tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post4047252999299342749..comments2024-03-21T03:56:28.972-06:00Comments on Jill Outside: Return to mountainsJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-89817326265009613582020-06-09T22:23:20.781-06:002020-06-09T22:23:20.781-06:00I was just pondering the other day that I feel mor...I was just pondering the other day that I feel more cautious in the mountains than I used to. Old age? I don't know.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166776565191771729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-69878020613719394622020-06-09T07:33:34.965-06:002020-06-09T07:33:34.965-06:00I am seldom caught without a "Life is Good&qu...I am seldom caught without a "Life is Good" hat when outdoor outdoor mode (I have a huge collection). I wear them as a reminder—in spite of age, serious bouts with a genetic blood clot disorder, sub par fitness, and a host of other negative afflictions/attitudes/world injustices—of the luck of my landing in Southwest Colorado, that I remain alive enough and healthy enough to get to my favorite places mountain places. While I lament the loss of topping out on some of the more dangerous peaks, I can still be in their midst...looking up, instead of down. Even a bad day on the trail beats most alternatives...<br />thanks for this, and all your posts.<br />Box Canyon Mark, Lovely Ouray Colorado. Box Canyon Blog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032055509766739436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-21993878072890374082020-06-09T06:18:14.867-06:002020-06-09T06:18:14.867-06:00I have been using a Whoop Strap (they have added m...I have been using a Whoop Strap (they have added many features over time) to track myself for the last 12 months (its scolded me constantly :) ) and have made some good improvements in autonomic function for recovery. Next month's plan is to add TSH testing/tracking along with Journaling to discover any coralations there as well.<br /><br />Life for me has been a cyclical wave of turmoil to new clarity, which then begets new questions of nature vs culture. A never ending and undulating path of eyes wide open into the void of existence. <br /><br />Jeff CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com