FOX RIVER TRAIL

Yesterday I drove 90 minutes to meet the new owner of a yarn shop that I had done business with in the past. I was eager to meet this young woman and her husband who are 'rolling the dice' and re-starting a retail yarn business. The amount of button business that was processed yesterday was not quite as much as I expected. I must admit I immensely enjoyed talking with this woman as we had one thing in common. We have both climbed to the top of Half Dome in Yosemite Park. It is my firm belief that only those that have completed this hike really know what those last 400 feet climbing up the cables is really all about. The shop will re-open under the new ownership in October, so there is a great possibility that this will become an important account for me in the future.  Once I finished at the yarn shop, it was time to 'take a hike.'  The Fox River Trail runs along the Fox River in St. Charles, Illinois and that was where I started. My hike had me starting, leaving and returning to the Fox River Trail for 5+ hours. First I headed north, and I took a bunch of 'side trips' before I crossed over the river and headed south. I traveled south beyond my starting point to Geneva, before I turned around and headed back to St. Charles where I began.  When I was done, I had hiked 22 miles.

My hike started on the Main Street Bridge in St. Charles, Illinois.  This sculpture stands guard over the Fox River.

This is the TrailHead in Geneva. At this point in my hike I was within steps of completing my 20th mile.

An artistic decorative fox stands guard in St Charles on the Fox River Trail.

The walkway for the RED GATE BRIDGE is under the roadway for automobile traffic.

Does it still count as a 'selfie' if the photo was taken with a 10 second timer?

Here I am about to cross the 'Historic Piano Factory Bridge' in St Charles

Your Food Diary For:

Monday, August 15, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Quaker - Grits - Instant - Original, 3 packet (28 g)	300	66	0	6	930	0
Zone Perfect® - Classic Chocolate Peanut Bar	450	50	13	25	600	30
	750	116	13	31	1,530	30
L U N C H
Fuji Apple - Apple, 2 Medium	160	44	0	1	0	34
	160	44	0	1	0	34
D I N N E R
Subway - Footlong Turkey Breast on Wheat	560	92	17	36	1,890	11
	560	92	17	36	1,890	11
Totals	1,470	252	30	68	3,420	75
Your Daily Goal	5,584	698	186	280	2,300	209
Remaining	4,114	446	156	212	-1,120	134
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 3,654 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 169.2 lbs in 5 weeks.

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Monday, August 15, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
22 MILE HIKE	333	3,736
Daily Total / Goal	333 / 30	3,736 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	333 / 210	3,736 / 4,130

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Every once in awhile, I try to take a picture of myself in mid-air. (Always ready to do my part to prove that WHTE MEN CAN'T JUMP as the 1992 movie taught us all nearly a quarter century ago.)