That feels better

[jhetley]

Any exercise addict can tell you -- those fatigue endorphins are good shit.

Got out to the city forest, did the widdershins thing, weather clear and track fast. Fast enough that I did the four mile loop in under an hour, even out of shape and only the third ski outing of the season.

Popular destination. The parking lot was full when I got there, managed to snag a space as someone else left. When I got back to the car, folks had parked along the access road and all around the traffic circle at the entry. I guess I'm not the only one crawling the walls with a NEED to get out and ski.

Now I can go off and play couch rutabaga in front of some TV football games.

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[quilzas.livejournal.com]

I had to go shovel three flights of stairs that hadn't been shoveled since it started snowing. Not a lot of work, but enough to get me feeling fantastic by the end of it. I was standing there like 'that was all I had to do?'.

I need to find a winter outside activity. Walking is fine an all.. but not quite enough somehow. Maybe snowshoeing. I question my interest in something like skiing, and doubt my stubborn-ass body is quite up to something of that level.

What else is there to do on trails in winter anyway?

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Cross-country skiing, unless you go out with competitive types, is a set-your-own-pace sort of thing. Likewise with snowshoes. Those newfangled high-tech aluminum snowshoes are a lot smaller and lighter than the wood and rawhide "racquets" we antiques learned to know and hate.

However, the amount of snow we've had this year? Go for a hike. Boots will do just fine.

[quilzas.livejournal.com]

Snowshoeing as always seemed more appealing that even cross-country skiing to me. Might also have something to do with very failed attempts by my grandfather to get me cross-country skiing when I was a young child. 'Sides, snowshoes are much smaller to lug around. :)

*chuckles* Yeah, I should just hike, at least for the moment. When I get some free time on a day off to trek out into the cold. I'll be fine once I get moving.. it's just the getting me moving part that sucks. Then... I'm good.

Though I think I also need to find some new areas to hike in.