I can still go up mountains at least

I havnt been able to ride up and down mountains on the bike lately but I have been doing a fair amount of hiking instead.  I took Loren, the dog, and a heavy pack full of rocks and water bottles up some big mountains up in the  Pyrenees yesterday.  Check out the hike on my Garmin Connect download on the right side of the page.  It was a good hike because even our dog Karli was pretty bonked.  We would be trekking up the hill and when we would pause for just a second she would just plop down in the grass.  Until we saw a big herd of mountain goats, that brought here energy levels back up pretty quick.  And then we got poured on by some pretty good rain at the end.  It cooled us off though and the heat in Girona that evening wasnt so bad.

Whenever I get hurt, it turns into training camp for the rest of the family.  I drag Loren along on epic hikes with me (she secretly loves it) and take the dog out a lot more often as well.   My dog has gotten a bit out of shape laying around and trying to avoid the heat the last couple weeks…gotta get her back on the program.

finished off the day with friends watching an intense World Cup football final.  It was pretty cool to be in the country of the team that wins the world cup.  It just goes off. Could be a once in a lifetime opportunity.  Pretty sure USA isnt winning the world cup any time soon!

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Must have been good training...even cracked the dog!