Training Log Archive: dlevine

Chatted with a family in the parking lot about map hikes and we went from the parking lot to #18 and back. Kids "found" the trail out of the parking lot, but were surprised when it dumped them on to the real trail which was still pretty much grown over. They loved finding the marker however!

(Actually a bit after 11 a.m., but had to adjust for the other (real) workout.)

Map Hike at Hunter's Creek.

Wanted to try to cure my NDD (Nature Deficit Disorder) while "testing" my knee. I still can't really run any distance, but I thought I had a chance to 'clear the hike'. Obviously, I failed.

Clean to #19, but when I got to #20, I found that I had lost my pen, so I resorted to trying to remember to use my phone to photo the marker. Thought I spiked #22 (Map pin 3), but couldn't find it so NDD began to be replaced by MHF (Map Hike Frustration). Went on, but after botching the exit from #25, I couldn't find #1 (Map pin 6) and the MHF returned. Was clean for a while then; blew the approach to #10 and went through too much green and ended up spiking it - go figure! Fine after that until #5 (Map pins 16/17) which I should not have approached dead on. Clearly got turned in the swamp and missed it, but did eventually find the trail and re-attack. No good, I did find what I think was the man-made object (hunter's blind), but no marker. At this point, exhaustion was settling in and I stumbled back to the car picking up a few easy ones on the way. When done, realized that I either didn't completely take - or subsequently erased - three photos. Either way, I have to go back, so...

Knee held up, but is sore today, and I am a bit stiff after a longer walk in the woods than I have taken in over a year. It's kind of a good feeling, however.