It's been over a month since my last hike... Not intentionally, and I'm finding myself really missing it. A main reason would be that I'm getting less exercise as of recent, which has been an ongoing battle my entire life, but also I miss the serenity of the woods and the challenge of the mountains (or at least the hills...). This time of year is always tough. I only had one free weekend in November and that was spent taking care of everything I had been neglecting during "bandtober." Now that we're at the end of the month, the sun is setting at 4:14, which just doesn't leave much time for hiking. I realize that the Fells are only 15-20 minutes from work and I can easily get there and do a 2-3 miler, but I'm feeling horribly unmotivated, to the point where it makes me sad. Is it because I'm in love with the Blue Hills and the Fells just lack a certain luster? Is it something deeper? I'm not sure. I also feel a level of disappointment with my 52-Hike Challenge. I knew I would hike more than 52 hikes in the year, so I made my own rules to get at least 4-5 a month, but I haven't hiked since October 28th, and now its November 30th, so November is already out of the question. Maybe I'll try to make it up in December and force myself to go to the Fells? Maybe I'll take the "L" and just retroactively apply some past hikes to the challenge for the last two months? I'm truly not sure. I'm maintaining my goal for having this blog contain all of my 2022 hikes - I have a backlog of about 10 from early this year and I am ready to get through.
Mopeyness aside, I'm really proud of my year hiking. My three main goals were to hike more miles, hike more feet, and hike more hikes, all of which were accomplished. I'll make a more thorough reflection later on.
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