In the Pursuit of Wonder

Hiked the Keystone Thrust Trail in Red Rock Canyon near Las Vegas with my daughter. Pretty area with a nice breeze going on.

Dist: 2.15 miles Time: 1:06:50 Pace: 30:00 Elev Gain: 599 HR 136 Max HR 170. Did a little running on the way back.

Miles: 1.91 Time: 22:33 Pace: 11:49 Avg HR: 156, Shoes: Brooks Addiction (157.98)

I've been out of town (Vegas) for a wedding and haven't run much lately so I have been wondering how much fitness I lost.  Especially considering I gained a couple pounds on vacation.  Hash House a Go Go is an amazing place to eat by the way. I go on my run and feel pretty good, but run at a comfortable slow pace.  I get to the point on my run where I normally start running, but my HR alert hasn't gone off yet, so I keep going and going.  About the 1 mile mark I realize I turned off the alert on my hike earlier in the week.  So my avg HR is higher than normal and it is difficult to compare to prior runs as I didn't follow the same rules.  I think I did lose a bit of fitness, but not as much as I feared.  Going camping  tomorrow for the weekend (Chiricahua area) and will do some hiking, but probably not any running.  Hopefully the hiking will keep me in shape.

Andy's Sage Fried Chicken Benedict

-a layer of mashed potatoes
-biscuit
-sprinkle of fresh spinach
-a thick layer of smoked bacon
-fried chicken breast
-scrambled eggs
-a griddle melted mozzarella
-waterfall of cream chipotle sauce
-tomatoes here and there

1 mile of easy hiking exploring the Chiricahuas.

Hiked 1 mile near Price Canyon Road

Hiked 2.04 miles from Herb Martyr Campground to Little Damn to Ash Spring and back to the campground.

Hiked 3.37 miles doing the Echo Canyon Loop in Chiricahua National Monument.  Saw a Rock Rattlesnake in the shade along the trail.  Very Scenic with lots of rock spires.