Friday, June 6, 2025

Three Beautiful Things 06-05-2025: Walking in West Shoshone Park, Excellent Recovery, Wraps for Dinner

1. I left the house today for the third day in a row! Who knows? I might be developing a new habit! 

I saw a post of Facebook featuring multiple photographs of the West Shoshone Park in Pinehurst. 

In the 9,000 different years I've lived in or been visiting Kellogg and the Silver Valley, I had never been to this park. 

Today I decided to try it out as a place to go for a walk. 

The park struck me as a great place for multiple activities: baseball, pickleball, volleyball, picnics, large group gatherings under shelters, tennis, and more. 

I don't think I'll return to West Shoshone Park just to walk, though. 

I have not one complaint. 

My reasons for not returning to walk are peculiar to me. 

I'd like to have a trail or a path to walk on out of concern for my balance. I don't want to stumble or trip. 

Ideally -- and this is a challenging desire on my part -- I'd like to walk in mostly shade. 

I did walk among some trees today in some shade, but I hope to find an even more shaded place to walk. 

(Once I build up some stamina and return to hiking, then I'll be in more shaded areas.)

So, without question, if I were looking to get a group together for a picnic or if I were still somewhat athletic and wanted a place to play the sports I mentioned above, this park would be awesome. 

I also thought it was a relaxing park. 

I'm really glad I went, got some steps in, and, after all these years, finally visited this excellent facility! 

2. As I wrote yesterday, I was very happy with how smoothly all the procedures I submitted myself to at Kootenai Health went on Wednesday. 

At the same time, that visit to CdA wiped me out. 

I've had other experiences with getting wiped out like this before and had the fatigue linger for a few days. 

Not today! 

I didn't walk for a long time at the park, but my short walk energized me, I felt great when I returned home, and I slept really well Thursday night. 

Recovering so well from Wednesday's fatigue and feeling so good today was very encouraging and motivating. 

3. I thawed one of our packets of ground beef today. 

I was in the mood for some kind of a ground beef/vegetable combo wrapped up in a flour tortilla. 

So, I sautéed onion and red pepper, added the ground beef to the electric frying pan, seasoned the beef with a southwest seasoning I put together some time ago, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes, and added fresh spinach and mushrooms to the pan. 

Debbie and I each made our own wraps. I added uncooked purple cabbage to mine along with Frank's Hot Sauce and some shredded sharp cheddar cheese. 

It was just the dinner I'd dreamed about all afternoon! 

Very satisfying. 

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