Introduction

40 hikes is part adventure project and part weight loss project. I will be having weight loss surgery this Spring with Puget Sound Surgical Center and to help get me back in shape and excited about a more activity-oriented hobby, I am planning a series of hikes.

Here are the rules.. I will go on one hike each week starting the first day of Spring (March 20th) and going until the last day of Fall (December 18th). That is a total of 40 hikes. Some will be hard. Some will be more like a walk. But each will be different.

I will take pictures and report on the day, conditions, the sights and sounds, how I feel, and any other wonderful (or not so wonderful) tidbits as the project progresses. I will also report on how I'm feeling physically, emotionally, and how my weight, energy, and overall health has changed as I predict it will. So stay tuned!