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Over Zellous Hike

30 Wednesday Oct 2019

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Photography, Weight Loss

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Exercise, Hiking, Outdoors, trails, VLog, Weight loss

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I’m going to let the video speak for itself.  I will say this though, even though this was only a four-mile hike, the hills were tough for me.  I can go to the track and walk five miles and be sore a few days but walking in the woods with all these hills, that’s a little different.

http://www.tannehill.org/

 

Caney Creek Falls

11 Sunday Jun 2017

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Nature, Photography

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Hiking, Nature, Walking trail, Waterfall

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I’m a bit late posting this but I’ve just now got around to it.  This trail head in the Jasper/Double Springs area of the Bankhead National Forest.  If you’re ever in this area I would highly recomend this place.

The trail starts off down hill for about twenty yards or so.  Which is fine but you’ve got to come back up.  The trail itself is rather nice.  It’s farly wide for the most part but does narrow down to a single person for a bit before reaching the falls.

My wife and I followed this trail for about a mile and a half when we saw a young lady sitting on a log off to the side of the trail.  Surrounding her was another female and a male friend.  The lady on the log looked like she was having some heat related issues.  I offered one of my bottles but they refused any help from us.  Evedently, the hill going down to the falls was steeper than I had read.

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Going down this hill was tough on my legs but not near as tough as going up it.  Once to the falls you had to climb down to the creek to get any pictures of the falls.  There were several young people swiming and I feel sure the water was cold.  My wife didn’t venture down to the falls because she was afraid she’d fall.  The same thought had entered my mind as well but I just walked a little over a mile to get here and I wan’t going to let a little climb turn me around.

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As we guessed, the climb out of there was slow for me.  It took me a while for me to reach the flatter area because I had to stop and catch my breath several times.  Once we made it to the top of the hill it wasn’t so bad getting back to out truck.  With the exception of the last twenty yards.

For anyone with breathing issues or congestive or heart issues, I would not recommend this trail.  All others, have at it. Simeple two mile in/out trail.

 

365 Day Photo Challenge 222/365 “Not Enough Time in the Day”

08 Saturday Aug 2015

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Photography

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365 Photo Challenge, Breakfast, Chicken, Cycling, Dutch Oven Cooking, Grilled, Hiking, Supper

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There’s simply not enough time in the day when you have a lot planned.  On weekends I try to cook for dinner because 1. to give my wife a break and 2. to try new things and to break the regular routine of my wife’s cooking.  Today I went grocery shopping and spent over $50 on supplies for tonight’s meal and tomorrow’s breakfast.  We had grilled BBQ chicken breasts, fried potatoes and Dutch Oven Blackberry Cobbler for supper.  Tomorrow morning we’re having pancakes with sausage and biscuits.

What was also planned but didn’t have time was to go on a bike ride.  Just simply didn’t have the time.  Maybe tomorrow after breakfast I’ll go on a ride but I also want to go find that waterfall that I’ve heard so much about.  It’s about an hour drive from here.  We shall see.

“Life Goes On!

365 Day Photo Challenge 53/365 “Spring is Coming”

22 Sunday Feb 2015

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Photography

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365 Day Photo Challenge, Alabama, Bicycle, Bike, Botanical Gardens, Cabin Fever, Fishing, Flowers, Hiking, Photo, Photography, Spring

I’m really trying to be positive and think that spring is just around the corner.  It’s hard to do these days when everyday you turn on the news to find that there is another round of cold arctic air with more potential freezing rain and/or snow on the way.

I am looking forward to the day when I can get outside and do some hiking and maybe wet the line of a fishing pole.  I’m looking forward to the day of riding by bicycle and getting some much needed exercise.  I’m an outdoor person and having to stay inside these past few months has given me a bad case of cabin fever.  When spring time finally shows her head, you’ll be hard press to find me inside.  Look for me in the woods or on the roadway on my bicycle.

“Life Goes On”

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