That would be both feet, I guess, as we went for a hike in the desert to get 2015 off to a healthy start. The sun was shining, we had blue skies and even though it was cool with no wind at all it felt very comfortable for hiking in shorts and a sweatshirt.
Before we headed out for our hike though we had some phone calls to make to kids in Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver and Victoria. We also had a very fun video chat with our little man Mason. He is determined to reach right through the computer screen and try to grab us to give us a hug. We’d love to be able to do that but it was nice to see him and at least talk to him for a while.
By the time we finished all the phone calls it was close to 10am and we had about a 30 minute drive over to La Quinta east on I-10 and then south on Washington St. for several miles before we arrived at the parking lot of the Cove Oasis Park. It seemed that lots of other people had the same idea of a hike to start the new year as the small lot was full. No problem though as there was lots of street parking available.
It was a perfect morning for a hike and we headed out into the desert on one of the many trails that traverse this part of the desert. Due to Bighorn Sheep in the area the trails where dogs are allowed is limited to mostly the desert floor. That was o.k. with us as we’re not quite ready yet for a rigorous hike up into the hills.
It was good to get some exercise as on New Year’s Eve we went out for dinner with 3 other couples from here in the park. We enjoy going out for dinner but we are determined this year not to head home packing extra weight so I guess we’ll be doing lots of hiking and exercise.
We spent about an hour and a half walking out in the desert and it felt really good. The temps are still a bit cooler than normal but it’s expected by the weekend we should be back up into the 70’s and next week looks even better. By the time we got back to our truck and then drove back into the Sands it was nearly 1pm and only an hour away from the Oregon Ducks college playoff game against Florida State. I was looking forward to that game!
Oregon crushed the defending national champion Florida State 59-20! Way to go Ducks! Russ and Donna up in Eugene are probably still duck-walking around their home in celebration as they shout out their secret duck-calls! Last night I watched Ohio St. beat #1 Alabama so it’s going to be Oregon vs Ohio St. for the national championship on Jan. 12th. Nice to see the SEC reign come to an end!
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