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  • Took a walk today

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    Quote from Astro: “Quote from LIhikers: “Got out today for a 3.47 mile walk in West Hills county park. I was overdressed for temps in the 50s and worked up quite a swaet. I've decided I like this app, I mentioned a few days ago. It's simple to use and gives useful info. ” Glad the bike mishap is not holding you back. ” Nope, I'm fine. I just can't decide if I want to put the front fender back on the bike or not. I was able to fix it.

  • Took a walk today

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    Got out today for a 3.47 mile walk in West Hills county park. I was overdressed for temps in the 50s and worked up quite a swaet. I've decided I like this app, I mentioned a few days ago. It's simple to use and gives useful info.

  • Took a walk today

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    Quote from hikerboy: “Quote from LIhikers: “Yesterday's walk was in a place called Planting Fields Arboretum, it was only the 2nd time I've ever been there. It was the estate of a wealthy family from 1913 until 1955. As you might expect in an arboretum there were all sorts of gardens and green houses to go through. We hiked 4.1 miles on trails that went through the non-manicured woods. I think it took us about 2.5 hours as we stopped so Kathy could read the signs describing the trees, flowers, a…

  • Hiking & Biking

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    We went out today for a bicycle ride. We rode over to a coffee shop across town 5.5 miles. After coffee and conversation we wandered home for a total of 14.9 miles. Outbound we were going into a moderate wind and coming home it was at our back about 1/2 the time. Then about a quarter of a mile from home I crashed. I don't know how or why but my front fender got tangled in the front wheel and I went down on my right side. After I untangled the front fender from the wheel we walked the 1 /4 mile t…

  • Took a walk today

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    Yesterday's walk was in a place called Planting Fields Arboretum, it was only the 2nd time I've ever been there. It was the estate of a wealthy family from 1913 until 1955. As you might expect in an arboretum there were all sorts of gardens and green houses to go through. We hiked 4.1 miles on trails that went through the non-manicured woods. I think it took us about 2.5 hours as we stopped so Kathy could read the signs describing the trees, flowers, and plants. Along the way I decided one reaso…

  • When Animals Attack!

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    Ouch

  • Phone App

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    A friend told me about the app he uses for walking. It's called Caynax, and it's free. I'm using it on an Android phone and it seems to work good. It gives you all the info you could want like distance, speed, pace, altitude change, calories burned and more, that I don't remember right now. Oh, and of course it maps out your walk. Also you can save the individual workouts. It's also useful for running and cycling. What do you use to track your walk/hiking.

  • Took a walk today

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    Kathy and I got out for a walk of 7.6 miles on a pretty nice day. Temps in the 40s, wind at 5 mph, and the sky was partly sunny and partly cloudy. It was on a wide, flat trail, that's very easy to walk. It's more like a rail trail than a hiking trail. Lots of people out walking their dog so Kathy got a fur fix. I was glad about that since we no longer have a dog and she's a real animal person.

  • This thread has drifted so far afield that I've lost track of it

  • Make sure it fits you well and is comfortable when carrying weight...if you can.

  • welcome to the cafe

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    I'll have to look at the photos later, on my computer, as they are too small on this phone.

  • Quote from max.patch: “Quote from LIhikers: “Me and Kathy are thinking of starting one of those hostels, that ruins the trail, here on Long Island. It would require a veeery loooong blue blaze side trail. ” No blue blaze necessary. You'll shuttle them to the hostel, and they'll dip into their trust fund money and pay you for the ride ” Great Idea ! We could use Kathy's 1978 VW bus as the shuttle vehicle.

  • Me and Kathy are thinking of starting one of those hostels, that ruins the trail, here on Long Island. It would require a veeery loooong blue blaze side trail.

  • Hiker Rescues and Fatalities

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    seems like a lot of incidents this winter

  • Going For A Short Hike

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    Kathy and I got to Harriman S.P. about 1PM on Friday and started walking just a little after. It was in the low 50s with a pretty good breeze. During the drive to Elk Pen parking lot we decided to overnight at the Big Hill (I think that's the name) shelter area. 3.7 miles in and a lot of it was up hill. Since it rained the night before there were a lot of puddles and mud. Also all the streams were running high and fast.. We got to the area, set up our tent and walked over to the shelter. It turn…

  • Going For A Short Hike

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    Kathy and I are planning an overnighter for this coming Friday into Saturday. It'll be the first since I had had the bone in my leg crack. We've decided on Harriman State Park but haven't picked a place in the park. We'll be looking for someplace that isn't too wet. We're having a big rain storm tonight.

  • Took a walk today

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    Quote from IMScotty: “Took a walk around Flushing NY today. You could have dropped me off in Hong Kong and I wouldn't have known the difference ” Hong Kong or Korea ? While I haven't been to Flushing in many years I know it had a very large Korean community.

  • give them time during the day to play; climb on rocks, splash in streams, or swim in a pond or lake. If they have fun they're more likely to enjoy the trip and want to do it again. Oh, and make sure to have a camp fire at least some of the nights. I know both of my sons really enjoyed camp fires.

  • Going For A Short Hike

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    Quote from hikerboy: “Quote from odd man out: “Quote from Astro: “Quote from AnotherKevin: “Gorgeous scenery in the gorges such as Avalanche pass. ” Now I understand. I thought you were calling him gorgeous, but it was actually the scenery you were referring to. ” So if the first president owned an attractive chasm, we could say:George's gorge is gorgeous. ” The George of Valley Forge? ” Clever