Well guys, July flew by and it's already August! Somehow summer has gotten away from me and the blog has kind of taken a backseat to all the other happenings in my life right now. I promise that once late fall and winter get here I'll have more photos and posts for you guys. Working as a backpacking guide my days and weeks kind of all lump together and getting time to sit down and write like I did back over the winter is tough. I've decided to jump into the Ultimate Coffee Date link-up to give my readers a chance to see what's been going on over behind the scenes here at Sprinkles Hikes. I hope you enjoy it!
If we were having coffee… I’d tell you: I was in a car accident on July 2nd and it's kind of left me mentally screwed up. Thankfully it was a one-vehicle wreck and no one was hurt! I was on a back road that wasn't designed for big vehicles and the road gave out from underneath the car I was driving. The vehicle was totaled and no one was injured, but the insurance company was much less than helpful and it was a mess for everyone else who was involved. It took more than 20 days for them to even deal with it! Now I'm pretty stressed about driving ANYWHERE, especially on gravel roads. I know it will go away in time, but I'm still kind of nervous.
If we were having coffee… I’d tell you: I've been working a LOT recently. When I'm not working I'm actually out hiking to have fun! I've been doing a ton of hiking and seeing lots of trails here in the Smokies which is a really great thing.
If we were having coffee… I’d tell you: Since I have been working a lot, all my days are running together! I feel like I'm just a parrot of myself at this point, reciting the same facts over and over and over and sometimes I forget if I already said the things I said only 10 minutes ago! I also pretty much never have any idea what day it is, but that's never a bad thing in my book!
If we were having coffee… I’d tell you: Despite all the work, I've actually had time to get in a little bit of fun! We took our annual Guide Getaway the third week of July. Our company shut down for three days and everyone got together to go camping down at Tsali Campground in the Nantahala National Forest. We spent three days swimming in Fontana Lake, boating, tubing, water skiing, trail running, and attempting to mountain bike on some of the famous trails down there. It was a great time to get away and I think we all needed the vacation!
If we were having coffee… I’d tell you: That while I was on that getaway NoKey and I went hiking down at the infamous Road to Nowhere. We also got stung by yellow jackets on this hike - me getting stung in the FACE before screaming "RUNNNNNN!" Yellow jackets are nasty stingers - they lay a pheromone on you to let other yellow jackets know you're a bad guy and repeatedly sting you. I also got stung in the biceps and the calf while NoKey got stung five times just under his shoulder blade. We spend the last mile and a half of our hike kind of jogging, me with lots of snot running down my face from being stung in the septum, back to the car and freaking out any time we saw anything flying around!
If we were having coffee… I’d tell you: NoKey is making me so proud with his half marathon training! We are training to run the Millinocket Half Marathon and I just recently signed up for the Pistol Ultra 55K race on New Years Eve (my first ever ultra!) He and I have been out running in some gnarly hot and humid conditions, but I'm so proud of him for sticking with it. I bet he runs faster than I will on race day!
So guys, that was my July in a nutshell! While it sounds kind of sad while I'm reading this post back, it was a great month regardless. What have you been up to lately? I'd love to hear how your July went. Leave me a comment!
This post is a link-up with Coco @ Got 2 Run 4 Me, Lynda @ Fitness Mom Wine Country, & Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner!
