To The Bone

To The Bone

Bruised, Battered but Unbeaten

A hunter, angler and gatherer's struggle to stay fit after fifty

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Hank Shaw
May 17, 2022
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This past week I walked around Lake Natoma, near my home, for the first time in more than a year. It’s a hike of more than 11 miles, and I wasn’t certain I’d be able to make it. But I did.

What’s more, I wasn’t crippled the day after. Or the day after that. At my age, it isn’t the next day that gets you. Even soreness comes on slower when you get older.

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