This past Sunday I went hiking with my friend Chris. We went up to Melakwa Lake, on the Denny Creek trail. I was pleasantly surprised with sunny blue skies and fall leaves not yet fallen. My legs are hurting quite badly now. It was steep and I could barely keep up with Chris. He reasoned it was his vegan diet that gave him massive energy and I claimed chocolate chip cookies for my wheezing. We made it up fast and enjoyed an icy cold lunch by the lake.
I was overjoyed to be back in the woods and didn't want to come back down. I kept stopping to admire the plants and make Chris look out at the fiery slopes and blue-green vistas. We enjoyed good conversation and expressed our sadness at my friend (Chris's girlfriend) Liz's recent move to NYC. Its been strange not having her around. There has been a wee exodus of my friends from Seattle to New York this year. I don't know what the deal is. I'm going to find out next week though. I will accompany my sister to the city while she runs the marathon and I give her a piggy-back afterwards to our hotel. I vowed not to get on an airplane again until at least summer, but this is an exciting exception. I haven't been there except for a crazed 6-hour layover run from New Jersey to Times Square. It'll be so cool to see my sister run, to lay my feet on Central Park soil and to see Liz.
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