Bog Springs

     This past Saturday I attempted my first hike without the use of supplemental oxygen since my surgery. Now, I brought the oxygen with us, (or should I say my husband carried it with him), but I did not use it. This was a huge milestone in my recovery and healing. The hike took about twice as long as it has in the past, but I made it to the springs and that is what counts. It is a 3.8 mile hike and as a 1200 foot elevation gain. So hiking this without oxygen was no joke for me.It was quite difficult and as you can see from the picture, I was beat.
     We took our dog Zaphod (his name is from the book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) with us. He loves the mountains, but with me being sick, he's gotten a bit out of shape. So he was beat at this point too. Poor guy was limping around more than I was the next two days. But he loves running through the forest, smelling all the new smells and there is not a lot of that in Tucson (The forest part, there are plenty of smells).

Welcome To My Blog

Welcome.
     I have started this blog to celebrate all of the high points in my life. You will see there is a tab for low points. This is there because in order to have a high point, there must be a low point. There is only one entry on that page and that is all there will be. This blog is focusing on the positive. If at some point I feel the need for a tragic entry, I will create another page. But for now, this blog is about moving forward and upward, metaphorically and literally. You will see that there are also tabs for emotional, physical and geographical high points. I am still in recovery from major surgery (discussed in my low point page) so there will be a lot of physical high points before I make any geographical ones. So join me on my journey of recovery and self discovery. Who knows, maybe we'll even meet up in the mountains someday.