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This afternoon I went with Connor, Rowan, and their grandpa to Beaver Lake. Once again I walked in the fivefinger shoes. I didn’t notice any soreness at all with the relatively short trail that is mostly boardwalk. Rowan and Connor both walked the entire distance without getting carried. Rowan was a little slow at times … Read more

I went on a hike with Melissa up to Indian River Falls today. I didn’t feel too well for part of it, but we were able to make it up and back in about 5 hours. I wore the vibram fivefingers shoes I bought earlier this year. They wore pretty well, but in hindsight, it … Read more

I took a couple of hours and went for a walk along Indian River Trail. I left the trail to explore one of the muskegs a bit before heading back. Weather: Skies were overcast, but the temperature was pleasantly warm. Birds: There was a Red-breasted Sapsucker feeding around the muskeg. It appeared to be hawking … Read more

Yesterday I spent most of the day at home, but I did wander around the neighborhood a little bit in the evening. Today I had a couple of errands to run downtown, so I stopped by Swan Lake briefly. Around dinner time, I took Connor and Rowan to Indian River and we had a little … Read more

Another day spent mostly inside. This evening we went for a family walk along Westwood Trail and through the park. Weather: It was overcast for most of the day, but late this afternoon a little breeze came up and the rain started fall. Temperatures made it into the low-50s. Birds: The shovelers were still out … Read more

I took a relatively short walk today. I biked to where the Cross Trail meets the quarry road. I left my bike there and walked up the road, cut down to hte muskeg below the quarry, then to Indian River Trail and back up the Cross Trail to my bike. I ended up spending a … Read more