Hello again

Well once again I just walked into the cottage and it is 9:40 pm.

Today we went to Meeteetse, Wy, Population 327 to meet with a group of people for the annual trip to Kirwin,Wy.  It has a rich history of hardship with miners and ranchers trying to make a go of the place.  It once had a sawmill, a general store, homes, and a few mines.  None of the mines panned out and the winters were harsh.  One day there was a large snow slide that destroyed one side of town and rescuers came to take the others out.  They left with the clothes on their backs and what they could carry and never came back.  After the townsfolk left the property was sold and resold until the last owner bought it and donated it to the Park Service.  As an enterprise in some form or another it lasted 85 years. It is now a ghost town that locals go to and look around and hike.  It is beautiful.  We saw deer but nothing any larger but there must be other things around because at least half of the people carried bear spray and several had pistols strapped on their hips.  I felt very safe.  At one time the family that originally owned the land also ran a dude ranch a short distance away and many famous people stayed there.  One such person was Amelia Earhart.  She loved the area so much that she had the owner file a claim for her so she could build a cabin on the mountain for a summer home.  She sent some of her belongs out to the ranch to be stored until the cabin was finished.  It  was to be a log cabin and it was started and had 4 rows of logs in place just before she took her flight around the world. As we all know she did not survive that flight. We hiked out to the site and two rows of logs have fallen apart but you can see the remaining logs and it would have been a good size cabin.  It sits at about 9,500 feet elevation.  The Kirwin site sits at about 9,200 feet. 

I was disappointed yesterday when I was short of my 10,000 step goal but I guess I shouldn't worry as I walked 15,516 steps today and about 10,000 of those were at over 9,000 feet.  That's not bad for this marsh hen.

Breakfast - whole wheat toast w/peanut butter

lunch - half ham sandwich

dinner - half hamburger no bun

snack - grapes

exercise - walked 15,516 steps.

I'm tired now....going to bed.

Very interesting. Thank you for sharing . 

Hey Linda,

I think the distance in walking should be compared to the type of walking. When I hiked, I am certain I burned more calories because of the climbing...plus, you get a  better over all workout. I don't think you should be so concerned with distance. Plus, you are in a place with a higher altitude and you are bound to burn calories much differently. I bet when you weigh, you are going to be surprised at the drop in pounds.   

I agree one expends more energy walking at high elevations on steep paths than when walking around town.  Also I wasn't really bummed about not making the 10,000 steps Friday.  I know I am being active this summer and what happens on the scale will happen.  I fluctuate a lot due to edema and I just live with it.  I don't like taking lassix too often because it wrecks havoc with my electrolytes.  I have goals weight wise and I do my best, however, I am nearly 69 years old and I don't have any major health issues.  My knees hurt but I do most anything I want.  I compensate when climbing stairs and I know my limits.  Anyone who doesn't like me because of my weight isn't worth having in my life.  I aim for good health and take whatever weight loss that comes.

Hello Ladies,

Today, we are making our counter offer on the property down in the valley.  I think she will take our offer because it is our final offer. The house is going to require being totally rebuilt and added on. We are essentially paying for the land.  I need to get this deal done so I can get the fruit trees planted before the weather begins to change. I also have rose bushes and some other flowering bushes waiting at the nursery for me to pick up and plant....so damn, this process of going back and forth is killing me.   

Breakfast for me: I got busy and didn't eat but I did eat some cheese. 

Lunch: Tomato, Lettuce sandwich

Dinner: we are taking the kids out for Chinese so it will be fish or shrimp...who knows.