Had an amazing time camping and hiking in the central cascades. Ended up doing 27 miles worth of hiking, and roughly 8,500 ft of elevation gain. Saw some beautiful parts of the world and not many people, which is a great combination. My knee kind of hurts though, so I set up a PT appointment (finally) for Friday because of a few things.

Went with a couple of friends, and met up with some older (60 year olds) climbers who one of my friends knew. Few things beat a night when you're under the stars and the Milky Way, cooking food, while a couple of people play guitar and sing Rolling Stones and Grateful Dead songs. Myself and one friend hiked, while the others climbed. But it was interesting. kleinbl00 and others here have hammered in the point that I'm kind of self-selective and ridiculous when it comes to dating and relationships and all that. The person I went hiking with...we don't share all the same values. But it was a tremendously fun and challenging time with a lot of real conversations on the way up these mountains.

New goals are to really get myself in great shape, since she thinks I can get to her level (marathons, lots of trail running, a fast pace, etc.) with some training. See: PT appointment to strengthen my lower body and improve my gait. Stretching and strength exercises on the daily. An actual running plan. Thinking about a climbing gym membership. Trail running starting in a few weeks. Signed up for my first 5k race (I've ran plenty).

The times they are a changin'.