Never Eat Soggy Waffles* was my motto this past year. As I reflect on the year gone by, with tears in my eyes and in my heart, I am overwhelmed with joy on what I have accomplished and the paths I have traveled.
Sometimes the paths were long and in the end, I got nowhere! A funny thing about a good hike is that you may not know where you are going until the very end. I can only look back at hundreds – even thousands – of photos to show where I have been. Eight pairs of shoes and 14,000 miles later, the doctor now says I have to rest for three months and refrain from running.
My last two trips were the “best”! On one trip, the car brakes started to go out in China Lake; and then in San Diego, I got lost for 17 miles. That was a trip! But the adventure really starts when everything goes wrong.
With the wind at my back and a camera in one hand, I am off to the last adventure of the year. Until then … Never Eat Soggy Waffles*
*mnemonic for compass directions