Today?

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Good question.  I've spent the weekend prepping for "the week".  And, while I didn't get to everything I did give it a hardy effort, did much, did a few things that weren't on the list, and kept up a nice calm pace.  I am pretty much ready to hit a trail, go shooting, perhaps do some business.  I've also been waking a bit later, staying up too late as well.  Last night, actually, I didn't get down until about 2:00.  But, having rested, and just having worked so hard on getting my days straight, I decided to set the alarm for 8:00 and just push it a bit, with the goal of stabilizing my day, wakeup, through the week, at about 6:00.  That gives me a few hours to tinker and wake before the sun, or even get out and do a few things, should I feel the need, in the cool of the morning.  To that end, I may open the curtains and setting the slats just right so sun, but not eyes, can enter my bedroom in the mornings.

My neighbor suggested Green Canyon, for hiking.  The other paths still have snow.  Snoeshoes, it was suggested, might work on others, if the particular path isn't too steep.  I am not quite ready for snowshoeing yet.  As I suggested, I wish to take very simple paths, and small areas, first.  I want to become familiar with them in flatter areas to boot.  I have done Green Canyon, that is the path my last lady friend and I traversed, unwisely, as noob "crosscountry" skiers.  [hint: don't pick a mountain pass as your first (for me) or second (for her) crosscountry skiing trip]  We went up and over and back in to the yurt they have set up back in there.  Basically, a half day trek.  Only then we returned.  Without skins or other sort of options on our skis to make the trek "possible".  Heh.  So, I have a pretty good idea of what the path is like.  Flat, back to a green gate, then up-up-up!  Lots of bends, some decent views, trees, plenty of space usually to take a rest, and a stream/river off to the side.  And I don't have to go all of the way to the yurt.  Still, if it isn't snowed in, or too muddy, a nice little hour in, and back, would not be a bad thing, all give or take.

I am just not sure if today is the day.  The sun seems to be out, and well.  And while I didn't wake exactly at 8:00, resetting the alarm for 9:00.  Waking more like at 8:24 or something, as while I couldn't wake exactly at 8:00, and beside hating the alarm, I really wanted to push waking as early as I could.  Not a lot of sleep, and pushing it a bit this morning, so...  Just not sure if today is the day.  I need to get to bed just a wee earlier, 22:00 if I can swing it, perhaps even 20:00 if I can pull that off.  I may just finish my tinkering and cleaning and honing, today, with the goals of going to bed earlier, and waking earlier, tomorrow.  And, should that fail, getting out hiking, one way or the other, Tuesday, earlier in the day, and seeing if that won't help me rearrange my sleep.  If not?  Do it again, only harder, longer, and such.

While Einstein, for what it is worth, suggested that doing the same thing, expecting different results, is insanity, or some such, I understand a few things.  First, what I have tried, that is waiting until my body is ready, absolutely will never work.  Second, that while hiking may not help initially, one shot is not enough.  Like antibiotics, sometimes it takes a series of the medicine to work.  So... there is that.  I am excited.  I am pretty much ready.  Oh, I found my shoe polish last night.  It might be good to treat my boots before I head out.  A little extra water resistance, and a bit of a shine, would all be good things. 

Good day and later.