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Finally, I’m back in the woods! Just an easy two miles but no pain! My right calf is healing. I will continue to take it easy. Reinjuring it would be disastrous. I used 2 trekking…

Wow! What a difference compared to the Ebay bargain I had and sold today.  First…the waist belt extends and actually FITS my 65 year old mid section. The weight was all on my hips. Amazing…

They all said I should see The Godfather. Nope. Not me. If EVERYBODY loved it, how could I? I’m not going. It too popular. I don’t do popular. Popular is not cool enough for the…

Anyone out there have a healing spell? A magic poultice? A prayer that works fast? I need my leg to heal. I want to hike from dawn to dusk on the Summer Solstice. I know,…

Nope. Not going to use the 1945 state of the art closed cell foam ground pad. What was I thinking?  Maybe for one or two bad night’s sleep, but not if I want to EVER…

Thank heaven. I feel like painting again. Just finished this one. Started months ago. I kept walking by it looking and not painting. I wonder if it’s Painter’s Block? Do painters get that? I lost…

My homemade footprint. $14. Marmot footprint for my Marmot tent? $60. A small victory for me in the battle to be average. I want to be a garden variety, 65 year old hiker. I want…

Just had thyroid fine needle biopsy. Fine needle my ass. My neck really hurts. Trouble swallowing. That’s probably good. I’ll lose a few. If the biopsy is this bad…what will my upcoming surgery feel like?…

My first ever real backpack. One day, if this becomes the habit I hope it does, I will probably spend more for a lighter pack. This one is about 5 lbs.  That may sound light…

When I am up early and my heart sees something like this, everything inside reaches a state of alignment. Pecks Pond, PA