Progress Check

20 time overall has been going pretty well. Taylor and I have been hiking a lot and have been on several new trails. We started doing some online research on the physiological benefits of hiking and began compiling it onto a google doc that we will transfer to the blog when completed. We are really enjoying all the nature we are observing, we've seen: deer, rabbits, banana slugs, newts, and various insects. Unfortunately we came into contact with poison oak and I (Sophie) seemed to have gotten a little bit of a rash from it but it's nothing too bad. I had to stop hiking for a few days cause I didn't want to risk coming into contact with more irritating oils and make it worse. This has been enlightening however because now Taylor and I are going to dedicate a post to poison oak, describing how to identify it and how to treat it if contact is met. Our next step will be taking a break from hikes so that we can catch up with updating our blog. We will be posting more trail descriptions and photos soon, and hope to begin introducing the trash issue onto our blog soon after. We've learned that hiking is a great workout for the lower body and we will soon be adding some weighted back packs and wrist weights to see how this changes the fitness aspect of the hike.