Friday, January 31, 2020
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
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Thursday, January 23, 2020
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
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Thursday, January 16, 2020
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
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Sunday, January 12, 2020
Saturday, January 11, 2020
Friday, January 10, 2020
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Day 9 possible the best walk yet this year
Snow had arrived to stay by morning with promise of a winter storm to come this weekend. A trip to Safeway then.......
A lovely walk in the afternoon, a new route with an incredible view of the mountains. I need to get the WT out camera
A lovely walk in the afternoon, a new route with an incredible view of the mountains. I need to get the WT out camera
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Day 8 and it's snowing!
Snow with more expected Off to the library for my two hours volunteering. Back later!
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Day 7 and the mountains came back!
I wasn't feeling any great desire to go walking today, too many hills yesterday! Despite the sun shining and the mountains being visible. To motivate myself I wrote the outstanding cheque to pay for the rubbish pickup and delivered it on one side of town then walked to other side of town (it's a small one) and picked up my new computer glasses and shopped at Safeway. I tell you, it's the high life here!
I had to buy an inexpensive pair of gloves in Safeway, it was colder than it looked. Prayed as I walked for a friend undergoing surgery today.
8,000 plus steps and 3.70 miles
975.79 minus 3.70 = 972.09
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| Mountains! |
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| Makes me smile! |
I had to buy an inexpensive pair of gloves in Safeway, it was colder than it looked. Prayed as I walked for a friend undergoing surgery today.
8,000 plus steps and 3.70 miles
975.79 minus 3.70 = 972.09
Monday, January 6, 2020
Day 6 and a sunrise?
Up betimes and out before the dawn to huff and puff up to the airport road to see the sunrise....
I challenged myself to seeing twenty sunrises in each month.....I think this still counts even though there wasn't one, after all I DID get up at silly o'clock! The WT doesn't agree!
Upped my game slightly, we are going for 3.5 miles per day this week. I can feel the effect of the hills in various parts of my anatomy tonight, it has to be said!
13,000 plus steps and 4.25 miles
980.04 minus 4.25 miles = 975.79 miles
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| Enterprise School |
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| Don't forget to look back sometimes..... |
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| At the top of the hill, breathless? Me? |
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| The sunrise...…! |
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| Looking down to the highway |
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| The brewery mailbox! |
I challenged myself to seeing twenty sunrises in each month.....I think this still counts even though there wasn't one, after all I DID get up at silly o'clock! The WT doesn't agree!
Upped my game slightly, we are going for 3.5 miles per day this week. I can feel the effect of the hills in various parts of my anatomy tonight, it has to be said!
13,000 plus steps and 4.25 miles
980.04 minus 4.25 miles = 975.79 miles
Sunday, January 5, 2020
Day 5 and the end of the first (incomplete) week
Made it to the end of the week that began on Wednesday, three miles plus every day, 10,000 steps every day (gave myself a day off on Saturday) and Dry January got a bit wet with a glass of wine when we were invited out for lunch today!
The weather deteriorated rapidly, it began to snow a bit and the mountains disappeared but still she walked.....very peaceful, no one except for a lone dog walker was daft enough to be out and three miles accomplished and some evening slightly arty shots evolved......
Tonight the three miles seemed much easier, must be feeling better so next week I'm aiming for a daily three and a half miles.
10,000 steps and three miles
983.04 minus 3 = 980.04 miles
The weather deteriorated rapidly, it began to snow a bit and the mountains disappeared but still she walked.....very peaceful, no one except for a lone dog walker was daft enough to be out and three miles accomplished and some evening slightly arty shots evolved......
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| Our local brewery |
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| Fine view of the mountains and the porta loos |
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| Thought it was time I did a selfie...…. |
Tonight the three miles seemed much easier, must be feeling better so next week I'm aiming for a daily three and a half miles.
10,000 steps and three miles
983.04 minus 3 = 980.04 miles
Saturday, January 4, 2020
Day 4 and sun again!
Late up again, shame on us, the World Traveller went off to work on the house and 1 decided to combine grocery shopping and a walk. Despite the sun the wind was chilly. Very restrained in Safeway and had room to spare in my backpack so the walk back was not nearly so arduous as it has been.
Apart from walking, another lazy day with some knitting and reading. Two sorts of muffins made, need to get them in the freezer before they vanish! Did the requisite three miles but still need a few steps to reach 10,000. Evening walk it is then...….nope, gave myself the night off!
8,000 plus steps and 3 miles
986.04 minus 3 = 983.04 miles
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| Didn't really make me laugh..... |
8,000 plus steps and 3 miles
986.04 minus 3 = 983.04 miles
Friday, January 3, 2020
Day3 of 366 and some sun!
Goodness, our little mountain town looks so much cheerier in the sunshine. Boots on and a swift three miles accomplished.
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The back of our fairly impressive courthouse
Enterprise is the county seat of Wallowa county
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| Canada Geese tracks |
10,000 plus steps and 3.81 miles
989.85 minus 3.81 = 986.04 miles
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Day 2 of 366
Late start to another grey day so photographs not of the best but a chilly walk with the WT in the morning then a nip down to the newly opened Humane Society charity shop. Found an excellent casual handbag that will hold some knitting etc and tried not to look at the kittens waiting for adoption! Really must try to get the 10,000 steps and three miles in in just one walk, I'm shattered tonight!
12,000 plus steps and 5.81 miles
995.66 minus 5.81 = 989.85 miles
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| It's a dummy, don't panic! |
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Oregon passed a law beginning on January 1,
no more supermarket plastic bags,
not sure if you have to pay for these
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995.66 minus 5.81 = 989.85 miles
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
A New Decade....A New Year of Walking...with some knitting thrown in!
Four years later......she's back.......
to walk 1000 miles in a year.......2.74 miles a day.......can she do it? We will find out.......
walk1000miles.2020
and finally......a far away view of the polar dip lunatics who on the first day of every year plunge in the glacial Wallowa Lake
No time for resolutions.....it's time for challenges, too many to mention all at once but here are the first two.....
to walk 1000 miles in a year.......2.74 miles a day.......can she do it? We will find out.......
walk1000miles.2020
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| With thanks to the World Traveller ( his was a better picture) |
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| An ominous sky that came to nowt! |
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| A train in a garden |
just looked back at a draft post that never made it to the blog......it was this link that got me enthused.........dated around January-ish in 2017
#walk1000miles from the UK's Country Walking magazine. It sounds a lot, doesn't it, but actually translates to 2.74 miles per day. Everyone is approaching the challenge in their own way.....and goodness, there are some inspiring, sad, cheerful, hopeful, funny, determined people out there, large to small, young to old, in the UK, Australia, the US and lots of other places too! We are cheering those who manage a mile or those that do 20!
and nothing has changed, it is still one of the best groups on FB!
and finally......a far away view of the polar dip lunatics who on the first day of every year plunge in the glacial Wallowa Lake
No time for resolutions.....it's time for challenges, too many to mention all at once but here are the first two.....
- Post every day to this blog
- Walk every day
So, doing well so far on Day 1, aren't I? And Dry January proceeding well too......
12,000 plus steps and 4.34 miles
1,000 minus 4.34 = 995.66
1,000 minus 4.34 = 995.66
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