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[at-l] Rail Trail
Grey Owl,
You are not gonna let a little snow bother you, are you??
I been really enjoying my long, daily walks with my daughter in a lovely
park. You mentioned hiking on the pavement. Do you notice that is
harder on you than on softer group like the trail? I don't know why
all these parks have to pave the walkways. It seems to me that it is
much easier on the joints to walk on softer trails.
Good luck! Great you are losing that weight. Hope it works like that
with me too.
Hugs, Hummingbird
greyowl@rcn.com wrote:
>Sorry about the blank message with no subject. A little too
>quick with the return key.
>
>I have been suffering with a foot problem for almost 7 months,
>but finally the Doc said that I was cured and could start walking
>again! Several problems, the major one being out of shape and
>the other was that I had put on some weight. On top of that I
>had to walk at a fairly slow pace ( approximately 2 mph) for the
>initial couple of weeks of walking.
>
>Thanks to a rail trail a block and a half away from me I have
>been able to meet the conditions that my doctor wanted me to
>follow. The trail is paved and there is no big climb on it, but
>then it is rolling and is not linear. It use to go through farmer's
>fields, now it is new housing developments. I use to see fox,
>deer, racoon etc on the trail. Now I see squirrel, rabbits and
>chipmunks. Yesterday I saw a golden eagle. He has been
>spotted over the past several days and has probably terrorized
>a lot of smaller critters.
>
>So now I can walk three to four miles doing 3 mph without any
>pain and I have lost five pounds in 4 weeks. I would highly
>recommend everyone trying to find one of these trails and
>hiking them. They make for a pleasant walk and I have several
>near me. On Thanksgiving day I plan to walk on one to get to
>the newest one in my area. On Sunday a little AT hike. Of
>course between now and then it is supposed to snow.
>
>Grey Owl
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