lofty goals??

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Mon, 05-03-2004 - 1:48am
I was just wondering if anyone has any fitness goals that seemed really impossible when you were first starting (or maybe it hadn't crossed your mind at first) but now seem more attainable and achievable. I mean like running a marathon or something.

I live in Western Washington State and I was driving to my sister's house the other day and saw Mt Rainier in all its glory and do you know what I thought?? I thought, "I should climb that" !!!!

What?? I have NEVER had any desire to climb a mountain...but for some reason, I do now. maybe because I feel like I could do anything right now?? I don't know. But it really seems like something I could do one day in the not so distant future. In fact, I am looking in to what I need to do to train for a climb like that...and there's a 50 mile hike I'd like to do around the base of another local mountain. One day, one day...lol

I just feel really empowered lately and climbing a 14,000+ foot peak seems not so impossible...lol. I thnk I'm going mad...rofl.

It's just strange to me that I thought that and didn't say, "you're crazy. You can't do that"...I guess my self-confidence is back! :o) woo hoo!

So anyone else have these kinds of thoughts or aspirations??

Sarah

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Registered: 05-19-2003
In reply to: suamomi
Mon, 05-03-2004 - 9:18pm
well my goal was just to get over my problem with exercising in front of people,when i started going to the Y i was doing the treadmill & weight machines and wanted to try the cross-trainer and cross-ramp but was nervous about trying it in front of people..lol..but i finally did starting with 15 min. on cross-ramp. Fri i did 30 min. on ea. and boy did i feel it.

My goal is just keep up exercising =) expecially in the summer when it's so hot i'll just want to vedge,since i'll prob be back to work and my dd will be outta school in a month.

Good luck to everyone on doing their goals =)

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In reply to: suamomi
Mon, 05-03-2004 - 9:24pm
I think most people have a special attachment to a certain place or places. I was born in MI, but my first memories are of my early life in Maryland, and to be perfectly honest I don't think I could ever love anyplace as much as I love it there. I moved back as an adult, and if I hadn't been so homesick for friends and family Rob and I wouldn't have left there. I have never seen anything as beautiful as Lostland Run (probably my favorite place on the planet). I love Michigan as well. Lake Michigan is another of my favorite places, and the beach at South Haven is a seasonal wonder no matter when you go. I've never been to Texas, but I wouldn't be able to appreciate the beauty because I hate heat and humidity. I love the snow, the ice, the chill of winter and I'd be lost without it. It's my favorite season of all.

I wear shorts all year long (not every day, but often enough) and I am not bothered by the cold the way you aren't bothered by the heat. You kick in humidity and and I'm down for the count. I have enjoyed the beauty of the East, the West, and many parts of the South, but in spite of my Southern heritage and those who brought me up, I'm bound to the North. Much to Rob's chagrin, as he's happiest in warm climates and doesn't mind humidity. He prefers dry heat, but he would gladly deal with humidity if it meant he didn't have to see snow.

Just goes to show, it takes all kinds :-)

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Registered: 06-17-2003
In reply to: suamomi
Tue, 05-04-2004 - 1:47am
For a long time I wanted to climb Mt. Fugi. Unfortunatly I won't be able to make it before we leave, but if we come back to Japan I want to do it. Maybe if I start training now.... It is so cool. You get a walking stick in the beginning and at every station you get to put a stamp on it.
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Registered: 03-20-2004
In reply to: suamomi
Wed, 05-05-2004 - 2:58pm
Sarah,

I know, it's very beautiful. I've hiked around St. Helens, picnic-ed there many a time, but unfortunately Rainier is one I'd only seen from afar, from my living room window! Have fun.

forte

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Registered: 03-20-2004
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Wed, 05-05-2004 - 3:04pm
Sarah,

We were up there probably the Spring after the eruption, or maybe it was two Springs later, and already things were starting to bloom and nature was renewing itself out of the ash. One of the subsequent, minor eruptions (probably a couple years after the biggie, I don't recall for sure) happened just a couple hours after we had flown over it on our way to LA, and when we got back the car, the porch, our balcony...everything...was covered with ash from the fall-out.

forte


Edited 5/5/2004 3:18 pm ET ET by forte10

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Registered: 03-20-2004
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Wed, 05-05-2004 - 3:08pm
Ah, but you also forgot to mention...."the bluest skies you've ever seen are in Seattle"...in May, and the prettiest, best temp summers are in Seattle too....when the rest of the country is sweltering! So what if it's 47 degrees and raining most of the rest of the year. And the best walks are along the Burke Gilman, with "free" wild apples bending over the bike paths just for the pickin, and blackberries grow wild everywhere, just for the enjoying. It is a beautiful place, and not to forget the great coffee and Pike Place, and...the SALMON ;)
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Registered: 09-08-2003
In reply to: suamomi
Wed, 05-05-2004 - 3:17pm
Again....SHHHHHHHHH. Follow the party line!
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Registered: 08-23-2001
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Thu, 05-06-2004 - 11:38am
OH! I didn't know you lived in this area!! Are you still in WA??

All I remember about the original eruption is the noise...and that is a vague rememberance! We were on the beach somewhere near Belfair digging for clams (or something) and there was this huge noise that my parents describe as a sonic boom. I kind of remember hearing it but it was, like, 2 days before my 4th birthday so like I said it's very vague. lol.

My sister, however was at my grandparents house outside of Eatonville (closer to Ashford/Elbe) and they got a TON of ash up there.

Wondering when Rainier is gonna blow...hopefully not in my lifetime!!!

Sarah

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Registered: 03-20-2004
In reply to: suamomi
Fri, 05-07-2004 - 4:24pm
Sarah,

Rainer better **never** blow! That's one which could take Seattle off the map, and I'm rather fond of Seattle! I was out-of-State when St. Helens blew the first time, and flew back shortly thereafter (right over the mountain, and it was such a site especially having marveled at it weeks before the eruption). Some of my best times were spent walking, or skating or paddleboating around Greenlake and what would summertime be without Bumbershoot, and even if I was a local I always enjoyed doing the "tourist thing" and going to Tillicum for the grilled salmon every summer too. And gasworks for picnics, every evening a walk on the Burke Gilman...and those "free" berry and apple pies we had ;) I have a house in Bothel, but I've leased it out for the time-being. We'll be in Seattle for 3 months this summer though.

forte

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Fri, 05-07-2004 - 4:55pm
Bothell is so nice...it has grown so much! I am down in Tacoma which has changed a lot as well...for the better! :o) So do you live out of state now??? Or just in a different area? I grew up in Tukwila and Kent...then moved here to Tacoma after I got married (well, there were a few other moves in between but all in Pierce Co.)

I agree about Rainier! It will be like Pompei, I'm sure, when it does go! I just hope I never see it happen...

Sarah

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