It's hot. Spouse says it's not but he's wrong!
I walked on the Route. I felt a lack of energy even though it's not that hard. The padding on the right insole seemed to help my toe pain. Either that or wearing a different pair of shoes helped. Buttock pain even improved slightly.
I saw one of the uptown Friday hikers at the library bookstore. She thanked me for leading the hike and said she enjoyed being out doors. It made me realize that even though I excoriate this hiking group for not espousing my hiking style, they enjoy the outdoors but in their own way. It would help if I were less judgmental, intense and serious all the time! I felt pretty black about the whole incident yesterday but I was very tired from getting up at 6 am. I feel better today.
Lots of red amanitas popping out on the Route. I saw some evidence that the rescue dog people have been on the Route - polka dot flagging on a tree and a red rag on the ground.