Today the group hiked the Anniversary Trail out to the end of Queen Mary Mesa and then down the Breakneck Trail into Los Alamos Canyon. I parked at the easternmost parking lot for the Canyon Rim Trail and walked over to where they started across from the Eastgate Industrial Park. There were 11 of us. They had left cars at the White Rock Y but I opted to go back up the Breakneck Trail and walk back to my car.
The views along the mesa top were fantastic and got even better as we descended the Breakneck Trail, built by the Los Alamos Ranch School boys, into Los Alamos Canyon. I'm glad I went on the hike.
I'm not sure what's the cause of the instep pain on my right foot because there are so many possibilities - the orthotic adjustment the podiatrist made, the new Brooks Adrenaline ASR 7 shoes, the foot exercises I've been doing? I need to do some experiments to puzzle this out. The first one will be that I'll use my un-adjusted pair of orthotics in the new shoes.
Supposed to be snow tomorrow. Spouse and I may show up at the LL meeting place to see if they'll fit in a hike before the snowstorm.
Spouse needs to call roofer about the furnace chimney leak that occurs when there are high winds. The new chimney cap didn't solve the problem.
We need a new stove. Our 20 year old one gives off some carbon monoxide when we're simmering a stew for hours. The alarm went off yesterday so we turned off the stove top and opened the windows to air out the place. CO2 detectors really work! We're hoping to have the filthy carpet in the kitchen replaced with vinyl or laminate before we get the new stove. Nothing that we're looking forward to!