Hiking in Maine with Kelley: 10/31/14 Sears Island

Sunday, November 2, 2014

10/31/14 Sears Island

40's and a mix of sun and clouds. Something different as we hadn't been here in awhile and the tides were right. Poor map- my printer is not working.

We started on the west shore ( we usually start on the other side) planning a different route than usual. The shore at this end of the island is more sand and small stones but there are sections further on with lots of big rocks and difficult footing. I wanted to spare Kelley that today.

A small stream on the Green Trail provided a dip and a drink

and the woods a change from the shore

We followed the road to the jetty and then back to take the Homestead Trail to the shore on the other side.

Looking back as we head for the car.

Turned out to be a nice hike. We met a couple of people and dogs- if we stay on the sure we don't see anyone beyond the start - and I think avoiding the rougher shore was a good idea. 2 hours

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Kim@Snug HarborNovember 2, 2014 at 4:26 PM
I always enjoy seeing the photos with any kind of beach or shoreline.
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Kelley

Kelley was purchased along with two cats to be companions in a nursing home my wife owned. It became evident that she had a problem with her back legs and had pain. The vet said she had arthritis and she needed to lose weight and get lots of exercise so she came home and we gradually began hiking and put her on a diet. She improved to the point that she had no more pain and had an almost normal gait. When Mary left us we dealt with it by doing even more hiking and immersing ourselves in nature. Kelley did all of the peaks at Acadia as well as most others within a couple of hours of home. And I lost about 20 pounds. She loves to hike and will go as long as I will.

Kelley Update

A bit about how Kelley has been doing. You may be wondering why we are doing shorter and less strenuous hikes. In the story about Kelley above I indicate that the problem with her legs had pretty much been resolved. At the end of August last year I broke my ankle coming down from Dorr Mtn. and was not able to hike for 3 months and then we had a hard winter. This spring Kelley had a return of the arthritis problem in her back legs. She had to go back on medication and we could do little serious hiking. I think she lost some of the strength the vet thought was compensating for her problem. We have been building up the length of our hikes and Kelley is doing better and her medications have been cut way back. I am optimistic at this point that we will get back to the level we had reached before I broke my ankle.

Kelley Update 12/31/11

Kelley is doing well, hardly ever exhibits lameness or needs pain medication. She has been very excited the few times we got snow as she really loves to run in it. She seems also to have no problem with cold and is eager to be out in the woods whatever the weather.

1/24/12

Kelley continues to do well with slightly increased mileage. She seems better the more we do.

8/8/15 Update

It's been quite awhile between updates. Kelley is now 8 years old and does not seem to have the limberness she had achieved or the endurance. Occassionaly she lets me know she doesn't want to hike and we have a day off. We have also cut down the time per hike and I have been trying different times and hikes to find the best hikes/time so that she gets her needed exercise but doesn't overdo it. I wish she could talk. We still get out most days and right now an hour and a half seems about right but it's a continuing process.

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10/31/14 Sears Island

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