afternoon hiking might be the way to go!  Normally I go first thing, or close to first thing in the morning.  My new hiking buddies (Annie & Buster) couldn’t go until later so we agree to meet at the woods in Skokie for a post-lunch hike.  It’s the best I’ve felt energy-wise. And I thought I was a morning person??!

Anyhoo…There still ain’t much green to speak of in these woods, but the air was warm – 70s at least.  There were tons of bikers and runners (Buster likes to challenge runners to a duel) so we took the horse trail, deftly dodging large piles left behind. 

We completed a 5 mile hike.  It was the first week back since my visit to the doc 2 weeks ago and it felt great.  I think we’ll shoot for 6 miles next Saturday!