Just keep hiking

TamiVsTheTrail

During the storm I got out to do some snowshoeing across the street from my home.

TamiVsTheTrail

Hiking in the pouring rain yesterday, heading out again today.

BartBVanBockstaele

TamiVsTheTrail wrote: »

Heading up the mountain, no snowshoes needed just microspikes

Mouthwatering pictures. All we have in Toronto is grey and gloomy weather. <weep-weep>

chudib

I love your pictures

jwhitephoto

Nice! I often hike a game trail that runs on the NC/TN border looking down on the French Broad River and Cherokee National Forest. I never see anyone and the solitude is magical.

marghies

Hiking is such a good way to feel better in so many ways - accomplished at the end of the hike, stronger pretty quickly (even when starting from out-of-shapedness), and rejuvenated by the outside world. It's my choice, too. I'm in New Mexico - the southern end of the same mountain range, I think! I hike with a dog and am happy in her company.

TamiVsTheTrail

@jwhitephoto great views, I love the rain coming down in the distance in the second photo!

TamiVsTheTrail

@marghies Are you at the south end of the Rockies? I'd love to see some of your photos and hear about your adventures. I used to live in Banff, much more north end of the Rockies I live just outside of Vancouver BC, I hike mostly in the Coast and North Shore mountain ranges.

TamiVsTheTrail

I headed out in the fog yesterday, with a "chance of rain". I decided to not go into back country and stay on more popular trails since I didn't really expect to see anyone in this weather. I was so wrong. It's always great to see the die hard hikers out in miserable weather, lots of people to chat with along our way, most of us had no set destination and would go until we were done. I had decided on about 10 - 12KM when I started out, love hiking in the fog. About 4KM up the cloud burst open and a group of us stood on the trail laughing and then started sharing or favourite hikes of last year. Within minutes I was drenched and made the decision that 8KM was going to be enough today. On the way down I met a young man doing his first solo hike in the area and he was terrified! He was so glad to see another person and asked about Grizzly bears. I turned around and walked with him a bit, assuring him that this wasn't Grizzly area, there were lots of people on the trail today up ahead so he wouldn't be alone long. I gave him a few more trails he can do alone that he will feel safe on, talked about bear bells and such before turning back around and headed out. (I decided not to mention there are ALWAYS cougars throughout the entire area)
My weight is slowly coming off and I'm not worried about that. It always takes a bit to really start dropping but I'm noticing other things that make me smile. I had to move up a notch on my watch strap, my shirt isn't clinging to my body, my wedding ring doesn't have a muffin top anymore.

BartBVanBockstaele

TamiVsTheTrail wrote: »

I headed out in the fog yesterday, with a "chance of rain". I decided to not go into back country and stay on more popular trails since I didn't really expect to see anyone in this weather. I was so wrong. It's always great to see the die hard hikers out in miserable weather, lots of people to chat with along our way, most of us had no set destination and would go until we were done. I had decided on about 10 - 12KM when I started out, love hiking in the fog. About 4KM up the cloud burst open and a group of us stood on the trail laughing and then started sharing or favourite hikes of last year. Within minutes I was drenched and made the decision that 8KM was going to be enough today. On the way down I met a young man doing his first solo hike in the area and he was terrified! He was so glad to see another person and asked about Grizzly bears. I turned around and walked with him a bit, assuring him that this wasn't Grizzly area, there were lots of people on the trail today up ahead so he wouldn't be alone long. I gave him a few more trails he can do alone that he will feel safe on, talked about bear bells and such before turning back around and headed out. (I decided not to mention there are ALWAYS cougars throughout the entire area)
My weight is slowly coming off and I'm not worried about that. It always takes a bit to really start dropping but I'm noticing other things that make me smile. I had to move up a notch on my watch strap, my shirt isn't clinging to my body, my wedding ring doesn't have a muffin top anymore.

Fantastic picture!

alteredsteve175

Thanks to all of you who shared your photos. Seeing them inspires me to get out more. Let's keep this thread going!

NaeNaeGarvey

This is so awesome!!! One of my goals is to be able to hike some of our favorite parks, and a few new ones. Knee replacements make it a challenge anyway, but the added weight has been my excuse. I love the outdoors, and you have given me incentive to just get out there.

TamiVsTheTrail

@NaeNaeGarvey does it help if you use poles? I really relied on them last year when my weight went way up, 30 pounds down now and I use them mostly on harder hikes. Tons of regular hikers rely on them.

TamiVsTheTrail

@alteredsteve175 thanks! Comments like yours really encourage me on days where I need a push. I'm looking forward to seeing more pictures of other people too

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TamiVsTheTrail

@Fit2btied2016 that was crazy! Snowshoed out my door down to the river in the most incredible powder. I can't imagine how bad it was on the Coquihalla!

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NaeNaeGarvey

TamiVsTheTrail wrote: »

@NaeNaeGarvey does it help if you use poles? I really relied on them last year when my weight went way up, 30 pounds down now and I use them mostly on harder hikes. Tons of regular hikers rely on them.

I have never used poles. We are usually walking dogs, but I may look into it. I had never really thought of that.

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alteredsteve175

NaeNaeGarvey wrote: »

TamiVsTheTrail wrote: »

@NaeNaeGarvey does it help if you use poles? I really relied on them last year when my weight went way up, 30 pounds down now and I use them mostly on harder hikes. Tons of regular hikers rely on them.

I have never used poles. We are usually walking dogs, but I may look into it. I had never really thought of that.

Another recommendation for hiking poles here. I'm a seasoned citizen and I use them regularly. Takes some stress off your hips and knees. They also help with balance and stability in steep or rugged terrain. I sometimes forget them and I regret it every time.

I walk and hike with my dog whenever I can. She is trained off leash, so I usually let her run. I just stow the hiking poles if I need a free hand when I have to leash her.

TamiVsTheTrail

@Fit2btied2016 How scary! I'm really sorry to hear about that driver, I really hope he survived. I've opened that door with police standing to give the news and wouldn't wish that upon anyone.

Kayaking is on my to do list, I just seem to keep bumping it down. Mostly looking for people who want to go with me, other than the river where I live. I've been invited to do the West Coast Trail and think I'll put it on my list for next year. This year I'm doing Panorama Ridge, really looking forward to that. I'm not fast but I move at a pretty average pace. If AllTrails says it a trail takes 6 hours, I generally come in about 5.5 hours.
Today it's pouring and I'm hiking tomorrow in the rain so it's a strength training day for me.

SuzanneC1l9zz

Sometimes a bad mental health day calls for getting lost in the woods....

TamiVsTheTrail

@SuzanneC1l9zz WOW! Beautiful place to hike and recharge. Thanks for sharing.

geodrone

This is a great thread. About 2.5 years ago, I was hiking 2 to 3X a week with a friend or two, going very early in the morning and averaging 15 km each hike. Unfortunately, my friend and I had a falling out and my wife is just not that hike-happy, so I've gone on shorter and shorter hikes-but this thread reminds me that there's more to life than Netflix and naps! Cheers!

SuzanneC1l9zz

@TamiVsTheTrail the best part is that it's actually inside city limits, about 12 minutes' drive from my house!

TamiVsTheTrail

@geodrone I was in a similar situation. The friend I used to hike with just lost interest and only wanted to do the occasional one, those ones became shorter and shorter. We used to go out at dawn and hike at least 15K and it was a lot of fun. My husband isn't a huge hiker but he comes out with me at least once a week, I'm working on building him up to harder ones but right now he's comfortable with about 5 - 6KM so I go a lot on my own. It took me awhile to get used to the solo hikes but I meet so many incredible people that I'm never really alone and I love being out there. I hope you dust off your boots and get back out there!

TamiVsTheTrail

I decided while I was hiking today that I wanted to set a goal and push myself this year. Hiking right now is pretty easy, my business is shut down for a few more weeks so I'm out almost daily. Summer I work crazy hours and I need the goal to remind myself what I want to achieve.
My goals for this year
150 hikes
lose 50 pounds

Here's hike number seven, this one always kicks my butt, it's definitely a grind.
Down 4 pounds

TamiVsTheTrail

Three very wet hikes completed, which brings me to 10/150 for the year. I'm having a lot of fun with this goal and picked up a few people that want to join me on some of the hikes. Not the pouring rain, it's freaking freezing out here but the nice weather, it's beautiful out here ones.