Just keep hiking
Options
Replies
-
@Hopeitschips Thanks for posting the photos, I love seeing other parts of the world. Cornwall looks beautiful. I've hiked all over Ireland, I was there for work for a few months and got to do a lot of exploring. Your right about the wildlife, sometimes a stubborn sheep now and then but nothing like what I get here. I'm planning a trip to London in the early fall and looking for places I can hike. I love the city, can't wait to go back but I also need my nature therapy.3
-
@Sandie2102 I'm looking forward to seeing your pictures! Ticks are always on my mind, especially in May and June. I tend to avoid tall grassy areas and areas with a lot of Arbutus trees, so far so good. As much as I've enjoyed my winter hikes I am looking forward to a little less snow on the mountains.4
-
Hike 40/150!
I'm going to be pushing hard this month, I realized I was going to finish the month most likely at 48 hikes and decided I need to get to 50.
I headed out for a technical hike, nothing too long was mostly interested in getting out of the snow and something a bit more challenging. For the most part there wasn't any snow and this is one of my favourite hikes. My friend and I didn't run into anyone else out on the trails and figured our laughing would keep wildlife at bay. There's no trail carved out and you have to rely on finding the tags on trees and rely on your map, I love these types of hikes. Lots of scrambling up rocks and of course an amazing view of the bay.
As far as solo hikes, I've been doing them for almost 40 years and I can't see myself stopping. My husband and at least one of my kids always know where I am and my pack is always well stocked for any emergencies, along with supplies my watch has an SOS option so I can send my husband my GPS location should I ever get lost, I leave my navigation open and it warns me if I'm off the trail I programmed in. My watch is solar powered and I have a solar powered charger on my phone. I raised three kids to be outdoors people and I think they would have my neck if I ever went out unprepared.
On another topic, I'm now down 30 pounds for the year. Woot!
12 -
Back out today, heading up Cypress Mountain for an early morning hike. We were the first people on the trail today and had it completely to ourselves the entire hike. It was a great way to start the day, albeit freaking cold! Since we were the first up there were no footprints yet on the trails except for deer and bunnies. Finally saw the deer after a couple of hours but they didn't hang around to get their picture taken.
7 -
Finally got a couple of days of sun! Got out for a couple of different hikes, love that my husband is joining me on more of them. He's also pretty pleased with his weight coming down and how much stronger he's getting and more confident. I have a bigger 15K hike planned for tomorrow to mark number 50! Next three months are going to be crazy busy with my business and I know I need to get ahead of my goal to keep up the pace. Apparently I still need to work, no one wants to pay me to be the pretty pretty princess I strive to be.
Hike 48/150
6 -
Hike #50 is in the books!
I pushed hard to get this done before the end of the month knowing that for a few weeks I'm going to have to do late afternoon or shorter hikes while my busy season ramps up with my business. I'm down 32 pounds, wearing smaller sizes and feeling stronger and more excited about reaching my goal. I'm going to get the next 50 done by July and want my 100th hike to by my longest solo hike to Panarama Ridge, a 30K trek. Thanks for all the comments and sharing your photos, I've loved seeing everyone's adventures. Gotta love my friend's bright coat, I've yet to lose her on the trails!3 -
Wow!!! These pics and your stories are so awesome! I am feeling inspired! I did a 40K in July of 2018, The 4Days Marches in Nijmegen, Netherlands (https://www.4daagse.nl/en ). Add up all the training and other leisure hikes I did that year, my mileage was through the roof! I've done many other shorter hikes, including a 30K in the German Alps for the Edelweiss Ruck March. Both made me realize that I am capable of so much and am so strong, and that I can persevere through so much. I draw on that strength a lot lately!
You've inspired me to look up some local trails. I've recently moved and am having a hard time calibrating to the my new area, and my heart is calling for time in nature. Thank you for sharing!! I will be bookmarking this thread and I look forward to celebrating your milestones!3 -
@mrschwarten it sounds like you've done some pretty amazing hikes! I'd love to see some pictures of them!
It's been wet and my busy season has started so my hiking had to slow down. I'm missing my daily adventures and decided to put my business on the backburner today and headed out into the rain. Tons of plunge pools, flooded trails and swollen rapids. Finally the creek won and there was no way I was getting across to the other side of the trail. It was a great morning and day off. Hike 56/150
5 -
Jthanmyfitnesspal wrote: »@celestialsecrets7232 : Life is full of risks and every individual has to decide which ones to take or not. Yay hiking!
Hey, thanks. I hope you carry a gun, whistle, bear repellant, etc. Maybe because I'm a senior, I'll stick to municipal parks. LOL. I never realized how dangerous hiking was until I saw all those videos on youtube showcasing disappearances, attacks, accidents. etc. But I am a mom so...and both of my sons like to hike on occasion and they are in their 30's. I give them the same lecture.
1 -
celestialsecrets7232 wrote: »Jthanmyfitnesspal wrote: »@celestialsecrets7232 : Life is full of risks and every individual has to decide which ones to take or not. Yay hiking!
Hey, thanks. I hope you carry a gun, whistle, bear repellant, etc. Maybe because I'm a senior, I'll stick to municipal parks. LOL. I never realized how dangerous hiking was until I saw all those videos on youtube showcasing disappearances, attacks, accidents. etc. But I am a mom so...and both of my sons like to hike on occasion and they are in their 30's. I give them the same lecture.
Youtube videos are just scaremongering. Millions of people are hiking and never disappear. I've been hiking all over the world and when in Canada we had a bear bell to scare off the animal. After a few days, we decided to put it away or we never would have seen one
In life, you'll have to assess risks all the time. Getting into a car to drive to the store is probably much more dangerous. Mosquitos are killing way more people than bears and sharks combined.7 -
Up to hike 68/150!
I'm hitting the start of a very heavy work time for the next 6 weeks and going to miss being able to get out for the longer hikes. For now I'll have to be happy with shorter, closer to home ones. But I did get out for a viewpoint hike. I'm normally more about the journey not the destination when I hike but I felt I needed a change. This one had some fun elements, the bridges were a fun surprise, the jiggling in the middle as you walked added a bit of "AHHH". A couple of small scrambles but mostly flat trail before reaching the top, the view did not disappoint. There were a few other hikers out, most hiking by themselves so I was glad we headed out really early to avoid crowds.
Down 40 pounds this year. On one hand yay, on the other hand I've lost enough now that I'm starting to see just how much I had really gained and how much I still need to re-lose. I'm feeling very optimistic about my progress this year and determined to reach my first goal of down 50 pounds by July 1st.
8 -
Tami, that is so awesome - I love hiking. I started putting together backpacking supplies to take it overnight. Thank you for posting beautiful pics1
-
Love the pics! Bush therapy truly is the best!
2 -
I just found this thread, I LOVE hiking! Born into a hiking family, and still going at it. Nature refreshes my soul. My Alaskan Island has about 3500 Kodiak bears (biggest grizz's) so always have to be on the lookout. Mountains and beaches call to me. Sharing a few pics of trails, views, and critters here. I love everyone's pics, so many places I need to go. Glad to see everyone out and keeping healthy, and thanks for sharing your outings!
10 -
Wowzy @SbetaK , what great pics. You are living in an incredible place, I'm very envious !
3 -
Hiking sign a friend posted, reminds me of when my kids were little and I'd try to introduce them to the joy of hiking. (Now as adults they DO enjoy it
)
6 -
Does anyone have any recommendations for hikes in the North Cascades and Mount Rainier area (Washington, USA)?0
-
@SbetaK wow!!!!! What beauty to explore. Dodging the grizzlies adds a layer of skill, all I have to deal with are black bears and I find more of them in my backyard than when I'm hiking.1
-
@enlightenme3 there are lots of trails in Mt. Rainer Park. I'd download Alltrails and have a look 🙂0
-
enlightenme3 wrote: »Does anyone have any recommendations for hikes in the North Cascades and Mount Rainier area (Washington, USA)?
@NorthCascades you around? 🙂2
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 391.4K Introduce Yourself
- 43.4K Getting Started
- 259.6K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.6K Food and Nutrition
- 47.3K Recipes
- 232.3K Fitness and Exercise
- 387 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.4K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 152.7K Motivation and Support
- 7.8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.2K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.2K MyFitnessPal Information
- 22 News and Announcements
- 914 Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.3K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions
Do you Love MyFitnessPal? Have you crushed a goal or improved your life through better nutrition using MyFitnessPal?
Share your success and inspire others. Leave us a review on Apple Or Google Play stores!
Share your success and inspire others. Leave us a review on Apple Or Google Play stores!