weather, it is easier to walk around too, because I don't swell as much.

This might be a little bit of a cheat, but we headed to Hogle Zoo.  I tracked my walking and it was a mile, so I'm counting it.  It is the first good outing I've had in a while.  I'm working back up slowly because I have to finish my 50 miles.

Yellowstone

Ahh, so pretty up here.  Without my hiking shoes I pounded out 3.5 miles of hiking.

Silver Lake

It has been so hot lately and we finally had a beautiful day.  We went to Silver Lake and hiked around.  It was cool enough we used jackets.  It was a wonderful hike!

Living Room

Yuck!  Only got one mile in and didn't even get to take some pictures.  The heat is just too much.  I turfed it coming down and scuffed up my leg.  Called the doctor about my dizziness and he said it's my blood pressure.  Sooooo, hiking when its cool, or wait until fall for the big hikes.  We'll just have to take this a day at a time.  When it's over 90 I just can't do the hiking!

Bonneville Shoreline Trail

Wow, Mid 90's and it was a little rough.  We hiked 5 miles today, but because it was getting late, and my blood pressure was sky high, we turned around before we made it the entire way.  I was bummed, but it turned out to be a good idea because we got back just before dark.  It was fun to see the sunset from above the city though. 

Vernal Utah

We made a quick trip for the weekend to Vernal, Utah. We chose to do a hike that is right in the middle of Dinosaur National Park.  It was so pretty and the weather was perfect also.  We went from flat sagebrush, to a sandy wash, then through red dirt , what they call the labrynth, then to a long walk across the ridge.  Then came the boulders and the slick rock.  There was so much variety in this hike and it made it so much fun!  We stopped halfway through for granola, and apple, and a drink of water, then continued on.