Until then, it's a rough road. Bone pain is awful... and I keep getting nerve zingers. At night, a mild narcotic helps me sleep, but during the day - distraction techniques! Plug in the earbuds and turn the music up loud! Right now my choice is a station out of SoCal, KUSC. Classical music rocks!
And I'm doing lots of research. On what? Not hip replacements, nooooo. I'm researching what I'm going to do after the replacement! While a fourteener is most likely off the menu for this year, there are plenty of other big rocks to scale. Trails like segments of the Colorado Trail, or the Continental Divide Trail are just begging to be hiked. I know, one step at a time, take it easy.
It's all about goals, right? Little ones, big ones, a happy "whoo hoo" upon completion, a split of good champagne at the summit. Right now it's 2 weeks off work, and local trails, mostly paved and gravel. Plenty of those all around the Springs. There's a pretty nifty app called "All Trails" - and it's providing all kinds of info. Definitely worth downloading!
And I'm on Instagram! Check out #flabtofourteener - just barely getting it started, but it should be full blown by mid-summer.
Until next time - Colorado weather has been insane, with super cells to the east, snowstorms to the west... never a dull moment!
All y'all be blessed!
