Guest guest Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Kerre...the studette award goes to you! Great job!! RobynnPandaCat wrote: Thanks Pam,I feel pretty darn good about it :-)> > > Hello Everyone,> > > > I went on my backpacking trip last week. I have> > posted a photo in my> > photo-file of my and My Da (he's 72) at 10834 ft on> > the top of Mount> > San Jacinto, above Palm Springs.> > > > It is about a 6-mile walk from the top of the Palms> > Springs Tram to> > the top of the peak. Da and I walked in about 3> > miles on Tuesday> > afternoon and camped at Tamarack Valley. Then in> > the morning we went> > to the top of the peak, had lunch and then walked> > out for a total of> > 9+ miles on Wednesday. > > > > It has been 18 years since my last packing trip and> > 29 years since I> > had been last on the peak. > > > > When I was talking to Dr. Baggs before surgery about> > what I would be> > able to do and what activities I could expect to be> > able to do, I> > specifically asked him if I would be able to go> > backpacking again. He> > said yes. And boy was he right!> > > > I'm sure you can imagine the awesome feeling of> > being able to once> > again do things that you thought were forever lost> > to you. I'm just> > over the moon!> > > > Oh and when I arrived at the folks house on 7/22 I> > was a size 16 and> > when I came home on the 29th, I am a size 14. > > WOOHOO!!> > > > Kerre> > -141 & 35 pounds from goal > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________> Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 WOW Kerre that is so wonderful!!! I can only imagine the joy and exhileration you felt in doing something you love once again!! You go girl!! Huggles > Hello Everyone, > > I went on my backpacking trip last week. I have posted a photo in my > photo-file of my and My Da (he's 72) at 10834 ft on the top of Mount > San Jacinto, above Palm Springs. > > It is about a 6-mile walk from the top of the Palms Springs Tram to > the top of the peak. Da and I walked in about 3 miles on Tuesday > afternoon and camped at Tamarack Valley. Then in the morning we went > to the top of the peak, had lunch and then walked out for a total of > 9+ miles on Wednesday. > > It has been 18 years since my last packing trip and 29 years since I > had been last on the peak. > > When I was talking to Dr. Baggs before surgery about what I would be > able to do and what activities I could expect to be able to do, I > specifically asked him if I would be able to go backpacking again. He > said yes. And boy was he right! > > I'm sure you can imagine the awesome feeling of being able to once > again do things that you thought were forever lost to you. I'm just > over the moon! > > Oh and when I arrived at the folks house on 7/22 I was a size 16 and > when I came home on the 29th, I am a size 14. WOOHOO!! > > Kerre > -141 & 35 pounds from goal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 WOW Kerre that is so wonderful!!! I can only imagine the joy and exhileration you felt in doing something you love once again!! You go girl!! Huggles > Hello Everyone, > > I went on my backpacking trip last week. I have posted a photo in my > photo-file of my and My Da (he's 72) at 10834 ft on the top of Mount > San Jacinto, above Palm Springs. > > It is about a 6-mile walk from the top of the Palms Springs Tram to > the top of the peak. Da and I walked in about 3 miles on Tuesday > afternoon and camped at Tamarack Valley. Then in the morning we went > to the top of the peak, had lunch and then walked out for a total of > 9+ miles on Wednesday. > > It has been 18 years since my last packing trip and 29 years since I > had been last on the peak. > > When I was talking to Dr. Baggs before surgery about what I would be > able to do and what activities I could expect to be able to do, I > specifically asked him if I would be able to go backpacking again. He > said yes. And boy was he right! > > I'm sure you can imagine the awesome feeling of being able to once > again do things that you thought were forever lost to you. I'm just > over the moon! > > Oh and when I arrived at the folks house on 7/22 I was a size 16 and > when I came home on the 29th, I am a size 14. WOOHOO!! > > Kerre > -141 & 35 pounds from goal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 Thanks honey. We are AMAZING aren't we?! > > Hello Everyone, > > > > I went on my backpacking trip last week. I have posted a photo in > my > > photo-file of my and My Da (he's 72) at 10834 ft on the top of > Mount > > San Jacinto, above Palm Springs. > > > > It is about a 6-mile walk from the top of the Palms Springs Tram to > > the top of the peak. Da and I walked in about 3 miles on Tuesday > > afternoon and camped at Tamarack Valley. Then in the morning we > went > > to the top of the peak, had lunch and then walked out for a total > of > > 9+ miles on Wednesday. > > > > It has been 18 years since my last packing trip and 29 years since > I > > had been last on the peak. > > > > When I was talking to Dr. Baggs before surgery about what I would > be > > able to do and what activities I could expect to be able to do, I > > specifically asked him if I would be able to go backpacking > again. He > > said yes. And boy was he right! > > > > I'm sure you can imagine the awesome feeling of being able to once > > again do things that you thought were forever lost to you. I'm > just > > over the moon! > > > > Oh and when I arrived at the folks house on 7/22 I was a size 16 > and > > when I came home on the 29th, I am a size 14. WOOHOO!! > > > > Kerre > > -141 & 35 pounds from goal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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