Hike this morning. We went hunting again this morning, and we approached from a different direction this time. Long story short, we walked in there, sat down, and I shot a turkey. Finally!!! It was about a 1.5 mile hike, round trip. I will do something later today also, probably a run.

QOTD: Did you get a stimulus check? If so, what will you do with it?

I did get one this morning. I'll do some home improvement stuff and pay off two bills.

Weather was perfect this morning, 48 deg, low humidity and no wind.  Crystal clear, half moon with with either Jupiter or Saturn nearby. Man I wish this would last, but it'll be the same tomorrow and then back to the crappola.  I have been putting in a few extra miles during this good weather window though.

qotd: No stimulus check coming our way, but if we were we'd probably send it to the kiddos. They both will be getting theirs directly.  However, like I mentioned yesterday we will get a tax refund - does that count even if it's our own $$$ ? Although the tax filing date has been extended to July 15, I did them yesterday anyway just to get it done (plus I'm getting a refund).

By the way, I took a deep breath and peaked at the 401k last night.  It's not as bad as I thought since I'm mostly in one of those mutual funds that slowly gets safer-and-safer as my retirement date approaches...  but it still wasn't very pretty.

WOW...be safe.

strength trained yesterday after work- push-ups sit-ups and pull-ups- saving my legs as I’m headed into the Bob tomorrow morning for four days, will definitely by on snowshoes- Badger Pass is showing 90” of snow! 

 

 

Last night, took both dogs out for about 4 miles out on the lake trails at Green Lane. Took the Lady along so we went at her pace. She had a great time, and was starving when we got home. She was so funny, I was doing chores, taking out trash and recyclables when we got home and she just barked away until I finally gave her puppy time (dinner).

Standard 2 mile dog wog this morning around the hood. It felt really cold and chilly out. Brrr brrr brrr for mid April. I ran at lunch up on the local trail for 5 miles or so. Solo run for my "speed work" for the week. I ran an almost identical time as last week... within a few seconds. I will also jog the dogs a few miles this evening and need to mow the yard.

QOTD: Ok, I was not expecting one but I checked my bank account and yes there was one. Not sure I understand the logic but ok. I do have some repairs that need done to some stuff around the house and so plan to hire that out.

Be careful...but I hope you have a great time!

thanks- avalanche danger is definitely a concern, we’ll err way on the side of caution; grizzlies are out in force- had a hiker mauled a week ago- so good obviously a concern as well

 

the only thing that won’t be a concern is stream fords; almost all the water is still locked up in snow, by the end of May however, it usually is the biggest concern

Hi all. 6 miles of wogging thru some new trails with Chowder this afternoon. Right as we were leaving the house, the UPS man arrived with his new Ruffwear trailrunner hands-free leash. https://i.imgur.com/IMuTKIp.mp4  

(please tell me if you can see the video. Need to see if we can post short videos more directly here). As you can see, he's still pulling like a sled dog, but much more comfortable and safe for me.  Worked pretty well. Need to make some adjustments.

qotd; Nope. maybe one will come. Or not.

The winds have settled down here, so I did 8.5 miles today after work. Now I’m really tired. 
There is some damage on trees from the wind, but way less than I had expected. All of my “signature trees” ( trees that stand out for a variety of reasons, and they usually serve as some kind of marker for me, like for distance, or “time to speed up”, or an upcoming turn) are still standing, so I was happy for them.

QOTD: I just checked, and yes!!, money arrived.