This morning Helen and I took a hike up Bear Mountain in NY state – a warm up for our Grand Hiking later this month.\u00a0 I’m glad we did this as my feet have not worn hiking boots enough recently and my heels are now blistered.\u00a0 Hopefully they will stiffen up over the next two weeks.\u00a0 While we’re in Flagstaff we’ll put in a few extra walks to build us up for the big one.<\/p>\n

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