When I hike, my knees hurt. My lungs can't seem to suck in as much oxygen as it takes to keep my muscles fed. My heart feels as though it may explode behind my ribcage. The room needed for my heart to expand and contract enough to feed my 300lbs+ body is stifled by the space my lungs need to reach full capacity. It feels like they overlap, as if they are fighting each other to the detriment of both. Even on a cold day such as this one, the surface of my brow is wet with sweat, or soaking my hatband.
Even with all of those seemingly unpleasant descriptions mentioned above, I have an intense passion for hiking that goes back to my youth (when I was spry, fit and healthy). For this reason, I moved to the mountains of North Georgia in November of 2006, and I have been exploring this region and its trails.
This blog has been created so that I can share with you my adventures on and off the trail and my efforts at reclaiming my good health. Along with trail talk, I have interests in a variety of subjects which I may hit on from time to time...politics, sports, music...etc. If I don't see you on a trail somewhere, I hope to see you here.
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