So I got in an easy 4 miles today. Woo-hoo, but after how things were the past week it was good. Very icy around here. So I may run tomorrow or I may do a little snowshoe hike midday somewhere. Need to take it easy I think. Not sure if this is the new normal for me or just the very slow recovery of an old guy.

QOTD--Spring?? Humpf!  I'm heading south early Wed. so I can find it.

A fitness center for free?  We went--recumbed and pedaled, walked some 13:30s on the moving sidewalk, figured out how to strain muscles on five different machines, listened to the very fit looking supervisor explain that I should be careful on my first day there.  Kathy got no warnings--she cheated and wore a shirt that says "Big Whoopee Trail 50k" on it... I had on a grey sweatshirt and no Grecian 44 to enhance my youthful appearance, but the nice lady was impressed with my walking 13:30s on a 4% grade... so was I until I tried to drink from the squeeze bottle while still in motion, flew off the back and landed on top of the little old lady who had almost reached yoga mantra #17... drat.

Patting ourselves on the back and our continuing our XT mode we walked a couple of miles this afternoon with a trash bag -I suppose it is just me, but things seem a lot trashier this year.  In the 2.5 miles to the beach and back we almost filled a huge bag.

QOTD:  It says 43ºF at 9:26 p.m. PST.  We saw two snow geese this afternoon.  They are early to be northbound.  We have been seeing eagles on their nests, last years fawns have been abandoned--mom is gone to await spring birthing.  We saw a big sea lion today--we think it was early (and alone).  The new growth of ferns and stinging nettles are both showing through the ground cover.  Spring isn't until March 20th, but there are a lot of signs.  We are always early out here.