I’m starting to think about MdS as a restful vacation with a bit running thrown in. I’m not underestimating the desert...
New Balance MT101s at Bandera?
I wore the New Balance MT101s out at Bandera today to see how they’d do in all the rocks. I heart these shoes, but they seem like a bit of a risk on some of Bandera’s downhills. Chunky rocks, lying on top of more chunky rocks, lying on top of unstable smallish rocks. Or just piles of chunky rocks on a steep hill. If you [...]
Liza
Home Sweet Home
I got a nice big welcome home hug and kiss from Bandera today. The picture doesn’t do justice to how well the blood blended into the red swirls of my gaiters. On the upside, everyone agreed it was one of the ugliest wounds they’d seen out there in a while. I’m going to try to avoid a repeat performance tomorrow. I [...]
Liza
Goiters, goiters everywhere.
The list of presents is done! The annual baked dish is decided. The tissue-filled trash cans are empty. A wildly productive day yesterday. Today…. Well, today might be a wash. I spent the morning at the doctor’s office being evaluated for hypothyroidism. (Since my plantar fasciitis is pretty much gone, I figured I’d [...]
Liza
I’m official
Hi folks. I left my germs with Eliot and Asa when I headed out to California and now Eliot sounds like he’s been smoking two packs a day since he was 12. We all fell asleep around 8:30 last night. Eliot’s still asleep 11 hours later. Today’s goal is simply to make a plan for the rest of the month — and maybe empty [...]
Liza
Lessons learned at TNF 50
I had great plans to get up before class this morning and write something worthwhile, but the hotel bed was particularly soft and warm, so I stayed curled up under the comforter. I’m teaching a neat group of students who volunteer to do trail building and maintenance, and habitat restoration. Seems like I should start off the day [...]
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