The route we took.
Us.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Hiking
So i went hiking today. Strapped on a new pair of hiking boots and a pack full of "supplies" and away we went. I'll have you know that I'm a total nature/wilderness freak but i have lacked people with which to do things. I've been waiting patiently for my cousins to get old enough to do proper camping trips but once they finally did, i up and move away. Boo. Anyways, i consider myself to be reasonably fit for a person who runs a few miles a week and walks wherever she needs to go but when i agreed to go on this hike it didn't occur to me until i was out of breath and on my hands and knees pulling myself up a rocky hill face that i have no experience with walking trails that go UP.
JROTC trips to Moss Park and summers at Camp Blanding (7 years ago) does not a hiker make.
The three guys i was with were scrambling up and down the trail with ease. But i, being much shorter, could not reach the rocks they could and so stumbled along the best that i could. i managed to keep up for most of the day but at one point they did have to stop and wait for me to finish sliding down the hill.
Scared the crap out of myself when a huge black racer snake slithered out right in front of me. And then promptly stepped in deer poop.
Best part of the day however was the hunt for geocaches. "Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called "geocaches" or "caches") anywhere in the world. A typical cache is a small waterproof container containing a logbook and "treasure," usually toys or trinkets of little value."
We found 3! The first one was past a little waterfall (and the stream where i nearly slipped in). The second was buried under some rocks. After having that snake jump out at me i wasn't about to go reaching into any holes in the ground. And the third was by a tree on the side of a cliff. So freaking cool.
We only did a little over 3 miles but it took us a few hours to do them.
JROTC trips to Moss Park and summers at Camp Blanding (7 years ago) does not a hiker make.
The three guys i was with were scrambling up and down the trail with ease. But i, being much shorter, could not reach the rocks they could and so stumbled along the best that i could. i managed to keep up for most of the day but at one point they did have to stop and wait for me to finish sliding down the hill.
Scared the crap out of myself when a huge black racer snake slithered out right in front of me. And then promptly stepped in deer poop.
Best part of the day however was the hunt for geocaches. "Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called "geocaches" or "caches") anywhere in the world. A typical cache is a small waterproof container containing a logbook and "treasure," usually toys or trinkets of little value."
We found 3! The first one was past a little waterfall (and the stream where i nearly slipped in). The second was buried under some rocks. After having that snake jump out at me i wasn't about to go reaching into any holes in the ground. And the third was by a tree on the side of a cliff. So freaking cool.
We only did a little over 3 miles but it took us a few hours to do them.
Blue Hills Reservation
Did a bit of hiking today. So tired. You'll notice that i'm not wearing the Jets cap.
Proper update to follow.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Coming Home!
I'm a coming home for a week at the end of June. woohoo!
Actually..i'll be back exactly ONE YEAR since i left for Boston. can you believe i've been gone for a year already? Wow.
Actually..i'll be back exactly ONE YEAR since i left for Boston. can you believe i've been gone for a year already? Wow.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Public Gardens
Saturday i got up early and went for a run in the park. The Boston Commons is as beautiful in the spring as it is in the winter. I jogged up and down and around the frog pond (it freezes for ice skating in the winter!) before giving up because running on a pretty day is not my idea of fun. Running when its ugly out is. ;) But I'd rather stroll now that the weather has become something my body is more accustomed to. Because it was still early i walked over to the movie theater and caught a matinee showing of Baby Mama. I used to hate going to see movies alone but i don't mind it so much now. Does this signify growth as a self sufficient person? Perhaps. The movie was okay. I <3 Tina Fey.
After the movie i walked over to the Public Gardens. I had a book with me so i sat underneath a tree to read and people watch. It was the most peaceful day i've had in quite some time. A family stopped to take pictures and one of them asked if i would take a group photo. When i agreed the rest of them handed me their cameras as well. They then proceeded to tease me and tell everyone to watch to make sure i didn't run away with all of their cameras.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Boring
Nothing new going on here. I have acquired a second job working for a summer school reading intervention. The past couple of days i've worked at the second job i've done the exact same thing i did every thursday night for Waldenbooks. But at TRIPLE the pay.
Pretty soon i'll be able to buy the expensive kind of lime popsicles. And the weather occasionally hits in the 60's and 70's. Life is good.
Pretty soon i'll be able to buy the expensive kind of lime popsicles. And the weather occasionally hits in the 60's and 70's. Life is good.
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