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A 9 Mile "Recovery Hike" and the Hangry Monster

After a morning of work/blogging on a Lazy Boy Recliner (it's Sunday morning. If I have to work, it's going to be in comfort) we headed off for what was supposed to be a nice and easy 4 mile hike to a great swimming place called Jack's River Falls. Well, I guess I misunderstood. It was 4.5 miles. Each way . Normally I would be fine with that, but one little problem. I ran 20 miles yesterday and was HUNGRY. Like, gnaw on an arm hungry. Of course I never go anywhere without snacks, but I wasn't prepared for what turned out to be a 7 hour trip. Ate an entire package of rice cakes--didn't even make a dent. Pretty worth it for the great company and gorgeous scenery though! The boys were crazy and did some tall cliff jumps into the water--I was just brave enough to dip my toes in. That water was COLD! I got to chatting with my friend's mother, who was telling me all about her recent long cycling trip. No biggie, just all the way across America. Pretty incredibl...