[at-l] the list lately -- response to Grey Owl.

[Nightwalker_AT at charter.net (Frank Looper)]

Doesn't anybody on this
list go hiking?
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Yes, and pretty darned often. Last week it was the Foothills Trail.
Starting Saturday it'll be the Appalachian Trail. In just a few minutes
I'm gonna go lug a pack up Table Rock to keep my legs tight and get them
tighter. I hike a LOT. If I could live on the trail, I would. As a matter
of fact, starting Saturday, I will be for awhile.  :-)

The limiting factor is going to be the headaches. Last week I had to go to
the ER at the end of my hike with a combo migraine/cluster/bad nosebleed.
My neuro says that the nose was heavy pollen/heavy exercise/migraine blood
pressure all at once. He blocked my occipital nerves, which will prevent
the clusters for clusters for two months. I have five doses of Zomig to
take with me and a prescription for lots more, so the migraines should be
okay for awhile. I also take my daily maintenance meds and check my
glucose levels like I should, which lets me know when to eat and helps
keep my energy level up.

All in all, if I make it to Damascus by Trail Days, that would be as much
as I could ever hope for. Even if I don't, if I do the best I can, it'll
be okay.

Enough for now. Time to go hiking.

:-)
Frank/Nightwalker