Get Outside!

Get out today and exercise.  Walk with a friend, bike with your kids..spend quality time. One more day before the "100 Mile Challenge" begins.  Follow "The Hiker" as he hikes the trail of the foothills and mountains of Colorado. How will you exercise today?
 

What is your exercise plan for tomorrow?

I will be riding my bike 10 to 12 miles early tomorrow morning.  What type of exercise will you be doing?  Sign in and tell us.

Setbacks are only temporary!

Had a great start this a.m.  Took the High Line Canal Trail from Peoria West to Windsor Lake.  There, one member of the family had a flat.  Some shuttled back to the trailing vehicle then  to pick up the "lame" bike.
Treads repair shop had the fix done in minutes.  We are pumped and ready to get back on Trail in the morning.  Only two days before the "Challenge" begins.  Stay connected to this blog and follow "The Hiker" next week, as he begins his year-long journey.

Weekend before the Challenge!

"The Hiker" is biking today for his exercise.  Fluid motion is good for the knee (surgery) and the High Line Canal Trail will be perfect.  Will join up with family to make it a great morning.  How did you exercise today? Tuesday is day one of the 100 Mile Challenge.  Follow "The Hiker."  

Improve your QOL...Exercise

Three things to enhance quality of life:  Develop a daily exercise routine; Do something you enjoy; and Do something challenging.  For "The Hiker," the back country is a chance to explore, to forget about the fast pace of life, to exercise-enjoy-and challenge his body and his mind.  Beginning Tuesday, Aug.2, readers of this blog can follow "The Hiker" on his year-long journey.  Tell your family and friends to join us.  What are you doing to improve your quality of life?  Tell us!

Spur Trail off the A.T., 2004

Gear up for fun!

Hiking in Eagles Nest Wilderness on Tuesday - SWEET!  Hope you will be there with me via this blog. Monday (July 30) post: Expectations for the first hike and coming year.  My hope is the "100 mile challenge" will be an exciting adventure for you and "The Hiker."    

Six days and counting!

Looking forward to my first hike in Eagles Nest Wilderness.  I trust the temperature will be more moderate than its been lately.  Follow "The Hiker" on this out and back day hike.  Until tomorrow, happy trails.

Hike #1 of the 100 Mile Challenge

The Challenge will begin Aug. 2nd. "The Hiker" travels to Eagles Nest Wilderness to begin his year-long journey. Follow him on this first of many day hikes in the Colorado back country.  Look for daily posts over the coming week about this hike.  Follow "The Hiker" on this blog.  Invite your friends to come along.  Happy Trails!         

The 100 Mile Challenge

This journey will be no different than the rest, except it will take twelve months to finish.  Along the way, there will be breathtaking views, mountainsides loaded with wildflowers, maybe a bull moose or elk sighting.  "The Hiker" will share all of it with you, the followers of this blog.

My passion for hiking gets me OUTSIDE and it provides me with excellent EXERCISE.  I need total solitude at times and I need to be active.  Hiking provides me the mental and physical therapy needed to maintain a good quality of life.  For you, it may not be hiking.  Maybe running, biking, tennis, fishing, or golf is what does it for you.  Whatever works, do it, and do it often.

The “100 Mile Challenge” idea came to me one evening after returning from a day hike.  I grabbed a tablet and pen and began writing.  Yes, actually writing it down.  I had a two-page draft of how it would work in less than an hour.

The idea is to use my passion for hiking as a platform to:

• Promote the increase in "Quality of Life" (especially those with PD) through exercise
• Maintain or plan a "Healthy Lifestyle"
• Raise funds to Support Parkinson's Association of the Rockies