I went up north to camp in the trailer with Kev for a few days. We had talked about me going up with him but I wanted to be at a point where I would be ok riding my quad as well as doing some hiking. I was going to go last week remember? And then I had my little pity party lol But this week we were all set to go. On Saturday Meredith and Dave came up and they brought Alicia up with them. Once they got there we went over to Woods Canyon Lake. At the trailhead Kev dropped us three girls off and we made plans to meet the two of them at the lake. It's a nice trail, it's all paved and basically just follows the road down to the lake. When we got to the end of the trail we had to follow the roadway to the far end of the lake cause that's where Kev and Dave were. A lot of the times that Kev and I go to this lake we do the hike which goes all the way around, but Kev didn't want me to do that yet cause it's uneven and some rock areas and since it was my first time out of my neighborhood walks he wanted to make sure I did ok. And I did great, felt great no problems with my knee. It was nice to be up north in some cooler weather and working on what I love doing, some great hiking.
On Monday Kev wanted to head over to Willow Springs Lake to do some fishing. Those guys all left Sunday so it was just him and I. On the way there we stopped at the trail on the rim which is one of my favorite trails. It has great views and is also a nice paved trail for most of the way. We went out for about a mile and a 1/2 and then turned around. Again, I felt good, my knee was good and I was loving doing one of my favorite trails on my new knee. After the hike we headed over to the lake which was really crowded so I got a little more hiking in there while we made our way to a side of the lake that had some shade. Another great day out in the cooler weather.
Wednesday was my longest hike. Kev and I did a trail that we have done several times in the wilderness area. It is really pretty and secluded from campers. It use to be an old logging road but is all overgrown now but still a nice hiking trail. We've seen all kinds of animals on this trail including a bear a few years back. At times the trail has some uneven surfaces and rocks but I was feeling good about my knee and really didn't worry about going a good distance out in the woods. Overall we did 4 miles. I felt good afterwards but was ready to finish. I have to work up to doing a lot of miles as well as something more difficult, but I'm getting there. Excited I did good on a dirt trail and my knee felt good as well.
As well as getting some hiking in all week I did get a chance to ride my quad and relax in the beautiful pines. I am still doing exercises regularly and icing as well, all of these things are helping me progress which I feel is going well.
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