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September 06, 2007Well, I'm finally back in the swing of things after a week up in the Rockies, and boy was it nice to get out of the heat for a few days!
I started out our drive with an easy trek up to Trinidad, Colorado. The first day, Thursday, was more about keeping up with my dietary goals than getting much exercise, but we did still manage to do a 15-minute walk around Trinidad when we got there-the elevation change from Wichita Falls was noticeable, but not overwhelming.
Day 2, Friday, had us stopping over for a picnic lunch at the Great Sand Dunes National Park. What a neat place! We began walking up the dunes around 11:45 a.m., and it was HOT out there with the sun reflecting off of the sand. Walking in sand is also hard, really hard. I got in about an hour-long intense walk and then had a nice low-calorie lunch at their picnic area-it's really shady, and full of great views of the dunes. After our sand-walking, we got back in the car and made it up to Crested Butte, Colo. in a few more hours. We went to a delicious restaurant called The Last Steep in CB and it was wonderful! I went for a black bean casserole and boy was it delicious! The portion was so huge, I could only eat half of it.
Day 3, Saturday, had us at Blue Mesa Reservoir zooming around on our friend's "Bond-villain-esque" speed boat. We got lots of sun but the drive zapped our energy levels and we were too cold to swim. But I kept the calorie intake very low to make up for no exercise.
Day 4, Sunday, was our time to explore the town of Crested Butte and the surrounding areas. We walked around downtown for about an hour and then drove over to a really great hiking trail called the Lower Loop, pretty close to town. The views of the mountains were SPECTACULAR and the hike was very invigorating. I even ran for a part of it, despite being at about 10,000 feet above sea level!
On Day 5, Monday, we explored Crested Butte's stores in downtown again and then drove down to Gunnison to walk around the shopping district. Because it was Labor Day, most of the shops were closed but window shopping was fun just the same. Afterwards we made our way to Garlic Mikes, an INSANELY good Italian food restuarant just north of Gunnison. I probably ate a little too much but that's OK, it was worth it.
We drove all the way back to Wichita Falls on Tuesday, and got in a 20 minute walk with Chopper late in the evening.
I knew I was going to have fun, but I ended up having a BLAST! I was worried about my weight during the holiday, but I managed to make some good eating choices and to get active and I ended up having fun and LOSING WEIGHT while I was there!
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