A hike.
So the time for the first hike of the year came. I was afraid of it on account of my recent problems with hernia and arthritic pain in my pelvis. This was also not a short hike - Tonquin Valley, where one of the iconic rock formation of Canada, the Ramparts, is located, takes over 16 km. With the sleeping bag and food for 3 days, my backpack was about 8 kg, so I was wondering how my body would withstand it. (For more details of the hike see the photo-story on another blog - here ). I even appealed to my companions, all six of them, to be considered of my conditions and to stay in visual contact with me. In the end my body, with the help of KT Tape, took the first day not too bad. I was aching the first day, but, surprisingly, the next day I felt good. No pains, no aching. This confirmed my belief that, even at older age, we should persist with the physical activity, and not to stop at the first signs of discomfort. Another reason for sticking together was that upper Astoria Valle...