Jodi Speaks Her Mind

possible solutions 4/29/2002

The Arizona Hiking Shack might be the answer to my dilemna. Can’t wait to get there to check out their selection. If THEY don’t have what I’m looking for, I may as well give up. I’ll report back what I find once I can find an opportunity to get out there. It’s about a 45-min. drive if I go during non-rush hour times.

Final alternative is to hold off until late fall and look again then. That’s when the hiking season really kicks in out here. Right now most hikers are shifting gears because it is so hot in the summer that most folks don’t hike unless they are die-hards, in which case you get up around 4 am so you can hike before it hits 100.

Yikes!

no shoes at the shoestore 4/28/2002

I desperately need a new pair of hiking shoes. I tried REI, but couldn’t find any that were quite right. So I went today to a store at a local mall called “Sole Outdoors” that specializes in outdoor footwear. They had exactly 3 styles of women’s hiking shoes and NONE of them in a size smaller than a 7. The saleslady kept telling me that they could order me my size if I was willing to pre-pay. I was too stunned. Pay them $80 to WAIT for an opportunity to TRY ON a pair of shoes?! Surely they could order them just to have them for sale, eh?!

It’s amazing places like that even stay in business. I am feeling pretty discouraged…

Test post again 4/25/2002

Please forgive the intrusion, testing again.

Test post

please ignore

“getting in shape” update

It’s a mega slow process. It would of course be sped up by consistent and regular exercise. But discipline is not one of my strong suits. Anyhow, I AM exercising, it’s just a bit sporadic. So nothing grand to report right now. I went walking/running this evening, and we are doing a pretty substantial hike on Saturday, though. So maybe the next time I run it won’t be as tiring as it was tonight. Trudge, trudge…