It's been quite awhile since I've been camping and hiking--I haven't wanted to go since I hurt my foot about a year and a half ago.
After trying massage, special insoles, special shoes, physical therapy, giving up running, running based on a specific regimen, stretching, icing my feet, always wearing shoes, and a few more things, I've more or less given up on the idea that my feet are going to heal. Rather than continuing to sit around and wait for them to feel better, I decided it was time to go back to doing whatever I wanted to do (except maybe wearing high heels--that may never happen again). So, at the last minute Henry and I decided it was time to take off and go camping.
We went to Frontenac State Park, which was a surprisingly quick and pretty drive away. I'm pretty sure I ate my own weight in s'mores and brats and enjoyed every minute of that! It's a beautiful park, which I picked because it has one of the longer networks of hiking trails at around 15 miles. I believe that we trekked through the majority of those 15 miles on Saturday. While I can't say that my feet appreciated the exercise--especially considering how many of the trails went up and down the bluffs--it was a beautiful hike and we saw a lot. And the s'mores at the end of the day certainly helped make the camping trip a success!
