I have been reading, highlighting and earmarking my new book on hiking.
I heard so many wonderful remarks and suggestions from all of you---which really has me motivated to get started now!
Best of all, both DD3 and DH are on board for this new hobby. They have both been asking questions and I can see that they, too are eager to get started.
I have a feeling this new hobby is going to be the death of those blasted blood pressure meds once and for all!!!!
DH and I are going to deliver a load of wood this morning and will be scouting out a couple of the trails mentioned in the book.
I already have a pair of binoculars and a digital camera with plenty of memory. I will use my old ratty tennis shoes to start..DH has a nice Cabella's backpack. Now to look up some good trail mix recipes...and I think we are all set!
DH and I have been...well, at odds lately. I am hoping this will provide a means of reconnecting---something we can both enjoy and be excited about.
Hiking...hmmm....frugal fun...healthy...and food for the married souls....Perhaps that free gift card from My Points will be more valuable than I realized.
In any case, my JANUARY habit is pretty well defined and Im anxious to start seeing results...and having some fun with it! Bring on the New Year!
January Habit...Walking/Hiking
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ok, trail mix. you might like GORP (good ol' raisins and peanuts), and it's definitely easy to make on the cheap. personally, i'm not a huge peanut fan. i go to the health food store and hit their bulk bins. get a half pound of mixed nuts, a half pound of sesame sticks, a half pound of flame raisins (they're huge!), and some dried cranberries for me. mix it all up, divide by 2 for me and DH, add cranberries to mine, and we're all set.
nuts = protein, fruit = simple carbs, sesame sticks = complex carbs. everything a body needs to traipse around in the woods for a while. don't forget water bottles!!!
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