We're been working hard to get back into physical shape. It's startling how fast you lose your muscle tone and cardio fitness. One of the attractions of Logan is the access to the gyms and pools at USU. You all know Drake AKA the Zen Discipline Master, so he demands that we work out in some form or other five days a week.
If that's not enough, we have been 'hiking'. The topography here is river valley ringed by rolling hills and real mountains. Definition of a real mountain: You can still see snow on top of it in JUNE. Hiking starts just 15 minutes out of town. We took the Wind Cave hike, and that one was real, real, real at four miles and 900 feet elevation gain. I could barely walk the next couple of days. We did discover there's a river trail hike that winds along the Logan River for miles and miles. Parts of it are right at water level, but other parts are on top of small limestone cliffs, so there is some mild challenge to this hike.
In my opinion the best part of the hike were the flowers. I actually saw a few wild flowers I'd never seen before. As always, this hike is told in pictures. You can get a feel for how lovely this valley really is.
https://picasaweb.google.com/jalyss1/2012UtahRiverTrailHike?authkey=Gv1sRgCJaitvCcwPDUJg#
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