The weather is not cooperating...
Jun. 4th, 2006 08:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alexpgpA few days ago, it was positively cold up here at altitude. On Friday, for example, I wore only a shirt while biking to the ham breakfast, and I got thoroughly chilled going down the first series of hills from the house.
The past couple of days, it's been pretty warm, and opening windows just lets in hordes of flies (as I found out to my horror yesterday when I tried to cool the place off with some cross ventilation before Mike and Karen arrived).
Most of the time, I've been biking to the store via the shortest possible route: up Meadows, right onto highway 160, and left at the intersection with Pagosa Boulevard. The only "troublesome" section is the stretch along 160, which is a gradual uphill heading toward the store, but which is becoming easier to navigate as my fitness improves.
A couple of days ago, I ventured to the store via what I think of as "Route 2," hanging a right at Dichoso instead of proceeding straight up Meadows toward 160. The run between Meadows and South Pagosa on Dichoso is a gradual and gradually increasing uphill that, up until a couple of days ago, I could not complete without getting off the bike to walk the last several tens of yards. On Friday afternoon, I managed to bike all the way to the store without getting off the bike. Go me!
In other news, I forgot to take my meds last night but managed to register 130/70 this morning before taking my BP meds. Now, if only my weight would come down some, I'd really believe things are turning the corner.
Cheers...
The past couple of days, it's been pretty warm, and opening windows just lets in hordes of flies (as I found out to my horror yesterday when I tried to cool the place off with some cross ventilation before Mike and Karen arrived).
Most of the time, I've been biking to the store via the shortest possible route: up Meadows, right onto highway 160, and left at the intersection with Pagosa Boulevard. The only "troublesome" section is the stretch along 160, which is a gradual uphill heading toward the store, but which is becoming easier to navigate as my fitness improves.
A couple of days ago, I ventured to the store via what I think of as "Route 2," hanging a right at Dichoso instead of proceeding straight up Meadows toward 160. The run between Meadows and South Pagosa on Dichoso is a gradual and gradually increasing uphill that, up until a couple of days ago, I could not complete without getting off the bike to walk the last several tens of yards. On Friday afternoon, I managed to bike all the way to the store without getting off the bike. Go me!
In other news, I forgot to take my meds last night but managed to register 130/70 this morning before taking my BP meds. Now, if only my weight would come down some, I'd really believe things are turning the corner.
Cheers...
