First snow...

Didn't get out soon enough to get a photo of the snow...it was very light...only about an inch on the valley floor. Much more in the mountains...a foot or more.

My daughter posted seeing a guy trying to snow blow the inch of snow off his sidewalk! Ha! Guess he must have had a new snow blower he was wanting to break in.

Dan and I ventured over to the Scheels store...really, really big sporting goods place...they have a Ferris wheel in the middle...and animatronic Presidents...and so much more. Anyway...it was a good place to walk on a cold, windy day.

Can't believe Thanksgiving is only a few days away. Hope to post more pics soon.

Dog Bliss

It was one of the last days of 60 degree weather, so we took Baby and Buster to the doggie park. All the little doggies there were running and playing and having so much fun...as if they knew this might be the last time they came before winter sets in.

It's suppose to snow this weekend...here on the valley floor...and a lot in the Sierras.

We've been enjoying my homemade veggie soup all week...and I think we'll graduate to chili this weekend.

Hello!

Neat photo...that I didn't take...but the trees look a lot like they did last week. This week...most of the beautiful colors have turned brown and rest in piles on the grass.

I've been remiss about posting...mostly because I haven't done a lot of walking the past couple of weeks. I have done a few short bursts several times a day, and have continued to be a little more active than I had been.

The cooler weather has prompted me to start cooking again! That's a big improvement over take out...and so much tastier.

Maybe if I just post more often, I'll challenge myself again. Let's hope...

Here are a couple of more good photos showing autumn in Reno.


Andrew Lane, Nov 1















Autumn in the Sierra


Rancho San Rafael, Nov 1

Tuesday's walk

Pah Rah again. Need to take the camera again as the trees are really turning and the park is so pretty! Last night we didn't get over there till around 5, and the sun was back lighting the turning trees. Would have made some great photos. I'll take the camera today.

We walked 25 minutes at a nice pace and I'm sure it was a little over a mile. Now we need to start pushing ourselves...we can do more!

Hope you're having a wonderful day!

Fog

My daughter asked me this morning if I take the photos I post here. Yes, I do about 99%. This one however, I did not take. It shows a blanket of fog over Truckie Meadows, as viewed from elevation. On the ground, visibility was a couple of blocks, not bad. It all lifted by mid morning.

The pungent smell of sagebrush hung heavy in the air after yesterday's rain. I think we broke the average rainfall for the month of October in Reno.


Now for walking...Dan and I went to our newest favorite park and walked a good mile in 20 minutes. Felt good. And we remembered to stretch first...ahhhh.

Pah Rah again

"Pah Rah" is a Paiute term which translates roughly to "Lake Mountain".

We stopped by this afternoon and took a 15 minute walk. It was 72 degrees with a slight breeze and perfect for walking. There were several birthday parties going on, but not too many people walking.


We were both a little sore from yesterday, because in addition to our walk at the park, we walked around 2 very large casinos.

We were married 5 years ago at what was once the largest casino in the world. It is now the Grand Sierra Resort...and it's still big! It was fun to go back, see the little chapel where we married, and win money at black jack. Enough money to have an awesome dinner at Charlie Parker's Steakhouse!


Another view of the park.

Pah Rah Mountain Park

The park was named after the nearby mountain range.
What a great place to walk! We first took the doggies, and they did pretty well on the leash, but we didn't feel like we got a good walk. So we took them home and came back to walk without them. We had a great 25 minute walk. It was starting to get a little warm, but there were enough spots of shade to cool us off.

The neat thing is that besides the big park, there is a walkway through a neighborhood. It has the same wide sidewalk, trees and grass, only their are neighbors on the left and right of the walk.


The jets were busy making contrails, so the sky
had quite a few clouds.

Here's a nice view of the sidewalk at the park. It looks a little like the greenway I was talking about.











This is a nice view of Mt. Rose in the distance. You can still see some snow from last week.

I'm feeling back on track! Yay me!