Day 17 of 100 Days

Day 17 and still at 229, as of weighing myself 20 minutes ago.

Had a few more than 1500 calories last night and have to return to the
"true" approach – actually almost any approach that leads to an easy
reduction in calories over time. But I'm getting there, nonetheless.

The hill last night was nice. No rain. Nice striations of white clouds
against a blue background.

I'm getting some things today for our hike this weekend – short
gaiters to go around hiking boots to keep the cinders out of my boots.
A six-liter platypus plastic water container. Ultramax socks to
prevent blisters. All of these are available at different places, of
course.

This Friday night we are going to be at Moraine Lake on the slopes of
the South Sisters Mt. in Central Oregon. The stars are incredible
there at night, at about six thousand feet. Then the next day we're
going to try to go up the South Sisters. (I'm taking a book along
because the altitude may pose a problem for me, but I'm going to have
a great time anyway.)

I hope everyone has a great day and a great start of the month!

Yours,

Caleb

236/229/190