…fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity.
Sorry, Elton. I went for a mountain bike ride today…in the mountains. I should say I rode the bike for a bit, walked it up hills, rode the brakes downhills, and generally noticed that my lungs were trashed. I’m not saying I was breathing hard. I was, it’s the mountains, but my lungs actually hurt. […]
Today I went for my first trail run. I knew enough not to try to be that guy yesterday and run up the mountain. Running along the mountain was just fine. I cannot stay on a trail to save my life. I start off on one trail, think I’m following the signs for that trail, […]
I should probably get some sunscreen and lip balm. I did my usual bust out after lunch to hit slopes before office hours. I needed this today and this is why I’m out here. I lost it at my last class. The number of kids who don’t turn in ANY work in a graduation-required class […]
Today after school I went for another hike. I decided to try to go higher on the mountain so I took Indian Trail. It felt like going straight up the mountain. I was gassed. It was also a narrow trail with pretty steep nothing but rocks to break your fall on one side. When the […]
As I mentioned yesterday (ok, two minutes ago), my B days are fairly empty. I have a class from 7:15 to 8:35 (my time), 10:00 to 10:50, and that’s it. I used the gap between the classes to work. I was able to finish up a test I’m giving tomorrow (already had the test, just […]
This year, because of Covid, my school went to a block schedule. As it happens, my A and B days aren’t equal. A is mostly a full day, but B I have barely anything. Yesterday was an A day so I wasn’t able to go skiing. Not a problem, work does come first. I was […]
After skiing, I drove to pick up some groceries and then, since I had time, drove around the “downtown” area. Not much too it. There are a few blocks of very nice pubs, pizza places, breweries, and shops. I think my wife would like that area, but to be honest, I don’t think she’d give […]
Another up early day, but that was good. I drove the 20 minutes to Snowbasin but I stopped along the way to stare at the surroundings. I don’t know the language for it (valleys, basins, whatever) but it is something to see. All around are mountains. Got my season pass, too the gondola to the […]
There will be no travel day 3 because I made it to my destination a bit early. Since I woke up bright and early (actually it was still dark), I hit the road at 6:30 a.m. Not having anything else to do, and a time change, I just drove all the way to the town […]
I decided to take my time driving out to Utah. It’s about a 20 hour drive and I figured I’d make it in three days, just because I don’t want to push it. I want to get into Utah with enough time to set up my AirBnB to make sure I’m ready for school on […]