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Wednesday Mar 31, 2021 #
11 AM
Walking 3:37 0.32 km (11:12 / km)
ahr:92 max:99 shoes: Altra Torin Plush4-silv
Finishing up the last "street" in Coopersburg for CityStrides. I think I'll edit OSM to make it a "parking aisle" since that's exactly what it is. "Poplar Alley" doesn't exist; the apartment complex is Charles Place, anyway.
Mid 50s and overcast.
Mid 50s and overcast.
Walking 41:16 3.84 km (10:45 / km) +38m 10:15 / km
ahr:95 max:149 shoes: Altra Torin Plush4-silv
A loop in "Springfield Township" to get some distance, and a road in CS. Then to the grocery store.
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021 #
12 PM
Hiking 17:39 * 1.0 km (17:39 / km) +5m 17:13 / km
ahr:107 max:145 shoes: Inov8 ORoc280-B 2013-10
To start of short advanced UsynligO course at Brownell in Carbondale. We didn't see another soul while we were there, just a junked car/truck and a lot of junk (dumped near parking--5 mattresses among them--and near the start, where there were a bunch of holiday decorations for various holidays, and a toilet, and several smashed and/or shot up TVs). Upper 50s to near 60 when we finally got started.
Orienteering (Brownell short adv) 1:29:48 ***** 3.78 km (23:45 / km) +52m 22:14 / km
ahr:119 max:162 spiked:8/10c shoes: Inov8 ORoc280-B 2013-10
Wow!! Very intense map reading. And a bit more physical (climbs) than I'm really ready for. I knew better than to go on the longer (4.1 km, vs 3.4) course on the first visit here, but even this was too much for my brain to handle. By the time I got to #7 (after missing #6 by one spur, but getting close enough to hear the tune without actually descending and ascending) at about an hour I knew I wouldn't do the entire course in the time we'd arranged to be out (1.5 hours), so I looped over to a trail, decided not to drop to 8 and 9 but visit 10 (edge of an open area, with a great view across the valley) and then 13-14, because 11-12 were back in the superdetailed area. We'd even cropped and printed the 1:7500 maps at ~1:5000 but that was barely enough. :-)
Thank you for making the maps and designing the courses, GregA!
A bit warmer while we were out, and sunny. I'd brought a Camelbak to use but left it in the car and never missed it until 20 minutes into the course (on the way to #3). Oops.
Thank you for making the maps and designing the courses, GregA!
A bit warmer while we were out, and sunny. I'd brought a Camelbak to use but left it in the car and never missed it until 20 minutes into the course (on the way to #3). Oops.
Hiking 25:00 * 1.29 km (19:18 / km)
ahr:108 max:149 shoes: Inov8 ORoc280-B 2013-10
Back to the car.
Monday Mar 29, 2021 #
2 PM
Hiking 48:40 3.45 km (14:05 / km) +102m 12:17 / km
ahr:83 max:110 shoes: 2019 Altra LP4.0 9 rspb
Looking for early spring ephemerals at Burkhart preserve. Saw a few bloodroots, but no toadshade toadstool trilliums yet. Didn't hear/see a woodpecker where I saw one last time, either. Tossed some smaller branches off the trail but didn't have any tools to attack the logs (not that I would anyway).
I usually do a clockwise loop (or set of loops; this is a small park) but decided to go downhill first this time. Upper 40s and sunny, and out of the N breeze on the SE side of the ridge.
I usually do a clockwise loop (or set of loops; this is a small park) but decided to go downhill first this time. Upper 40s and sunny, and out of the N breeze on the SE side of the ridge.
Sunday Mar 28, 2021 #
Event: HVO/WCOC Winter Series 2021
Yoga 50:00 [1]
Deanna's gentle yoga class
Saturday Mar 27, 2021 #
Note
My favorite of the mural pics I took. Not that I like grackles, just that this one looks like a quilt to some extent.
2 PM
Walking (CMTR Spring) 1:19:25 * 5.38 km (14:45 / km) +23m 14:27 / km
ahr:98 max:122 shoes: Altra Torin Plush4-silv
A street art wander in Allentown (guided by a web page pointing out murals around the city), temps in the upper 60s...Nice day to be out and about in Allentown.
Took a map with stars where I wanted to find the murals, but was one street off on the north side and went farther than necessary. No matter. :-)
Took a map with stars where I wanted to find the murals, but was one street off on the north side and went farther than necessary. No matter. :-)
Friday Mar 26, 2021 #
11 AM
Walking 1:13:42 * 6.5 km (11:21 / km) +92m 10:36 / km
ahr:100 max:128 shoes: Altra Torin Plush4-silv
Low 70s and very breezy from the WSW, but somewhat sheltered in the neighborhood. Still, I wore my hat tether and was glad I had it.
Walked in LST; 10 more roads (some in Bethlehem) completed. When I was walking in a neighborhood near the end a plastic shopping bag flew across the street in front of me, so I picked it up; when I got put to the busier road (Hickory Hill) I picked up enough trash to fill the bag...a few plastic bottles, two Truly cans, a number of empty cigarette packs, three pieces of clothing, and an old hand towel. Odd assortment, no Bud Light cans, interestingly enough.
Walked in LST; 10 more roads (some in Bethlehem) completed. When I was walking in a neighborhood near the end a plastic shopping bag flew across the street in front of me, so I picked it up; when I got put to the busier road (Hickory Hill) I picked up enough trash to fill the bag...a few plastic bottles, two Truly cans, a number of empty cigarette packs, three pieces of clothing, and an old hand towel. Odd assortment, no Bud Light cans, interestingly enough.
Thursday Mar 25, 2021 #
12 PM
Orienteering race 1:11:22 *** 4.01 km (17:47 / km) +159m 14:51 / km
ahr:128 max:161 spiked:7/8c shoes: Inov8 ORoc280-B 2013-10
HVO/WCOC winter series Brown at Pound Ridge. 3.5 km with no climb stated but there was plenty. Beautiful sunny day temp in upper 60s!
I'm not used to exercising in the warmer temps yet so HR was high especially on the climbs. Non-spike was #5 where I was on the parallel hill (under the circle) but looked around and saw it. And maybe #3 where I saw and headed for the smaller boulder first bit then corrected once up the hill.
My intended route to 4 was more like others on Brown did, but I let the vegetation push me off line and farther downhill than I intended. I expecred to hit the stone wall that crossed the trail, but the one I hit first had a perpendicular one nearby...uh oh. Finally figured out where I was and then I was just slow and careful because 1) rocks and 2) climb. Fun course and beautiful day to visit WPR! Sad that we missed the MA/CT crew but we had a DVOA event to go to. :-)
AOWN sightings: several bumblebees, a couple of mourning cloak butterflies (first butterflies I've spotted this spring), and a very bright blue bird near #4; either a male bluebird or maybe an indigo bunting. I didn't have a good look at him, but did note the blue, which almost distracted me from seeing the flag on the boulder....
I'm not used to exercising in the warmer temps yet so HR was high especially on the climbs. Non-spike was #5 where I was on the parallel hill (under the circle) but looked around and saw it. And maybe #3 where I saw and headed for the smaller boulder first bit then corrected once up the hill.
My intended route to 4 was more like others on Brown did, but I let the vegetation push me off line and farther downhill than I intended. I expecred to hit the stone wall that crossed the trail, but the one I hit first had a perpendicular one nearby...uh oh. Finally figured out where I was and then I was just slow and careful because 1) rocks and 2) climb. Fun course and beautiful day to visit WPR! Sad that we missed the MA/CT crew but we had a DVOA event to go to. :-)
AOWN sightings: several bumblebees, a couple of mourning cloak butterflies (first butterflies I've spotted this spring), and a very bright blue bird near #4; either a male bluebird or maybe an indigo bunting. I didn't have a good look at him, but did note the blue, which almost distracted me from seeing the flag on the boulder....
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021 #
Yoga 50:00 [1]
Gate Pose meditation (Deanna) ... without doing any kneeling poses
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021 #
2 PM
Walking (CMTR Spring) 1:25:03 * 5.36 km (15:52 / km) +20m 15:35 / km
ahr:93 max:132
Spring Scavenger Hunt Rainbow Run in South Bethlehem.
I researched street art for the Street Artistry badge and noticed a lot of the pieces chosen were bike racks, so visited all the racks with colors plus found a few more items with colors of the rainbow, including a xylophone on the playground I passed by with multicolored "notes." Fun outing on another beautiful day (near 70 and mostly sunny).
Forgot to stop my watch when I got back to the car, so deducted the extra time and distance.
I researched street art for the Street Artistry badge and noticed a lot of the pieces chosen were bike racks, so visited all the racks with colors plus found a few more items with colors of the rainbow, including a xylophone on the playground I passed by with multicolored "notes." Fun outing on another beautiful day (near 70 and mostly sunny).
Forgot to stop my watch when I got back to the car, so deducted the extra time and distance.
Monday Mar 22, 2021 #
6 AM
Walking (CMTR Spring) 40:45 2.83 km (14:23 / km)
ahr:89 max:120 shoes: Altra Torin Plush4-silv
Early (for me) morning stroll to catch the sunrise for the Sunshine Shimmies badge. Cool thing was that I saw and photographed a female horned lark while waiting for the sun. Temp around 29.
6 PM
Walking 30:02 2.25 km (13:20 / km)
ahr:98 max:111
The sunset part, in the middle of dinner. Much warmer (upper 50s) :-)
Sunday Mar 21, 2021 #
11 AM
Orienteering race 1:09:39 *** 4.03 km (17:16 / km) +74m 15:50 / km
ahr:129 max:166 spiked:12/14c shoes: Inov8 ORoc280-B 2013-10
Beautiful day to be in the woods. Not the best O outing; I was a bit rusty, didn't find one control, and then picked a poor route to another. Otherwise, I had fun! DVOA Hawk Mtn Scout Reservation, Brown, 3.4 km, 105 m climb
Low 60s, sunny
I did manage to fall, twice (once after #3, and once on the way to #10 after I'd stupidly battled through the vertical green for way too long). The second fall did a bit more damage, tearing a hole in my O pants, and a smaller hole in the skin over my kneecap. Hands are good, though!
EDIT: Gouged several layers of skin off my right kneecap.
Low 60s, sunny
I did manage to fall, twice (once after #3, and once on the way to #10 after I'd stupidly battled through the vertical green for way too long). The second fall did a bit more damage, tearing a hole in my O pants, and a smaller hole in the skin over my kneecap. Hands are good, though!
EDIT: Gouged several layers of skin off my right kneecap.
Saturday Mar 20, 2021 #
2 PM
Walking (CMTR Spring) 1:14:47 6.8 km (11:00 / km) +71m 10:27 / km
ahr:105 max:134 shoes: Altra Torin Plush4-silv
This was to cover 6.8 km for the CMRT Ageless Runder badge (do your age in minutes, miles, kms, marshmallows, etc). I chose to do this one today, 68 days before my birthday, since--unlike many others--my birthday doesn't fall within the challenge period.
Also racked up more streets in LST on City Strides.
Mid 50s and sunny; beautiful weather for the first day of spring!
Also racked up more streets in LST on City Strides.
Mid 50s and sunny; beautiful weather for the first day of spring!
Walking 21:20 1.79 km (11:57 / km) +22m 11:15 / km
ahr:102 max:149 shoes: Altra Torin Plush4-silv
I wanted to explore the Lower Saucon town park which was just beyond my planned route, so this is everything beyond 6.8 km.
Friday Mar 19, 2021 #
Note
7:06 / 7:13 on Friday
Sunrise 7:04 sunset 7:14 on Saturday (CMTR sunrise shimmies?)
Sunrise 7:04 sunset 7:14 on Saturday (CMTR sunrise shimmies?)
3 PM
Walking 33:36 2.83 km (11:53 / km) +16m 11:33 / km
ahr:94 max:109 shoes: Altra Torin Plush4-silv
Almost all of Coopersburg is now complete. Including the next two short walks, I thought I had it all finished, but City Strides says I missed an alley down by the Charles St apartments, so I have to go back once more. (There's a walking path I wanted to check out, anyway....)
Mod 40s, sunny, breezy.
Mod 40s, sunny, breezy.
Walking 1:35 0.14 km (11:28 / km)
ahr:86 max:94 shoes: Altra Torin Plush4-silv
Walking 6:17 0.58 km (10:49 / km)
ahr:98 max:112 shoes: Altra Torin Plush4-silv
Thursday Mar 18, 2021 #
Yoga 1:00:00 [0]
Outside? Cold and rainy. So yoga it is.
Safe stretching: yin for spring (Deanna)
Safe stretching: yin for spring (Deanna)
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021 #
2 PM
Hiking (CMTR Spring) 1:29:21 5.47 km (16:20 / km) +177m 14:04 / km
ahr:115 max:145 shoes: 2015 Altra LP2.0-9 lime
Hiked at South Mountain (Emmaus) to find waterfalls (cascades) for one of the CMTR challenges, then continued up to the powerline (I'd been that far in the past) and then around the Log Trail (one big logover for bikes, and a smaller downed log too) and back to start. Mid 40s and cloudy.
Cascades of the Rodale Run
Cascades of the Rodale Run
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021 #
2 PM
Walking (CMTR Spring) 47:58 3.44 km (13:58 / km)
ahr:90 max:124 shoes: Altra Torin Plush4-silv
"Dog Jog" completed, without a real dog (stuffed ones count), and without jogging. "We" did see eagles, a mockingbird, and a juvenile red tail hawk, as well as a firehouse (no Dalmatian), a fire hydrant, and a tree to investigate...
Upper 30s and cloudy; occasionally spits of snow but nothing much.
Upper 30s and cloudy; occasionally spits of snow but nothing much.
Monday Mar 15, 2021 #
2 PM
Walking (CMTR Spring) 1:00:26 5.25 km (11:30 / km) +26m 11:13 / km
ahr:90 max:109 shoes: Altra Torin Plush4-silv
Memorial march for CMTR, since my mom and dad never far from my thoughts; they helped establish my enjoyment of the outdoors (between taking our family to parks and the family cabin, to saying "go outside and play"), though today's wind was enough to rethink that.
Could have been worse; it was in the mid-30s and NOT snowing. :-D
Could have been worse; it was in the mid-30s and NOT snowing. :-D
Sunday Mar 14, 2021 #
Event: DVOA Tyler State Park
2 PM
Walking 52:35 4.6 km (11:25 / km)
ahr:94 max:105
From home, to Hopewell Park and then a loop around. Now to ice my hand again. Low 50s and windy.
Saturday Mar 13, 2021 #
Note
Left hand fingers are even puffier today, despite attempts to keep it elevated last night. I may need to skip Tyler tomorrow to keep it elevated and occasionally iced. :-(
At least all my injuries are self-inflicted. That's not how some people go through life.
At least all my injuries are self-inflicted. That's not how some people go through life.
Yoga 1:00:00 [0]
Deanna's class called "all the feels" focused on opening hips. I managed to do all but tabletop and down dog (didn't even try those).
Friday Mar 12, 2021 #
2 PM
Walking 59:20 * 5.55 km (10:41 / km) +19m 10:31 / km
ahr:106 max:123 shoes: Altra Torin Plush4-silv
Coopersburg, gathering more streets. One more short outing and I'll be done there. Upper 60s and sunny again!
This was hard to plan to get least backtracking. I had a good plan prepared but then missed a turn early on and kept going (missed turns cost me about 0.15 mi). Missed another turn later on, and stopped to study my map for a bit.
On the last little bit before turning back towards the car I was looking up instead of down and my toe caught a bit of sidewalk that stuck up a good 2" above its neighbor, and I went down. Hit my knees, hands, and even face (small scrape on my chin, and thank heavens for my sunglasses which bore the brunt and saved my face). Knuckles of right hand all scraped, but I landed funny on left hand and the three middle fingers hurt to bend (can't make a fist) and are puffy. (It's my map-holding hand, and we're going to Tyler Sunday.) D'oh!
EDIT: Jammed the three fingers. (Wanted to add those words so I can find it in a log search.) And I skipped the Tyler meet.
This was hard to plan to get least backtracking. I had a good plan prepared but then missed a turn early on and kept going (missed turns cost me about 0.15 mi). Missed another turn later on, and stopped to study my map for a bit.
On the last little bit before turning back towards the car I was looking up instead of down and my toe caught a bit of sidewalk that stuck up a good 2" above its neighbor, and I went down. Hit my knees, hands, and even face (small scrape on my chin, and thank heavens for my sunglasses which bore the brunt and saved my face). Knuckles of right hand all scraped, but I landed funny on left hand and the three middle fingers hurt to bend (can't make a fist) and are puffy. (It's my map-holding hand, and we're going to Tyler Sunday.) D'oh!
EDIT: Jammed the three fingers. (Wanted to add those words so I can find it in a log search.) And I skipped the Tyler meet.
Thursday Mar 11, 2021 #
2 PM
Walking (CMTR Spring) 45:00 4.42 km (10:10 / km) +39m 9:45 / km
ahr:107 max:139 shoes: 2015 Altra LP2.0-9 lime
Some streets in Lower Milford Twp from the Limeport Stadium, while Glen ran roads in UST. Upper 60s/low 70s and sunny--spring conditions! And short sleeve weather.
Just noticed a new feature in CityStrides, where your list of cities, besides being ranked by % of streets complete, has an option to "pin" them to a separate listing at the beginning. My one "completed city" (UST) was pinned there already. So I no longer have to search through the list for the new "cities" I'm branching out into.
Just noticed a new feature in CityStrides, where your list of cities, besides being ranked by % of streets complete, has an option to "pin" them to a separate listing at the beginning. My one "completed city" (UST) was pinned there already. So I no longer have to search through the list for the new "cities" I'm branching out into.
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021 #
2 PM
Walking (CMTR Spring) 1:20:20 7.21 km (11:08 / km) +46m 10:48 / km
ahr:99 max:117 shoes: 2015 Altra LP2.0-9 lime
More LST streets (6), with Glen. Low 60s and sunny. :-)
Tuesday Mar 9, 2021 #
2 PM
Walking (CMTR Spring) 40:06 3.7 km (10:50 / km) +43m 10:15 / km
ahr:99 max:126 shoes: 2015 Altra LP2.0-9 lime
Six more LST streets (even though CityStrides says I didn't complete one; I decided a grass-covered power line right of way does not qualify as a "street"). Didn't find enough colorful front doors to photograph for the rainbow challenge (though I did see yellow, orange, red, green and blue ones), but did 3x ~50m of kicks, "high" knees, and cariocas (criss-crossed side-stepping) to claim the Ministry of Silly Walks badge. ;-)
Low 60s and sunny with just a little breeze!! And a forecast of near 70 for the next two days.
Low 60s and sunny with just a little breeze!! And a forecast of near 70 for the next two days.
Monday Mar 8, 2021 #
2 PM
Walking (CMTR Spring) 1:16:35 6.76 km (11:20 / km) +28m 11:06 / km
ahr:104 max:130 shoes: Altra Torin Plush4-silv
7 more streets in LST plus a single node in Bethlehem, apparently. Low 40s and sunny again. Supposed to hit 70 by midweek! (T-shirts and melting snow piles) Then cool again for the weekend, but such is March around here.
Claimed the CMTR Listen Local badge, listening to piano music of Chris Jarrett from Allentown.
Claimed the CMTR Listen Local badge, listening to piano music of Chris Jarrett from Allentown.
Sunday Mar 7, 2021 #
2 PM
Walking (CMTR Spring) 1:09:20 6.04 km (11:29 / km) +81m 10:46 / km
ahr:98 max:116 shoes: Altra Torin Plush4-silv
Finished 9 more streets in LST. 3 "progressed", but one doesn't exist...more OSM editing to do. Upper 30s and a bit of breeze from the NW (again).
Also claiming the CMTR Fifth Element badge...earth, fire, water, wind, space.
Also claiming the CMTR Fifth Element badge...earth, fire, water, wind, space.
Saturday Mar 6, 2021 #
Note
Aha! I unlocked the Ministry of Silly Walks badge, which requires at least 150m of silly walks, and a minimum 35 min outing. Hmmm.
2 PM
Walking (CMTR Spring) 1:07:20 6.03 km (11:10 / km) +39m 10:49 / km
ahr:104 max:147 shoes: Altra Torin Plush4-silv
More streets in LST (4 completed; two progressed). Mid 30s, cloudy and breezy with occasional gusts, but not as windy as yesterday.
Will claim another CMTR badge, Jeopardy Jaunt/ F-Cancer Run, in memory of my dad.
Will claim another CMTR badge, Jeopardy Jaunt/ F-Cancer Run, in memory of my dad.
Friday Mar 5, 2021 #
Note
(rest day)
Didn't want to face today's wind so bailed on exercise. Instead I looked at my photos from yesterday at Middle Creek and will share these three here. The first is supposed to be a video. If you click on it you can play the video in Flickr. The swans are tundra swans. And there were plenty of ducks and other birds around.
"Seven swans a-swimming"
"Seven swans a-swimming"
Thursday Mar 4, 2021 #
4 PM
Hiking 47:00 1.67 km (28:07 / km)
ahr:96 max:154
On mostly pavement, in search of snow geese, at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area (webcam; check during daylight hours). We arrived at the viewpoint while they were still on the water, some took off once, and then all of a sudden they all (almost all) departed for the fields or the air. We've been here before during the peak migration; it's always inspiring to see. The FB feed (below the webcam video) counted 70,000 snow geese, 750 Canada Geese, and 800 Tundra swans, all of which we saw along with some random ducks and gulls. Pictures, maybe, tomorrow.
Wednesday Mar 3, 2021 #
2 PM
Walking (CMTR Spring) 1:12:20 6.36 km (11:22 / km) +88m 10:38 / km
ahr:96 max:118 shoes: Altra Torin Plush4-silv
6 more LST streets in CityStrides. Near 50 and sunny--glorious day! CMTR Die is Cast badge #2 (I rolled a 3 and a 5, so minimum 3.5 miles).
One "street" that's in CS does not exist...
One "street" that's in CS does not exist...
Tuesday Mar 2, 2021 #
Yoga 50:00 [1]
Deanna's gentle class for trapezius muscles.
(Cold and windy outside today.)
(Cold and windy outside today.)
Monday Mar 1, 2021 #
3 PM
Walking (CMTR Spring) 59:02 5.28 km (11:11 / km) +57m 10:37 / km
ahr:100 max:123 shoes: Altra Torin Plush4-silv
Wanted a change of scenery (vs walking in the wide open spaces near home on a windy day), so I found a nice loop in LST, including a pedestrian-only bridge over the Saucon Creek. 45, and mostly cloudy, breezy.
Also, claimed Poetic Justice badge for CMTR Spring challenge.
Also, claimed Poetic Justice badge for CMTR Spring challenge.