A climb up Lynn Peak...
Today was a funny day. Andrew is out in Boston all week so I'm working out on my own at the company gym; getting in some cardio and weights.
For today, I wanted to focus on cardio and had invited Summer to go on a hike with me up in Lynn Valley. Gorgeous day for a hike; sun was out and though a little chilly, the forest would stop any cold breeze from bothering us.
So before we started the climb; we both had to use the facilities. If you've been hiking or running along the Lynn Head waters, you've seen the outside toilet stalls. What they should call them are outside sewage pits. YUCK!! I've been up to the Lynn Head Waters a few times but never needed to use the facilities. It was like something I'd see in a 3rd world country! Even when I went traveling in Thailand, I never saw an open sewage pit...a squatter toilet sure; but I never saw an open pit full of crap. ICK!
I'm glad I had that hand sanitizer....so was Summer.
Anyway, that's the end of the gross story; the rest of this story is about the EDGE and the story wrapped around it.
Ok...so GREAT day for a hike! I like Summer; she's a great person to talk to, super friend, and like any of my friends, I really enjoy her company.
So we're making good time up Lynn Peak trail and in fact, we got to usual point in the trail where Andrew and I turn around. When Andy and I first started hiking, it took me 1 hr to get to the point in the trail where we turn around. Today, Summer and I did it in 40mins; my best time yet - woohoo!!! Ok, granted, there are no markers on the trail to tell me where I am when Andy and I usually turn around so I normally gauge the general area on when I can start seeing sky again through the trees.
So it's awesome!! My time is totally improving.
Ok, so now the funny part (at least, it was funny during the moment...maybe you needed to be there).
Summer is a great athlete; she's fit, never afraid to try stuff (I've seen her do gymnastics with some crazy flips, etc..) but I've never seen her timid. The trail was rocky coming back down and she took her time coming down the hill - which is good; most accidents on trails are generally on the way down, not up. During this time, Summer had her jacket (with a hoodie) tied around her waste and she had accidently gotten her foot caught in the hoodie while climbing down a steep part of the trail.
"Ahhhhhhh nooooooooooo....my jackkkk-eeeet!!!", she exclaimed ever so sweetly. I started howling! I was worried she had hurt herself but she was dissapointed that her super clean and white jacket got a little dirty. Totally reminded me of my sister.
Starting back down the mountain, she exclaimed again a few minutes later "OH MY GOD!!", and quickly hoped from one end of the trail to the other. So this spooked me because I didn't know if she got hurt. "What?! What happened?", I asked. To which she replied "Did you seeeeee that, I almost stepped on that slug! That would have been gross!!". Hahahahaha...normally Andrew and I joke around on the hill, talk about anyting, from the EDGE to cars, talk about women, how to hit on women, how to gawk at women (see a theme here?), normal guy stuff right? What Andy and I don't do is talk about stepping on slugs or worry about jackets....today was a total change from conversations with Andy and all I could do was laugh.
The bathroom story though, that was just plain gross. Sanitary stuff I don't joke around with but the little things Summer brought up on the hike down the trail just had me in sticthes.
She did suggest that if we head up to the trails again, we go trail running instead. That'd be AWESOME!! It'd be a total change from just running on the treadmill and the hills and dips in the trail would totally keep the body guessing and help me build my cardio up.
Harvey
For today, I wanted to focus on cardio and had invited Summer to go on a hike with me up in Lynn Valley. Gorgeous day for a hike; sun was out and though a little chilly, the forest would stop any cold breeze from bothering us.
So before we started the climb; we both had to use the facilities. If you've been hiking or running along the Lynn Head waters, you've seen the outside toilet stalls. What they should call them are outside sewage pits. YUCK!! I've been up to the Lynn Head Waters a few times but never needed to use the facilities. It was like something I'd see in a 3rd world country! Even when I went traveling in Thailand, I never saw an open sewage pit...a squatter toilet sure; but I never saw an open pit full of crap. ICK!
I'm glad I had that hand sanitizer....so was Summer.
Anyway, that's the end of the gross story; the rest of this story is about the EDGE and the story wrapped around it.
Ok...so GREAT day for a hike! I like Summer; she's a great person to talk to, super friend, and like any of my friends, I really enjoy her company.
So we're making good time up Lynn Peak trail and in fact, we got to usual point in the trail where Andrew and I turn around. When Andy and I first started hiking, it took me 1 hr to get to the point in the trail where we turn around. Today, Summer and I did it in 40mins; my best time yet - woohoo!!! Ok, granted, there are no markers on the trail to tell me where I am when Andy and I usually turn around so I normally gauge the general area on when I can start seeing sky again through the trees.
So it's awesome!! My time is totally improving.
Ok, so now the funny part (at least, it was funny during the moment...maybe you needed to be there).
Summer is a great athlete; she's fit, never afraid to try stuff (I've seen her do gymnastics with some crazy flips, etc..) but I've never seen her timid. The trail was rocky coming back down and she took her time coming down the hill - which is good; most accidents on trails are generally on the way down, not up. During this time, Summer had her jacket (with a hoodie) tied around her waste and she had accidently gotten her foot caught in the hoodie while climbing down a steep part of the trail.
"Ahhhhhhh nooooooooooo....my jackkkk-eeeet!!!", she exclaimed ever so sweetly. I started howling! I was worried she had hurt herself but she was dissapointed that her super clean and white jacket got a little dirty. Totally reminded me of my sister.
Starting back down the mountain, she exclaimed again a few minutes later "OH MY GOD!!", and quickly hoped from one end of the trail to the other. So this spooked me because I didn't know if she got hurt. "What?! What happened?", I asked. To which she replied "Did you seeeeee that, I almost stepped on that slug! That would have been gross!!". Hahahahaha...normally Andrew and I joke around on the hill, talk about anyting, from the EDGE to cars, talk about women, how to hit on women, how to gawk at women (see a theme here?), normal guy stuff right? What Andy and I don't do is talk about stepping on slugs or worry about jackets....today was a total change from conversations with Andy and all I could do was laugh.
The bathroom story though, that was just plain gross. Sanitary stuff I don't joke around with but the little things Summer brought up on the hike down the trail just had me in sticthes.
She did suggest that if we head up to the trails again, we go trail running instead. That'd be AWESOME!! It'd be a total change from just running on the treadmill and the hills and dips in the trail would totally keep the body guessing and help me build my cardio up.
Harvey
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