If you read yesterday's post, you saw that we spend quite a bit of time on the couch watching good TV. I feel like we are too sedentary as a family. So last weekend I got a wild idea to go on a hike. And it was so great, I've decided we need to do this 2 times a month. And that's how 22 hikes in 2014 was born.
Now, I have to admit that when I say hike, I really mean walk. But I like the word hike better.
Why walks? I'm a bigger girl who doesn't get a lot of physical activity. So a hike up a mountain is not possible at this time. I have to take it easy and work my way up to that. But I'm hoping that after a bit I will be able to tackle something more challenging.
Hike #1 was at South Mountain Park. Katie, Mark, and I walked both the Challenge Loop and the Interpretive Loop, which were 0.5 miles each, and relatively flat walks. I'll probably have to repeat this one a few times before I feel ready to tackle a different trail.
Moments from Hike #1:
// quiet, fresh air // a few wildflowers //
// smells of some desert bush or tree // shadow selfies //
//cool morning air (61 degrees at 9 am, 75 at 10:30 am) //
// gunfire (must be a shooting range nearby) // time alone with 1 kid //
