[at-l] Ready's Journal August 2 TD 49

[gaurkt@hotmail.com (Ronald Tilkens (AT section hiker))]

Go Ready - Chiropractors rule!
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From: "kahley" <kahley7@ptd.net>
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Subject: [at-l] Ready's Journal August 2 TD 49


> Ready is feeling better..she has been manipulated!!!!!!
> 
> 
> We awaken in a soft, comfy bed sometime after 7:30 AM.
> We each took a shower - that's two showers in fewer than 10 hours!
> Breakfast was ice cold cranberry juice, pipin' hot coffee,
> hot off the griddle pancakes with fresh-picked blueberries,
> and great company! Much more of this easy living and I'm
> gonna process change of address forms! [vbg]
> Before hitting the trail we had some chores to finish up.
> After several calls, we managed to get an appointment to
> see a local chiropractor. We also left messages with my
> dentist to arrange for a prescription to be called in to a
> local CVS pharmacy.
> As we were about to leave Spur discovered that he didn't
> have the data book. We tore up all our gear and retraced
> our steps - no luck. Back in the bedroom, I saw that it had
> fallen off the foot end of the bed and was wedged between
> the quilt and the footboard. We got out the door only 5
> minutes later than planned. It's good to be organized.
> The visit to the chiropractor went well. This is my 2nd visit
> with 2 different ones in about a week. Each was fascinated
> by our current endeavor and each asked as many questions
> about the hike as about the pain I was feeling.
> In each case, he was extremely thorough in assessing my
> posture and condition, in general. During this 2nd visit I went
> through at least a 12 manipulations - wow!
> I left the bench feeling looser but also a tad sore. He gave me
> advice to stretch often, to continue experimenting with different
> strides and to KEEP WALKING! This has been the advice of
> all the medical practitioners whom we have consulted.
> A trip to the drugstore to pick up the medication for me and a
> new toothbrush for Spur, then to a cute little restaurant for lunch,
> and then back to the trailhead. There we met up with Stocks
> and Flash who were treated to cold lemonade by Kimosabe
> and Mother Hen.
> Hugs all around and we were hiking by 2:40. Only 7 miles to
> Upper Goose Pond Cabin, where we hoped to fit in a little swim
> before bedtime.
> There were some climbs for these 7 miles, the first one was
> especially steep. The downhills were numerous too. Per the
> chiropractor's suggestion, I experimented with walking backwards
> on one steep, rocky one and was delighted to find that I could do
> the descent with an elongated stride and, best of all, no pain!
> I'm sure it looks strange - something out of Monty Python - but
> I'm not gonna let something that works escape my "repertoire"
> of pain management tricks just because I looks kinda funny! :-).
> My concern about this method is that I need to twist to see over
> my shoulder. Fix one problem, introduce a new one; will a sore
> neck be a potential problem? We'll see.
> We got to the cabin by 6:00 PM - great timing! Isis and Jack
> Rabbit were there, and just as we arrived, Isis greeted us with
> a loaf of freshly baked challah! Wow!
> We sat on the porch for awhile, chatting with many of the folks
> who were there, then took a short dip in the pond. We pitched
> our tent, made and ate dinner, and retired for the night. Spur
> journaled, while I simply fell asleep - I was absolutely exhausted.
> We would have a relaxed morning at the Cabin and do only 5
> miles in the afternoon tomorrow.
> 
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