{"id":233,"date":"2010-11-14T04:44:33","date_gmt":"2010-11-14T04:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=233"},"modified":"2010-11-14T04:50:23","modified_gmt":"2010-11-14T04:50:23","slug":"walking-some-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=233","title":{"rendered":"Walking Some More"},"content":{"rendered":"

This morning, Lisa<\/strong>, her mom Wendy<\/strong>, myself<\/strong>, Ruby<\/strong> and Angus<\/strong> went out again. \u00a0It must be dog love…or at least we’re attempting arranged marriage for our dogs.<\/p>\n

The route that we chose today was one of those “If I had known that we were going to go this way, I would have pretended to be sick…or washing my hair…or injured” \u00a0basically, I would have done anything NOT to go if I had known that we were going to take the View Point Trail<\/strong>! \u00a0The View Point is a lookout in the Cranbrook Community Forest<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Cranbrook Community Forest Map<\/p><\/div>\n

Normally, I will ride my bike<\/strong> up this trail in the summer when I’m looking for a killer ride<\/strong>. \u00a0The way up is long and a grind…it takes about an hour and a half to ride up, and you have to be extremely skilled to stay on your bike during the final 100 meters. \u00a0If you stall<\/strong>…you’re done and have to walk the rest of the way up. \u00a0I digress….just like this morning…I was doing anything I could to not have to go up the Viewpoint!<\/p>\n

As the saying goes, “What doesn’t kill you, only makes you stronger”<\/strong>….and that is definitely how this morning was. \u00a0It was great to get out, successfully get climb up the ViewPoint trail and …. get back down the other side!<\/p>\n

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Ruby and Angus at the top<\/p><\/div>\n

Note<\/strong>: Remember to always bring water<\/strong>! \u00a0Bring water even if you THINK you are only going on a little adventure, because it might turn into a BIG adventure…and you…and your dog…might get thirsty.<\/p>\n

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Hot, sweaty climb = freezing cold top. That's Cranbrook in the background behind Lisa and I.<\/p><\/div>\n

And Note AGAIN<\/strong>: Wear layers that BREATHE<\/strong>!!! Oh lord is it uncomfortable when you can feel sweat dripping down your back…remember that you can always take off, but you can’t put on <\/strong>if you didn’t bring it!<\/p>\n

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Me at the top...FREEZING!...but admiring the view.<\/p><\/div>\n

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