I try to go for a walk every evening.
Last night I went for a walk under the light of the full moon.
Our "employee campus" is on a frontage road that is only about 3/4 of a mile long and stops at a dead end. Many of the employees living here walk or bike up and down this road. Along this road there is an RV park and a few small ranches.
There is a turn off for a steep road up to a subdivision, this is a good place to get a workout. There were some horses at the top of the hill near the back of the RV park. A deer ran across the road as I was walking back to the RV - it was too fast for me to get a picture.
I am really having fun playing with my new GPS watch, I only walked 1.65 miles this evening, I would have liked to go further, but I was walking while my laundry was in the dryer and had to stop to finish this job.
Walking uphill @ 3.66 mph. I was surprised to see that I've been walking faster uphill than downhill. Uphill is harder on the lungs but downhill is harder on the knees. I used to walk faster than this is Illinois, I thought I used to do a 15 minute mile. I'm curious to see if I can get to that point again since I am at a higher elevation, with more hills.
On Saturday, when I was hiking on rocky, uneven surfaces, I was being more careful going downhill, so I guess this slowed me down.
Looks like a great morning walk. I'll be glad when it gets cooler so I can get out more.
ReplyDeleteThe moon was very bright. Nice place to walk.
ReplyDeleteHow funny that we were right next to each other at Cayton and didn't meet. I usually talk to my neighbors! And no, we didn't hike at Ridgway. Don fished the river below the dam for 5 days. Today we're heading up in the Grand Mesa for 6 days at Cobbett Lake.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful there!
ReplyDeleteYou're walking near the RV park I lived in for a month. Nice country.
ReplyDeleteJust catching up on your posts. Looks like a neat place. I enjoyed the full moon here in PA :) I am glad you mentioned the GPS watch, I am going to look into one of those.
ReplyDeleteI remember 15 min per mile walks wa-a-ay back when!! I, too, have been trying to get back to that speed but the closest I've managed is in the low 17 / high 16 min. range (and that's on flat walking surfaces!!!)
ReplyDeleteI like your GPS watch!! I've been tracking my walking info via RunKeeper (a free iPhone app). It, too, was created more for the running population but does a great job for us walkers.
I'd say you're truly enjoying your time there in/around MVNP. I am visiting that area vicariously thru your posts as I never did have the opportunity to get to that NP, though I do still hope that one of these summers I will.
Continue to enjoy and stay safe