I am very fortunate that for the most part the park I hike at most often is generally pretty empty. With COVID there are more people on all my favorite trails but not so many. Our toddler hikes, we've been taking him out since he was a baby. He can manage 2ish miles at 2.5 though it is a much slower pace than the one I need to clear my thoughts. It is definitely not restorative kind of hiking.

I love the imagery of giving in to the distractions and also the end. "I've got nothing." I relate to that a little too well.

I am barely making it to the end of the driveway at the moment (admittedly we do have a long driveway) so I appreciate you taking me along on these hikes.