Weekly Adventures: Pathfinder Parkway

Here in B'ville, there is an awesome 10+ mile trail that runs through the town alongside a creek - the Pathfinder Parkway. I posted briefly about it before, but only with pictures of the inspirational message mile markers. Here are some more pics from my long weekend runs over the past few weeks, some days were obviously sunnier and prettier than others. The parkway trail is my favorite part of this town, it is paved, well kept and quite pretty (though I bet it is even better in the spring when everything is actually green again). My only complaint is there could be a few more mile markers and/or signs so people (who shall remain nameless) don't end up running through a trailer park on the wrong side of the tracks trying to find the other leg of the "dog leg" trail.

You Are Here

Old car in a creek bed

Tunnel under road

Greetings from Oklahoma

I am still  here in northern Oklahoma, working my last week and not having much time for "writing" between working, reading, sweating and hanging out with some of the most awesome and hilarious crew members this side and that side of the Red River. So instead, here is first round of pictures from OK....

 

Red River

Crossing the Red River

Welcome sign at the local car rental place

Downtown Tulsa

Night out in Tulsa

Crystal Pistol - Tulsa

Deep in thought....or wine

I'm Not Mad...Just Disappointed

I had a bad day yesterday, it was totally avoidable and totally my fault. I did not do my 100 minutes, nor did I really do my 100 pages. I had a gnarly hangover, like top 5 worst I've ever had. Ugh, I know it is a terrible excuse. You would think I would learn by now and there is no reason for it other than my own bad judgment and misbehavior. I didn't do anything too stupid on Sunday night, other than drink too much and dance (and leave my car downtown, for which I got two $15 parking tickets). A bad 6th day of work combined with the entire crew arriving and having a big reunion (they all worked here together for 3 months last year), no dinner, a bar opening just for us and me getting to know everyone over car bombs (Baileys & Jameson dropped into a half pint of Guiness) and fruity rum drinks = Kate couldn't hold anything down, nor get out of bed until approximately 5pm yesterday. I couldn't even read because my head hurt so damn bad. Ugh. Embarrassing and pissed me off because I wasted a good day off because I was wasted the night before. It was a fun night, but so not worth the pain, misery and not completing my 100s for the first time this challenge.  Because The Universe seems to always have something appropriate to say, this was in my inbox yesterday (which I failed to read until today):

Low days exist to remind you that you still have choices.

High days, Kate, exist to remind you of how fast you rebound... among other things.

Boing,
    The Universe

As I am kicking myself today, I am also reminding myself to not let one bad day turn into two, so tonight I will be rebounding on the bike or treadmill at the hotel gym, furiously reading 200 pages while sweating any remaining alcohol out of my system. If I never see a car bomb again, it will be too soon.