OK, just returned from my training hike.   All lathered up.  Had to put on the old flannel shirt because the A/C feels cold in the house.    2 miles with trail pack and 1 mile walking fast Hollywood (no pack).   Added the tent and sleeping pad to the rucksack today.

My training plan is to do a rucksack walk every other day and just walk Hollywood on alternate days.   I'm way behind Johnny in my trainup.   He's over 6 miles with rucksack.  Yogi Berra once said, "It is what it is..."

The neighbors, of course, now think I'm even crazier than they thought before.   They all loved my dog, but Stella is gone.   I guess they think I've substituted the rucksack for the Australian Shepherd.   Sure miss her while walking.   She always laughed at my bad jokes.