12/7/22
Day Seventy-Six 

Today was a bit of a rollercoaster of emotions. I started the day off feeling a bit sad. The two year anniversary of Monique’s passing is in a few days, the 30th anniversary of my dad’s passing is the 17th, and I recently found out some terrible news about a friend. December is heavy. It’s a lot of sad dates in a row and then Christmas. It’s remembering how I was sick and bald just 2 Christmases ago. It’s wondering if a family member is going to be here next Christmas, someone too young to be wondering that. It’s just one thing after another. But I felt better after the first 4 miles of hiking. The return to my car was really nice. I took more time to see the artifacts that are scattered along the sides of the old railroad bed and then went to do Rollo Path. I ended up adding Mud Pond Trail to the day and felt really happy. It was so nice to go see this really short trail as a person not in cancer treatment. It was so much easier than last time. Every time I do the trails that I did while in treatment I’m blown away by how sick I really was and didn’t realize and how much stronger I am now. 

Daily Miles: 10.08

Daily Vert: 456’

Overall Mileage: 840.53

Overall Vert: 246,645’

Trace: 36.7% -> 37.1%

Trails:

Rollo Fall Path

Presidential Rail Trail

Mud Pond Trail