Hiking (Outdoor Walking) To Kelsey Creek Farm Park (1hr Deep-Dive)
Channel: Aaron Schwarz
Date: 2023-05-21

Meg & I parked our 2019 Nissan LEAF SV at the baptist church on 140th in Bellevue then walked through a neighborhood to a trail heading. 

We talked with an older woman named Noreen who has lived in that area of 44 years, and she even recommended that we check out a local house where the owner rents out an upstairs unit, but it was occupied & the owner was not home, so we moved on.

We started hiking on the local trail network about 0.5 miles or so to the Kelsey Creek Park Farm. 

We ended up going a few miles on foot & did enough climbing on the way back to spin my Apple Watch fitness wheels, via logging Outdoor Walking at the activity. 

We had a lot of positive social interactions at the Farm Park while recording these clips that I later edited into this movie after we returned home. 

We brought over 140oz of water with us & even refilled the 72 oz big water jug at the Transportation Hub where I work on our way back. Meg has a 32 oz vacuum insulated steel water bottle, mine is 40oz of a similar design. She got a 72oz version of hers as a bulk storage to keep in the car when we are out doing activities in warm weather. The 3 full water bottles add about 14lbs of mass to my backpack, but the large one weighing about 7 lbs is removed & left in the car as we take off on foot with the backpack & our water bottles inside. 

We brought a bowl of custom spun trial mix that Meg whipped up before we left this morning & stored in a plastic container so we could eat it as lunch along our hike or outdoor walk :) 

Walking & hiking are very healthy activities that are great for your body & mind. Staying active one of the best ways to stay younger longer. Walking helps improve blood flow in the legs & vascular system, including improving cerebral blood flow that's great for mental executive function, boosting mood & emotional health too. Walking after a meal helps to improve digestion too, and can help to burn the blood sugar rise that is associated with after meal eating digestion & absorption of food molecules. 

Staying well hydrated really important. It was a nice sunny 77 F day outside & great weather for hiking through the forest & visiting the farm park.