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Steven's Creek Trail

If there is one word that I can use to describe myself, it would definitely be an explorer! I'd love to explore a lot more than I get to, but I guess this thing called life, requires some balancing. Not too long ago I finally went on a hike, that I've been planning on going since I moved to Northern California almost a year ago! It's called Steven's Trail, about 50  minutes east of Sacramento.   I use AllTrail app on my  iPhone to find hikes, and this particular one was marked as  an 'easy' hike, despite it being 9 miles. I figured, perhaps it's just a nice little walk along a creek. Thank God I packed a small snack and a full camelbak of water! I mean, I know I haven't hiked in a while, but this, by no means was an easy hike. The elevation, the hills, the ups and downs, the rocks and its 9 miles! I don't know which pro graded that hike, but I would definitely give it at least a moderate difficulty. Nonetheless, It was a good morning exercise. I fel...

Day off...

Even though today is my day off, it definitely will not be a day of doing nothing. Since I have been sick, I've been putting off so many things. Ill start my day with a delicious cup of coffee, just to wake up. I got yoga at 12 followed by a bunch or errands.  It's been a while since I've done yoga. For the passed month I have been going to this dance studio, and I loved it. If it would only fit my schedule with school and work I would keep going. Here is a picture of one of the moves we did.  If you want to get in shape, and you have tried all the regular exercises, I would recommend trying something your muscles never tried before. I was sore everyday, after every class. So worth it tho. I want to learn to do splits and have been doing a few exercises from youtube videos, that I thought were helpful. Unfortunately I don't have time to practice as much as I should and want to, so it will probably take me forever. But when the day arrives I will make su...