Walking the Trails

Today I'm thankful for Walking Paths.

I love that I have one so very close to our house.  It's wonderful to just walk down the street and be right there on a marked trail that I know is safe, clean, and friendly.  Granted, I don't plan on doing any walking at night.  

I'm thankful that our city and surrounding area have these in place so that we (1) have a safe place to exercise and (2) can enjoy nature without having to make our own paths.

Here's a few pictures I took of the path I go on now.

It's absolutely beautiful!

I love being outside and I love these paths.

Do you have a favorite place to go walking?

Walking for Workouts

I love going for walks.  It's now become embedded in my soul.

Luckily we moved to an area where the trails are abundant and beautiful.  Before we got here, my friend Suzette moved to Pasco and wanting to find some walking areas of her own, she ended up finding some great spots that area really great.

This is part of the trail in Pasco that we take.

It's right next to the river and has a great view.

Now that it's Spring, flocks of geese come and enjoy being close to the water....and pooping all over the trail.

At the mid-point, where we turn around and go back, there's a cow.  As I was approaching, he gave me a lingering stare that I admit, made me nervous.  ; )

You can see it's still kinda desert-y, but it runs along quite a few homes and two parks. 

Going the other way (toward the Blue Bridge) there are more homes and parks and the view is just amazing.

The other trail we like to take is in Richland.  Again, this one runs next to the river and there are a lot of residences and businesses along it.  I think this one is just a little bit nicer than the Pasco trail, but don't tell it I said that.

Seriously.  Look at that view.  

I recently did a walk on the Columbia River Trail between the two bridges, in Kennewick.  The land portion wasn't too impressive, but just looking out on the water is really great.  I also crossed the connecting area to Clover Island (really close to the Cable Bridge).  It was really cool to see.  

These trails are a lot of fun and a good workout.  It's so great that I can go to all of these different places and work on getting in shape and enjoy doing it.

Anybody know of other great trails in Tri-cities?  Let me know.

Week 8 and 9 Goals

You may have noticed I didn't post a goal for last week and still have yet to do so for this week.  Well, my friends, it's because I failed miserably last week.

Last week the goal was Excercise.

(As written in the book)

Goal:  Exercise every day.  It doesn't matter the kind of exercise, just do something.

Monday, I actually kicked things off with a bang (I don't work out on Sundays).  My friend, Suzette, and I went for a walk on a trail near her house.  It was beautiful.  The trail follows right along with the Columbia River.  It's amazing!

 

You can even see the "Blue Bridge" in this one.

We even saw a bald eagle.

How would you like to see this in your front yard?

I thought this would be a great place for a nice romantic, sunset picnic.

 

 

It was a beautiful day and I was feeling empowered, so we walked quite the distance......not a good idea.

The next two days I was so sore I could barely walk around, and even that was painful.

Suffice it to say, that I'm completely out of shape.  Being that I was so sore, I decided there was no way I could work out.  Which obviously helped me NOT complete my goal.

There's another reason I didn't work out as well.  I've started a diet called the HCG protocol.  Eventually, I write a full post on that later to explain the whole thing.  For now, if you don't know about it already, you take the hormone HCG (a pregnancy hormone) daily while only eating 500 calories a day for 40 days.  It's very safe and I guarantee you it's not illegal.  Like I said, I'll go into further detail later.

Since, I'm on the diet and protocol I'm not supposed to exercise.  However, I should at least do a little walking around right?  Well, I probably won't count this week since it's already in the middle, but rest assured I plan on getting back on track.

Now onto Week 9's goal.  Planting

(As written in the book)

Goal:  Plant some flowers or herbs in pots, and deliver to people you know.  Tell the people you have been thinking about them, and wanted to brighten their day.

As soon, as I read this to Ty, we both looked at each other like, "Uuuuuuhhhhhhhhh."

Neither one of us has a green thumb.  I'm really better at helping things die rather than live.

I will say though that I think I've already started giving this a try.  My mom bought me a basket with planted flowers in them.  Since then, a few have died and I've tried reviving the stems with water and sunlight.  I even put them outside for natural light.  I don't know what the benefits will turn up since I really don't know what I'm doing, but I guess we'll see!

All advice welcome!  : )