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    Abby’s Workout

    I have decided I need to start be proactive with getting acclimated to the higher elevations. I mean, I’ve been here 3 years now and it is time. Granted, I really could not do much for the first 2 years without getting a migraine the next day, so I limited myself on activities and hiking with MtnMan. Usually I’d go a short distance and return to the truck with Abby, while he hiked on. Anyway, last week I went on my first real hike and pushed myself as far as I could before I started to feel the pressure in my lungs and head. I made .062 miles and that…

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    In the Rear View Mirror

    Now that the week is coming to an end, tell me something positive that happened in the last few days. I have a couple positives to share: I went hiking Wednesday and made it .062 miles before I had to stop. That might not seem like a successful hike but for me, that’s progress. I should also share that the hike was straight up the side of a mountain, so it really felt like I was hiking my way to the clouds. I felt great, except for my lungs, they felt like they were on the verge of fire. Okay, that was an exaggeration, but they were definitely burning. I…