I love autumn and i dislike the fall'ing feeling sometimes given in the season of autumn; but today is a rising feeling and a good day to start a blog on hiking :-) (anyways, i think I secretly like the falling feeling ... it leads me to gloomy days with a blanket; heat on, or even better a fire; introspecting, dissecting, .. besides you can only go up from a fall)
oh, back to blogging on hiking ... i am not sure why i stopped hik
ing after my yosemite trip of summer '07 (but I did, like stopping so many other things i start) -- anyway my trip to wyo/minn gave me new game to start again -- aside from just the wonder of spending time with loved ones.
it kind of gave me a jump start to getting off the couch -- thank you meg and jen for not having tv!
while i didn't really hike/walk a great deal -- i did start some movement and now hope to keep up the momentum!! nice walks in the autumn colored hudson, wis with meg -- walks, bikerides, geocaching with swansons. i especially liked the riverbank walk the last day. my sweet friend, jenny!
so, today i again dawned my hiking boots and went for a brisk, not to hilly, 4 mile walk through the benicia park -- found that a trail from there goes around the bay -- i mean around the bay -- over both bridges and through the city. I'll have to check that one out -- not saying i will walk it!! i will use our everloving internet though to check it out. mike and ella accompanied me and it was a lovely autumn morning with a great benicia view of the water front. the rain sprinkles started just as we ended. we love walking with our ella -- she is at her happiest and fun to watch! and an obedient wonderful walking pet.
anyway, this is hopefully my start ... i re-realized my goal to one day hike the appalachian trail (part of it anyway) -- and to my fun surprise meg would like to join me. and to another fun surprise vilma just bought a house at the base of the mountain trial in georgia. so I bought meg some new hiking shoes to get her out of the hippie old sneakers and get her ready to get serious.
and now i need to be serious.
this is my attempt to start a hiking blog -- my end goal : the appalachian trail; my daily goal: to set my mind and feet in the right direction; my goal this week: i stopped smoking 4 days and 12 hours ago :-) and as far as a blogging goal goes -- well, i have never been good at this but well just have to see.......
as for now -- i am going to have my homemade chili and homemade bread that has been cooking up a great autumn fragrance as i sit on the couch with my doggie and blanket and a good book alternating with word challenge :-)
3 comments:
Oh My Gerry....I just love this!!!! I'm excited that you're hiking. It makes me want to get out and do more than my current quick walks with Gracie and our neighbor's puppy. I'm excited that you stopped smoking...you can do it!!! I'm super, super excited that you're blogging!!! I love to read your writing. Glimpses into your precious mind and heart are a real treat. I love you so.
xo
I'm proud of you mom! I got Jimmy to stop smoking...you can too. I can just picture the Gergely sisters hiking through Appalachia. Watch out mountain folk!! Will you ride a horse and do nursing work? Oohh, you could be like...shoot...what's her name that we liked her show?
Ger- your blog is an inspiration to me. got to get these feet back in shape and start walking even hiking!
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