Sunday, May 13, 2012

Today, for Mother's Day. I went for a one mile walk and them a hike with 2 of my sons. We hiked up to Donut Falls in Big Cottonwood Canyon.
The weather was absolutely perfect, and there were a lot of mothers out today with their children, from little preschoolers to adult children.
From where we parked, it was about 3/4 a mile up a well groomed road, then about .85 up a trail that was fairly easy uphill, except for the spots where the sun had not melted the snow, and in these spots the snow was packed down and slippery. Otherwise, it was easy if you watched your footing over some rocks and roots.
I was surprised however, at how out of breath i got on the steeper inclines. The groomed part and the natural section both had some inclines and i was panting quite a bit. I hope my leg gets over it's achiness pretty soon so i can run and stop sitting around so much. Its hard in the evenings to get on my spin bike and ride and get hot and sweaty when my husband is watching TV right there. And yes, he complains when i open the window. Sometimes it is not worth the defeated feeling i get for just trying, so more often than not i don't ride it.

Total mileage today was 4.2 with some hills, some picturing taking, and a moose sighting! First one for me!!





1 comment:

  1. what a great day!! sounds like you had an awesome trail walk/hike!! how fun. and the pictures are great. i love the moose! it was nice the boys went with you,its good to have them up and moving with you. maybe they will walk in the evenings with you to get you out and moving.
    try moving your spin bike some where that your husband isnt!!!! too bad that discourages you. maybe if you were noisy and sweaty enough, he would just go in the other room!! try that for a change!! hahhaa.
    really glad you had a nice mothers day. remember that with the inclines, you are also a higher altitude and the air is thinner.. next time you will have to try running the trail when there arent so many people!!! it would be an awesome trail run!!!
    thanks for posting!!!

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