Oh, hey again! Every time I sit down to write on here, I think "Man, I am just not doing this as consistently as I would like." But alas, life is busy and exhausting as of late. This coming week is the last of the school year, so hopefully I will be adding more here more often. I have been writing more lately, but the last two weeks I have slowed a bit.
I have just felt like I have been in a funky time warp. I just don't have much motivation to do much more than lay on my couch after work. It could be the tired that comes with the end of a school year(especially with no prep hour during the day), or it could be the Covid funk that everybody has been feeling of late, it very well could be both. Whatever it is, I have been feeling that I need a little bit more drive. I need a few things that I can control. So, I have been trying to eat more veggies and less crap. I also have lately felt the urge to move more. And I have had lots of opportunity to reconnect with my love of hiking. Last week, I first went up into the mountains with my little family. Then Monday I was able to go with a group of boys from our school and camp at Goblin Valley. I did three hikes while there.
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| Family Hike in the foothills of Orem |
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| Hiking Little Wild Horse Canyon on a school camping trip. |
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| Goblin Valley |
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More hiking in Wild
Horse canyon |
Exploring the beauty that is Utah makes me feel good. The air is cleaner out there. I was also able to hike with a school field trip to Timpanogos Cave in American Fork last Wednesday.
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| The cave is spectacular. |
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| It's fun to go on adventures with these teens, especially when it is their first time doing something like this. |
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| The views from higher help my overall perspective of life. |
As we explored the cave, we were informed that this is the 100th year of the National Park Service giving tours there. As part of their celebration, they are holding a 100 hike challenge. Those who complete 100 hikes up to the cave and down, will get a medal. This sparked something within me. So, I am taking the challenge. The hope is that I will be able to get 100 hikes in before Mid-October. But, even if I don't make that lofty challenge, I still want to get up that trail as many times as I can. My body yearns for a challenge. I want to make my time less and I want something to get up early for all summer long. I do better when I am up earlier. I focus more. I get more done. I remember to write. So, alas, I am a crazy looney, but I am a crazy looney with purpose.  |
| Two down; 98 more to go. |
Wish me luck. Onward and upward!
