Workout Stress

Working out is suppose to relieve stress, right? Not stress you out. Well, I’m stressed because I’m having a hard time trying to spin three times a week. Yes, it bothers me when I can’t figure stuff out and make it work. I thought I had it all figured out last week, but I [...]

Friday Fun

Yes, it’s Friday, and I’ve almost made it through a whole week of training. Today I was up at 5am so I could get to spin class on time, only to discover that I used to go to spin class on Fridays at 9:15am and not 5:45am. So no one was there. I was so [...]

Fast Food and Alcohol are Evil!

Yesterday was my birthday, so in honor of this day I decided to splurg for dinner. I did so well with my diet, I felt like I could afford a little restaurant food for the evening. I had a hard time deciding what I wanted, so I actually ended up eating what others had orders. [...]

Hike Castle Rock Trail in Big Bear

On Friday of our Big Bear Adventure, we decided to hike Castle Rock. I’ll let Big Bear Lake.net describes the trail and I’ll post some photos. The first one is of Cam and myself climbing up the rocky part at the top of the trail.
Down below is a photo of Rys and Cam on the [...]

Murphy’s Law in Full Effect

What ever could go wrong, did go wrong this week. I’m so glad it’s Friday and this week is almost over. All my workouts were messed up in some way, starting with Monday. Even today was mess, but I made it work in most cases. Like today, I totally forgot that there was no early [...]

Hiking the Cholla Trail on Camelback Mountain

We tackled Cholla Trail on the east side of Camelback mountain this morning. That’s me standing on top of Camelback mountain. It was a great day for hiking, about 80 degrees with a nice cool breeze. The trail was a longer than I’d remembered and it took quite a while to get all the way [...]

In Honor of Lori Piestewa!

Well, folks here in AZ don’t particularly like the term squaw, so one of our most endeared peaks was renamed Piestewa Peak after we found a new Native American hero to immortalize. Lori Piestewa was the first female Native American to die in combat on foreign soil. She was a Hopi from Arizona and died [...]

Friday Hike on Hedgepath Trail

I decided to do a short hike today since I was already up in the area with track practice. I did the Hedgepeth Trail in Thunderbird park. It’s the best place to hike in this area. It’s about a mile up and and mile down and around the other side. It’s not that steep; you [...]

Squaw Peak Now Piestewa Peak

I don’t think I’ve hiked Squaw Peak since they changed the name. If I did, I don’t remember. Well, we decided it would be a good idea to do it today since our Havasupai hike is only 5 weeks away. It was a little warmer than we had expected, close to 95 degrees. That’s the [...]

Hiking the Hedgpeth H2 Trail again

I took Cammie out the the Hedgpeth trail today. I’ve hiked it a couple of times, but she’s never been. I thought it would be a good trail for her to start hiking on. Squaw Peak is a bit much, and even I am dreading that hike lately. I’ll be okay once my body stops [...]