Sheltering in Place

[Drunk Monk]

Yesterday we went to Mount Madonna, the county park near Tara's High School. It's off Hecker Pass and we hadn't been up there much since she graduated 4 years ago. It's dog friendly - leashed - but the campground was full so we only spent the day. We hiked about 4.5 miles, 56 floors, in backpacks but they weren't full. Kicked my butt. Yuki proved to be quite the challenge. For a little 30+ lb dog, he can really pull, and kept challenging my balance as I was adjusting to my pack again, especially on the steep slippery inclines. I was also dealing with my hip injury and having had a hard Kung Fu session. We came home and had raviolis and TV, plus a hot epsom salt bath for me.

433: Still looking to hike, we headed to Carmel for Snively Ridge. It's an off-leash hike once you get past the golf course, pretty much straight up the ridge. Just shy of 7 miles, 42 floors. I bailed on my pack, using the 'walk it off' strategy for my hip, and focusing on Yuki. Stacy took her pack up and did great. I took her pack for some of the steep inclines down. Yuki finally showed some fatigue towards the end, but still had some amazing bursts of energy chasing birds and such. We had to leash him up when passing the horse, goat and cow stable, and he still had astounding pulling power. Came home for more TV and another epsom salt bath. 

Twas a good weekend. Nice to get out. I definitely need to train more.