I took a short hike today out at Cougar Mountain near Issaquah. It was a beautiful hike and just what I needed on a gorgeous day like today. There are so many trails out at Cougar Mountain, particularly starting from the Red Town trailhead… if you ever go, take good instructions on which trails you want to take and where to turn when because it’s really easy to get turned around. I actually ended up taking a bit shorter of a hike than I intended because on the loop back I took the wrong trail on my way back. All together, the De Loe Wall loop is an easy 5mi with an ‘okay’ view at the lookout point.
Half the point of me taking this hike was to see how much I’ve healed a week after surgery. Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ve healed as quickly as I’d like to pretend. Again, not invincible. Gotta remember that. The unfortunate down-side is that I’m likely not going to get to La Push next weekend and backpack with Ian and company. That’s going to be very, very disapointing.
Ugh, forgot about your surgery. It’s only been a week, no? Wait! I’ll just check… your blog to find out! :-)
Take it easy and ease into it.