I was several days recovering from first hike. I had trouble eating even for a few days. That didn't stop me. I made several more hikes while I was there. The second and 3rd hikes were longer but had the same affect. I noticed that the hiking on uneven ground had really loosened things up along my spine and given me a lot of my balance back. I was feeling pushed for time. I had already put off going to boat when I first planned but I knew I was starting to recover faster all the time and was reluctant to let go of the easy access to a gym.

  I put on 24 lbs of muscle while in Thompson Falls. Then Did a 14 day water fast to dump some of the excess weight and clean more crud out of my system. I ended up the same weight (220) but now my muscles were much stronger and harder than they had been.

  I am still not 100%. May never be, but I will never stop moving. Better to hurt and have a life than to lay around hurting and waiting to die. It was time to leave my winter home and get back to my life. I made some friends in Thompson Falls and I would like to get back to see them someday. This is sunset looking from Montana as I was leaving.