Did a typical Tiger Mountain conditioning hike today, with Mark, Greg and Ken. They went farther than I did – at the junction with the Nook Trail they went up a ways (this is the ultra-steep trail that goes directly up to the summit of Tiger #3) and I turned around.
We met up for coffee afterwards.
I cut my hike short to save my legs for tomorrow – Derek and I are going to go somewhere, we will figure it out in the morning.
Have been sick with a nasty cold all week so this was my first hike since last Sunday. Mark and Ken have also been sick, and Jan tells me the hospital where she works is jammed to the rafters with patients, many of them with a vicious ‘flu that has broken out.
How many people are killed by influenza every year (and recall the devastating pandemic following WWI that killed about 50M world-wide) with no breathless media commentary?
Oh, well, human psychology is beyond my pay grade, but I continue to get my ‘flu shot every year and I wish everyone did.