Well, if your wondering why the nes here has slowed to a crawl, blame my stupid foot. I tend to roll over my right foot, (called over pronation), and stumble a lot. While not the best experience for hiking, it has been manageable up till now. Approximately 2 days after setting a doctor's appointment to look into this problem, I stumbled down 4 stairs on top of my big toe. Did I mention I was carrying a couch when I performed this "April-like" manuever? Haven't been able to really walk right since. If I was on the trail at this moment, there would be a daily dose of Ibuprofen and the hopes of fighting through the pain. As I am not on the trail, proper healing is the call.
So the Doc looked at my toe and said, "I don't . . . think . . . it's broken, but I think you should see a podiatrist about all of this. I'll refer you and he'll setup an appointment in the next few weeks."
So, I'm waiting for a call. Of course, the toe gets worse every day. I could call and see my doc again sooner, but who wants to pay $30 to be told to wait for the podiatrist?
18.6.07
8.6.07
Other Thru Hikes. . .
Some other notable thru hikes in the U.S. are now posted on the right side as well as linked here with some quick facts.
ADT - American Discovery Trail: Depending on your route this is either 5,057 miles or 4,834 and crosses the U.S. from the Atlantic to the Pacific
AT - Appalachian Trail: A 2,175 mile hike from Maine to Georgia known as the Green tunnel for it's length of tree shaded trail.
CDT - Continental Divide Trail: 3,100 miles from Mexico to Canada along the Spine of the Rocky Mountains. This trail is only 70% usable at this time and will be celebrating its 30th anniversarry next year.
ADT - American Discovery Trail: Depending on your route this is either 5,057 miles or 4,834 and crosses the U.S. from the Atlantic to the Pacific
AT - Appalachian Trail: A 2,175 mile hike from Maine to Georgia known as the Green tunnel for it's length of tree shaded trail.
CDT - Continental Divide Trail: 3,100 miles from Mexico to Canada along the Spine of the Rocky Mountains. This trail is only 70% usable at this time and will be celebrating its 30th anniversarry next year.
4.6.07
Putting off hiking
Well, won't be hiking this week due to the moving. We're moving into the kind of house that begs you to lazily sit by the fire pit or pool and eat cheese and drink wine. Begs you to sleep on a lounge chair nibbling on the grapes hanging from the patio trellis. Not the kind of house that says, "Get out there and get some exercise."
More updates to come.
More updates to come.
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