Comments on: On the Trail Again http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/on-the-trail-again/ a tongue-in-cheek quest for understanding... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:48:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Jenny http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/on-the-trail-again/#comment-395 Jenny Wed, 01 Aug 2007 22:21:22 +0000 http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/on-the-trail-again/#comment-395 Hey E - We're good. :) Liara, John and Jason - Thanks so much for the comments. I've been a bit under the weather the last couple of days but will visit your sites today. I've missed seeing what you're up to! Hey E -
We’re good. :)

Liara, John and Jason -
Thanks so much for the comments. I’ve been a bit under the weather the last couple of days but will visit your sites today. I’ve missed seeing what you’re up to!

]]> By: Erin http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/on-the-trail-again/#comment-394 Erin Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:55:28 +0000 http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/on-the-trail-again/#comment-394 Liara, the trails Jenny and I are doing are funny, because a lot of them are VERY similar. For the most part the trails we hike are railways that have been turned into recreation trails by the state. So, they are flat, through farmland and rather straight-forward. What typically determines if a trail is good or not is if it is shaded, has mileage markers, and an occasional bathroom! That being said, I like your suggestion, thanks! Oh yes, John and Jason, the beauty of knowing when to stop. I admit, this is not one of my strong points. I like to take more of the steam roller approach and knock down barriers with sheer brute strength. Stepping back has been VERY hard and uncomfortable for me. The lessons associated with this dare have been very unexpected. Liara, the trails Jenny and I are doing are funny, because a lot of them are VERY similar. For the most part the trails we hike are railways that have been turned into recreation trails by the state. So, they are flat, through farmland and rather straight-forward. What typically determines if a trail is good or not is if it is shaded, has mileage markers, and an occasional bathroom! That being said, I like your suggestion, thanks!

Oh yes, John and Jason, the beauty of knowing when to stop. I admit, this is not one of my strong points. I like to take more of the steam roller approach and knock down barriers with sheer brute strength. Stepping back has been VERY hard and uncomfortable for me. The lessons associated with this dare have been very unexpected.

]]> By: Jason http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/on-the-trail-again/#comment-392 Jason Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:18:33 +0000 http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/on-the-trail-again/#comment-392 Sometimes the best way forward is not to push ahead stubbornly, but to step back and look around. There may be a much more effective path going around the obstacle than the path you try to make through it. Although sometimes it's worth the extra effort for the feeling of satisfaction once you do make it straight through. Anyway, glad to hear Jenny is healthy and you are able to enjoy your walks together again. I'm not much of a hiker, but do understand the enjoyment some people get out of it (actually I get enjoyment out of it too, as long as it's only once every few months :P). Sometimes the best way forward is not to push ahead stubbornly, but to step back and look around. There may be a much more effective path going around the obstacle than the path you try to make through it. Although sometimes it’s worth the extra effort for the feeling of satisfaction once you do make it straight through.

Anyway, glad to hear Jenny is healthy and you are able to enjoy your walks together again. I’m not much of a hiker, but do understand the enjoyment some people get out of it (actually I get enjoyment out of it too, as long as it’s only once every few months :P).

]]> By: John http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/on-the-trail-again/#comment-391 John Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:50:26 +0000 http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/on-the-trail-again/#comment-391 Bravo for your strategic withdrawal. There is no defeat as long as you don't give up. Taking care of the problem, and then being cautious about resuming was absolutely the right thing to to. Thanks for showing us a perfect example of pulling back in order to go forward. Bravo for your strategic withdrawal. There is no defeat as long as you don’t give up. Taking care of the problem, and then being cautious about resuming was absolutely the right thing to to.

Thanks for showing us a perfect example of pulling back in order to go forward.

]]> By: Liara Covert http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/on-the-trail-again/#comment-390 Liara Covert Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:26:15 +0000 http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/on-the-trail-again/#comment-390 Some of my friends are truly avid hikers. I'm more of a leisure hiker, though I have participated in full day wilderness hikes. I expect your readers would enjoy hearing about some of your favorite trails. Why choose them? What makes them your preferences? Which ones don't you like? Some of my friends are truly avid hikers. I’m more of a leisure hiker, though I have participated in full day wilderness hikes. I expect your readers would enjoy hearing about some of your favorite trails. Why choose them? What makes them your preferences? Which ones don’t you like?

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