Boots, socks, training . . .

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Woodswoman

REI has become my second home.  I began in January, just lurking around the clearance room, hoping to grab a few great buys on shirts, shorts, fleece, things that will dry in half a day and are lightweight.  I tried on several pairs of boots, all to no avail.

One Saturday, I wandered over to the back pack section and found Chad.  He is my backpack fitter-guru-supreme, apparently, though we didn’t yet find a backpack whose fit on my body made Chad happy.  Oh, well, I’ve got 18 months, I thought.  We’ll get there.

Back to the boots section the next weekend, after more backpack trials, as I walked around the store with 25 lbs in the pack. After the purchase of Asolo boots, silk liners, SmartWool socks, I called it a day.

Now, I think, it would be helpful if I’d just start walking.

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The very beginning . . .

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Woodswoman

Woodswoman Walking is a work in its embryonic phase.  I plan to walk the Camino de Santiago in the Fall of 2013, and want to track my thoughts and actions while I prepare for an 800+ km. adventure across northern Spain.  I’ve never considered anything even close to this type of journey, but somehow the seeds of desire for this trip were planted, watered and have sprouted almost outside of my consciousness.

The sprouts have caught fire, the breeze is coming up, and the energy is roaring inside me.  Keep reminding me that I have eighteen months to go before I leave for Spain.  In the interim, there is much training to do, many miles to walk right here where I live.

So be patient while I learn my way around WordPress, fiddle with the appearance of this site, and begin to post my preparations.

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