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on 12/29/25 2:36 pm
It'a not safe at all! I didn't even mention the people so busy getting ready at the trunks/hatches of their cars they don't bother to watch their children and dogs wandering into traffic. Or the selfie takers not paying attention to where they are posing.
The city of Sedona has 3 shuttle routes, but none come out by me because I'm outside the city limits. There is a plan for them to partner with the US Forest Service to block the ability to park along these roads and add an additional shuttle route to the popular hikes out by me (Liz did the Boynton Canyon hike that causes most of the problems out here last time she was here). But it all comes down to money. The public land here is federal (Coconino National Forest). They started around another very popular hike called Devil's Bridge by putting boulders and chains along the shoulders to prevent parking, but ran out of money to continue to my section. But at least that part of my drive to town is very much improved.
I really feel sorry for the work people trying to drive their huge trucks out here through all of that - UPS, Fed Ex, propane trucks, USPS, construction deliveries...
What's nice is you can pause a week whenever you want to!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
For sure! I was complaining about the cold coming and DC1 just wasn't having it, no support for poor Mom!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
Yeah, tile shows everything. Though ours is wood-like ceramic so not as bad as light tile. But even so, I am glad to now have someone coming every 2 weeks to do a thorough cleaning of it (and the other stuff).
I REALLY need to look into Hello Fresh again. I was planning on doing this fall but never got around to it. But then we are busy with company or travel until mid-February now.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
You have had way too much company to go!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
The soup sounds yummy but navy beans are on my no-no list. Sigh... I really like beans but can't eat them anymore.
Crazy there! I am so glad we have never been there during "prime time". It would discourage me from coming back.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
LOL, bundle up. Means different things in different plsces I guess. : )
I have been AWOL from the gym. I will commit in front of you and everyone else to go work out tomorrow.
Wow CC, that traffic would be super irritating. Is the public land everyone is hiking state owned? They need to create a parking lot somewhere, and run shuttles. This is not safe.
on 12/29/25 2:05 pm
Brilliantly sunny, but windy and cold here today. I braved the hikers and went to the store for ingredients to make Senate Bean Soup. Really jus****er, a ham hock, navy beans, and an onion. I plan to add carrots. It's simmering now. Apparently it's been made at the Senate building every day but one for 110 years. Can't be all bad! I do love online shopping apps. They told me the only store with a ham hock was Walmart in Cottonwood, so I braved Walmart. Which was a breeze compared to the road to my house. One friend almost hit a person walking down the middle of the road, who decided they wanted to be on the right and with zero situational awareness, walked in front of their car. 3 point turns in the middle of the road to get a parking spot, bumpers sticking out several feet into traffic, walking 4 abreast on the two lane road. All multiplied times hundreds of cars. Dreadful. (They just closed 1 of the 2 main roads into Sedona because of "multiple accidents". The speed limit is 35, mind you. How do you manage to get into an accident?).
I did reschedule the car update...
They are getting closer to finishing the decking. Slow going.
My folks are having quite the nasty storm. Their power is out as it is for thousands with a feels like of -3. Thank goodness for generators and phone hotspots for internet! The local tribe has opened their casino for a shelter to help those without a generator.
Anyway, will report on the soup. Take care all!
