Sunday, July 5, 2009

Quality Time

There are times when gear can be set out, ready to go, and a common cold can thwart your best laid plans to climb Mt. Shasta with friends. A strenuous climb when healthy, I made the tough decision this past 4th of July weekend to stay behind. However, what started out as sort of a bummer weekend that included a night of self-imposed confinement to get healthy again, ended up leading to a lot of quality time well spent. Quality time with my visiting Grandmother at one of her favorite places, the casino. Quality time with my new W+K IT crowd at a very yummy July 4th BBQ on the river. Quality time with myself on a solo recovery hike in the Columbia River Gorge, smiling and saying 'good morning' to passersby and feeling a certain affinity with other female solo hikers. And finally, quality time in my city (of which I've been away from for the last 6 weekends straight), walking streets new and old and going to my favorite coffee shop.

My friends thankfully had a very successful climb of Mt. Shasta. It will definitely be on my list of peaks for next year...



View of the Columbia River Gorge from the top of Angel's Rest



Wildflowers abound on the trail this time of year
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  1. SonjaJuly 6, 2009 at 9:41 PM

    I know that exact feeling when seeing another solo female hiker. Your post was really good, isn't it sometimes just the simple things???

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