Taken approximately 24 hours apart from the same location
Yesterday, I went for a long walk around the development about 3:00pm. It was 52 degrees. I captured the picture on the left near our clubhouse overlooking a small crater lake. Today I went walking about 1:30pm. It was 30 degrees. And snow was following. There was a wind yesterday, but thankfully it was not cold. Today, just a small breeze and not bothersome at all.
The winter parka I bought at the Sea Lions Cave in Florence, Oregon, in 2008, was fine for today's snow for the first lap - 45 minutes. It was just beginning to show some water on its outer shell. I should have changed when I stopped to get my camera (phone), but decided to see how well it would work for an hour. By the time I finished it was wet enough to drip a little. Next time I'll switch to the Gore-Tex Boathouse parka I got from Xavier. Can't be beat for warmth, repellant ability, and light weight. Only negative is that it only has a roll-up nylon hood that hides in the collar instead of a lined removable hood like the sea lion one has. Going to look into some warm Under Armour gear.
I am getting back to walking my normal one and half-hour walk each day. My next goal is to increase the time to 2 hours each day, with a long walk - 3 hours on either Saturday or Sunday. We'll have to see though with the rest of the week being in the teens for a high.
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