Get Out There

I am still learning to take advantage of having less structure in my life. If my son were at home, I would have spent this past weekend at the soccer field, cheering him on and managing his travel soccer team. That seemed to occupy a lot of my time last year.

Yesterday, my husband and I decided to join some friends for a big hike. It was the last day of the summer season for the Tram to operate at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. In celebration, we met at the base of the mountain and hiked up the Granite Canyon trail to the top of the tram. In all, the hike was about 12.5 miles – mostly uphill! We reached the top of Rendezvous Mountain in a little over 6 hours.

Our intrepid group leader, Craig, loves to hike and plans a variety of great excursions in and around Jackson Hole, inviting a host of people to join him so you never know who will show up. Yesterday there were 8 of us hiking. I was in awe of one energetic couple we met – he is almost 74 and she is about 70 and they had been to the top of the Tram 15 times this summer! What an inspiration.

Yesterday was a good reminder that the empty nest offers unexpected treats as well as some newly found flexibility. I guess that is the plus side of feeling ‘untethered’. So, get out and do something you like and enjoy it!

All the Best,

Trish