CANNON VALLEY TRAIL

Wednesday began for me when I was on the road headed towards Rochester, Minnesota for an afternoon appointment. I finished my appointment in the late afternoon and was headed up to the Minneapolis area for appointments on Thursday and Friday. On the way to Minneapolis, I stopped in Cannon Falls, Minnesota and parked at the trailhead for the Cannon Valley Trail, and then I took a hike...

The falls at Cannon Falls

Although difficult to see in this photo, there are three deer in the background

These deer seemed unconcerned about me passing through the Cannon Valley Trail while they were grazing.

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Your Food Diary For:

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Quaker - Chewy Dipps Choc Chip, 2 bar	280	46	10	2	120	26
Quaker - Grits - Instant - Original, 5 packet	500	110	0	10	1,550	0
Post - Great Grains Raisins Dates Pecans	400	78	8	8	257	25
	1,180	234	18	20	1,927	51
L U N C H
Subway - Footlong Turkey Breast on Wheat	560	92	17	36	1,890	11
Kelloggs - Rice Krispies Treats	250	46	6	2	280	21
	810	138	23	38	2,170	32
D I N N E R
Sushi Avenue Spicy Tuna & Brown Rice	350	39	13	65	829	13
Dried Mango	200	50	0	0	6	38
	550	89	13	65	835	51
S N A C K S
Nature's Bakery - Strawberry Fig Bar	270	51	8	6	105	27
Coconut Dark Chocolate Chews	400	42	28	2	40	30
Add Food Quick Tools	670	93	36	8	145	57
Totals	3,210	554	90	131	5,077	191
Your Daily Goal	4,078	510	136	204	2,300	153
Remaining	868	-44	46	73	-2,777	-38
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,148 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 202.5 lbs in 5 weeks.

Your Exercise Diary for:

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
TWELVE MILE HIKE	165	2,240
Daily Total / Goal	165 / 30	2,240 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	673 / 210	8,009 / 4,130

from cannonvalleytrail.com

The Cannon Valley Trail is a 19.7 mile long trail that runs through diverse and spectacular scenery on a former Chicago Great Western Railroad line connecting the cities of Cannon Falls, Welch and Red Wing in beautiful southeastern Minnesota.

Paralleling the Cannon River, the Trail offers glimpses and panoramas of the valley and gradually descends 115 feet in elevation from Cannon Falls to Red Wing.  From overhanging cliffs to views of extensive wetland complexes, nature’s seasonal changes are vividly displayed.

The Trail is open year round for bicycling, in-line skating, skateboarding, similar wheeled recreational devices, hiking, walking and cross country skiing.  Trail users age 18 or older must have a valid Wheel Pass when using the trail from April 1st – November 1st.  The Great Minnesota Ski Pass is required to cross-country ski on the Cannon Valley Trail. 

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Your Exercise Diary for:

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking	165	2,240
Add Exercise Quick Tools
Daily Total / Goal	165 / 30	2,240 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	673 / 210	8,009 / 4,130

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On Monday, I was hiking in Chicago where the temperature as an unseasonably high 80°F.  Two days later, in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, I was hiking where the temperature was closer to 50°F.  This meant that I had to ditch the shorts and wear a long sleeve shirt. I didn't wear a hat as I didn't need protection from the sun so late in the day, but I could have worn a hat for warmth. It felt that if it had been a few degrees cooler, gloves might have been a good option as well. Goodbye summer. Hello Autumn.  I woke up this morning, in Chaska, Minnesota and the temperature this morning is 38°F. It appears that I will shortly be greeting winter. 

CHICAGO CUBS UPDATE

Last night while Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were lobbing accusations, half-truths, and wildly disproved lies at each other in their third and final debate, The Chicago Cubs were playing the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of their playoff series for the right to proceed to the World Series.  The Cubs easily won the game, 10-2, and now that series is all tied up at 2 games apiece.  This ostensibly reduces the best of seven series, to a shortened best of three series. If the Chicago Cubs can win two of the next three games, they will be in the World Series.  The outcome of the Presidential Debate last night may not truly be known until shortly after dinnertime on November 8th, when the ballots are counted. 

Have you heard this joke?
A place crashes carrying Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.  Who Survives?
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America.