Song: Forever Autumn
Artist: Justin Hayward
Finally...
today I felt strong enough to go on a very short trike ride to view the sunset.
It had to be short, not only because of my present weakness...
but it has been many months since Bandi had gotten any extended exercise.
The temperature was just above freezing...
which is normally not even cold without any wind...
however...
there was a 5-10 MPH wind blowing...
and so...
as we stood at one of the sunset points as the sun set...
the cold was felt.
You can see the yellow cord running along the fence.
It is part of a 200' electrical power cord I had to run to
a 1,600 gallon water cistern near the top of my property.
When I first moved here...
I didn't know that I had to run power out to the buried water cistern
to power a heater all Winter long to keep my water from freezing.
The mountain water company had to come out and show me
what needed to be done as I had run out of water because
the cistern had frozen over
(even though it is buried 6 feet below the ground).
Bandi and I were ready for our first real extended exercise session in months.
The underground cistern is covered by this old mining bucket decorative piece.
There are actually two underground heaters I have to power all Winter long...
one for my cistern...
and one for the mountain water company's valve from their buried water supply pipe...
which then feeds water directly into my cistern...
where it is then pumped to my house.
So...
all of my utilities are publicly provided.
The reason for the cistern is that in many mountain homes...
they don't have public water directly pumped to their homes...
but have a large water cistern...
which is then periodically filled by large water trucks.
I can only surmise that when my house was originally built in the early 2000's...
that perhaps the water company hadn't yet run their public supply pipes...
and so the reason for the cistern.
But now...
my house is fully provided by water pipes from the mountain water company...
even though they just pump it directly into my cistern...
which is perfectly fine...
as I have an emergency 1,600 gallons (6,056 liters) on hand at any one time.
Anyway...
we continued on down to an alternate sunset point...
which was just over 1/4 a mile away from my home.
We just stood around as the sun set.
Bandi got excited every time she ran...
so I just peddled faster to keep up with her...
even though I ensured she wouldn't run too fast...
as she is also out of shape.
From all the sunset points...
and even from my third deck...
I may see a portion of the mountain range which comprises the Continental Divide.
More photos of the mountains of the Continental Divide.
We waited until the sun had fully set before heading back home.
As soon as the sun set...
I could feel the wind starting to pick up...
and my hands began to get puffy from the freezing winds.
They actually still are...
as I didn't wear any gloves...
even though I have some packed on the back of the trike seat...
as well as a balaclava...
however...
I knew I would only be out for a bit...
so...
I just enjoyed feeling the cold.
It was just so refreshing.
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My legs started really feeling good on my trike back up the mountain road.
It has been so long since I have exercised properly...
and I just feel so much better now.
I am going to sit in the IR sauna for half an hour as I catch up on some reading...
and I will then take a nice long hot shower.
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I ordered various spices from Walmart for some recipes I am going to try
(I bought several pounds of various spices...
and they will be delivered to my door in a few days).
I want to be able to eat some Eastern European dishes...
many of which looked so good on YouTube.
I also bought some Cajun spices
(I want to try to make some Cajun Shrimp...
and perhaps Gumbo...
among other Cajun dishes).
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I tell you...
nothing puts me into the flow of life so much as does
a magnificent session of exercise.
I simply feel so wonderfully mellow.
I just know Bandi and I will sleep well tonight.
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