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<p>It’s from the album [Garcia</a> Plays Dylan](<a href=“http://www.deaddisc.com/disc/Garcia_Plays_Dylan.htm]Garcia”>Grateful Dead Family Discography: Garcia Plays Dylan).</p>
<p>The Dylan song is She Belongs to Me and it’s actually from a 1985 live Grateful Dead concert in Palo Alto.Some of Jerry Garcia’s Dylan covers are horrendous. Some are pure magic.</p>
<p>Thanks, idad! I felt like I had heard it before, now I know why. Thanks for all the effort in posting these beautiful pictures of your hikes.</p>
<p>And, the rest of the story…</p>
<p>[YouTube:</a> Franconia Ridge (part 2)](<a href=“Franconia Ridge (part 2) - YouTube”>Franconia Ridge (part 2) - YouTube)</p>
<p>Second day. I lolly-gagged around the hut while the masses took off and waiting for the sun to warm things up a little bit. I finally headed out around 9:30 am. </p>
<p>The hike climbs 1000 feet straight up the flank of Mt. Lafayette, but only after dropping sharply down to a mountain lake, just to rub it in with a little extra up. After a brief stretch in stubby alpine trees, the trail breaks out into open, rocky, alpine terrain and stays there. So the first mile or so from the hut is just a relentless uphill slog, punctuated with stops to pant like a dog and take in the breathtaking views of the hut and the rock cliffs of Cannon Mountain on the other side of Franconia notch. I did my new mind game. Gain 100 feet, stop. Gain another 100 feet, and so on. The wind was brisk, forcing me to go to the windbreaker once I got above the trees.Definitely made the right call on the long sleeves and long pants.</p>
<p>At the summit, there was a gathering of AT thru hikers huddled out of the wind behind the stone wall remnants of a summit house that was built in 1860, lasting a few years before it was blown away. A motley crew for sure, as you can imagine after walking from Georgia to NH. Some eating lunch, some getting a toke. All enjoying about as fine a day on Franconia Ridge as you can get.</p>
<p>From high point of the hike on Lafayette (5249 feet), it drops steeply down and then meanders up and down and up and down and up and down to the summits of Mt. Lincoln and Little Haystack. The trail is on a sharp ridge and there are places where it drops a couple thousand feet – on both sides. Nowhere is it vertigo inducing, but you are aware that you are up there and exposed. The views, 360 degrees, are continuous. Several rock scrambles. All in all, a very enjoyable hike, mixing some pretty hard walking with some easier bits. There is a constant stream of hikers – through hikers and day hikers. On a Tuesday, just enough to be fun. The was one couple on the summit of Lincoln. I had Little Haystack to myself.</p>
<p>Then, it was down Falling Waters Trail. I confess to giving it short shrift from the video standpoint. I was pretty much out of gas (and running out of camera batteries), plus I had done a more detailed version on my Falling Waters hike a few weeks ago.</p>
<p>I made the right call not trying to do the whole loop in one day. The two day hike was plenty of challenge, just about right. Too much for a day hike for me.</p>
<p>Idad, now you’re ready to go hiking in Newfoundland’s Gros Morne…you’ve acclimatized to rock, scotch, and French Canadian tourists ;)</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m all set in those three departments! I forgot to pack cocktail hour supplies, so I had to make a side trip into Lincoln on the way up Fortunately, the big outdoor store is right next to the state liquor store, so one stop shopping for a mini-nalgene bottle and scotch. The White Mountains are crazy popular with Quebec-ers. It’s only about 3 hours from Montreal and under 2 hours from Magoc. This was a group of thirty who were doing a trip to two or three huts. Many more just out hiking.</p>
<p>Just mild soreness this time – quads and calf muscles. Nothing debilitating.</p>
<p>Nice hikes, Idad. Having completed an “easy/moderate” hike in the White Mountains–I think you’re doing great. My easy hike was a killer. </p>
<p>Got back from my trip to Maine for a wedding and ended up with a nasty cold. Decided not to workout yesterday, because I just felt lousy. I went to bed early (8:30) and slept. Felt better this morning and went to the gym for a workout. Did a workout with the trainer who’s really pushing me to work on getting my ankle stronger and work on balance issues. After the workout, I did a 40 minutes on the Cybex trainer and walked home (2.3 miles). </p>
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<p>There are no easy hikes in NH, at least for me. Just shorter hard hikes or longer hard hikes!</p>
<p>Part 2 is equally stunning! Love the music, too.</p>
<p>Ran 2 1/2 miles this morning just to get out there. Made my return to hot yoga (60 minutes) at noon. I was nervous about it, since it’s SO hard. I had a good class, didn’t get dizzy and didn’t have to lie down at all. It’s tough getting back dressed for work because you don’t stop sweating even after a shower. The smallish locker room is pretty humid. It’s not something I could do every day, for sure. We move into our wonderful new building on Monday, and we have a nice locker room and fitness center. I could go to yoga and come back to work to get cleaned up and would have more space. It’s only about 3/4 miles away. There was only one pose that bothered my left ribs today and it wasn’t bad.</p>
<p>Wow, time flies! The building is ready for move in… very nice! Glad you had a good yoga session. </p>
<p>Sounds like the rib is well on the way to being healed. I think you’ve satisfied the broken bone quota for the year! Here’s to a healthy spell!</p>
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<p>More Jerry Garcia. This one is a cover of the Temptations first hit single for Motown in 1964. I doubt Garcia ever hiked a day in his life. Cocaine, heroin, cigarettes, and type 2 diabetes is a recipe for keeling over dead at age 53 like he did. Oh, well. At least his music is good for hiking videos.</p>
<p>Lots of health nuts in the AMC hut. Just at my dinner table, there was a marathon t-shirt, an Ironman t-shirt. and an older guy from Hanover who has bicycled across the USA multiple times. I actually saw two different 20-somethings running down Ol’ Bridle Path. Yikes.I’m not worthy! ^:)^</p>
<p>Here’s a link to a playlist with Part 1 and Part 2 of this hiking video:</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq-pAKLQOK5I9SaK1UmU1E0_jOar18i4A”>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq-pAKLQOK5I9SaK1UmU1E0_jOar18i4A</a> </p>
<p>I saw a guy with a bike at the top of the WM peak I climbed. My D walked over and talked to the biker and he told her he had climbed up and was going to ride down!!! I can’t imagine it. </p>
<p>He should enjoy it now. He’ll have 50 year old knees soon enough! :)</p>
<p>Tomorrow is my birthday! Should I go run 62 miles? If I do it at low HR, I might be finished by Sunday!</p>
<p>I had a meltdown last night after fighting with my pharmacy benefits provider all afternoon. I was, literally, in tears, because my bone density drug (Forteo) was going from $100 for 3 months to $700 a month. Um, no. Turns out they forgot to tell me that the 90 day/$100 was just a 1 time thing and since it’s a specialty medication I had to only get 30 days at a time. I simply won’t pay that for a drug unless my heart is about to stop. I thought it was wrong that I wasn’t told- why even get started on something I need for 18 months if it’s not affordable? Anyway, being the company’s (self-insured) HR lawyer has some benefits, and I got a one-time override so I get 90 days for $100 one more time. Then the specialty pharmacy will do a co-pay card for $50 a month- but I cap out at 5 months since this is such an expensive drug. I feel better. I thought I would have to stop running since my risk of fracture from a fall would be so much higher without this drug. It was just so frustrating- I got about 10 different stories every time I talked to them. Ugh.</p>
<p>MOWC:</p>
<p>I am convinced that the entire health care system is designed to be as infuriatingly inscrutable as it can possibly be. It frustrates, prevents, and punishes careful shopping.</p>
<p>Happy Birthday!</p>
<p>Happy Birthday MOWC. Did my low HR tonight. After core /strength /stretch did. 90 minutes of spinning at. 127 -129 HR. Then topped it off with 15 minutes swimming and. 15 minutes running. Think that I was under 130 HR. </p>
<p>Happy birthday MoWC. </p>
<p>I remember on the bragging thread you said you once held the world record for a 62 mile run, so I think you should go for it. :O) B-) </p>
<p>Yeah, happy 39th birthday, MOfWC! Have some nice adult beverage to celebrate! </p>
<p>I think we have another birthday girl here… But I forgot who she was. Dang. The side effect of turning 39 too many times… Lose my memory. </p>
<p>Abasket is the other bday girl, I believe! </p>
<p>Thanks, Pizzagirl! You must be still 38. ;)</p>
<p>Happy birthday, abasket! </p>
<p>Happy Birthday abasket! </p>
<p>Are you thinking about a 62 mile run? :)</p>