Spring Training

Still training with Genie. Today hiked 2 1/2 hours in the Santa Teresa county park hills. Hot and sunny, was overall dry on the trails just here and there mud along the creek path runoffs. We hiked to the top and the farther up the more wildlife. Saw wild turkey and as we were starting down a coyote crossed the path ahead of us. We stopped and turned around hoping it wouldn't see us, but it looked at us as it went up the hill. We walked briskly then ran a little ways as fear sat in imagining Genie as lunch. On the way I picked up a stick because there are mountain lions and wild boar up there as well and wasn't sure how I would fight it all off. But we made it back unscathed. I told a couple hiking that I saw a coyote and they said their friend was hiking on the other side of this part of the park with her dog and two coyotes attacked her dog. They said she is a tall woman and fought them off and ran away with the dog. Am considering carrying mace and an air horn for defense. Yesterday walked an hour in Los Gatos with everyone petting Genie and her socializing with all the dogs. Saturday took a 90 minute walk around the neighborhood with Dave and Genie. The walks and hikes I consider training because anything is better than nothing. Saturday is the big run, the first of many to come I hope. Come out in support or participate as well. Lake Almaden Park in San Jose at 8:30. Thanks for the support and contributions for CPC

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