tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559482056018458626.post4863785312815348412..comments2023-10-19T06:11:46.836-07:00Comments on 365 Walks! We Start Again: Days: #48 and #49: Nature Nerds and the Age 50 Transition...Allan Stellarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664417640753179655noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559482056018458626.post-56962265419977058512010-02-19T03:17:27.447-08:002010-02-19T03:17:27.447-08:00Nature nerds: this post had me laughing and smilin...Nature nerds: this post had me laughing and smiling throughout. Yes it is not a mid-life crisis (I'm beyond mid-life), but some type of soul crisis.<br /><br />I definitely living a bit healthier, haved gained some stamina, but still don't eat as many vegetables as I should. But when I do, I'm smiling:)<br /><br />And thanks for the shout out!lphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17181262431785226913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559482056018458626.post-12548217706669634232010-02-19T03:14:38.293-08:002010-02-19T03:14:38.293-08:00I'm 5 years away from that landmark age and th...I'm 5 years away from that landmark age and think about it's imminence more and more. But it's not yet stirring mid-life crisis angst. In my younger days, I used to think my life would not be complete until I knocked out some grand adventure like floating the Colorado or hiking the AT. Now though, older, softer, and WISER, I'm content pursuing lesser adventures. Instead of pedaling across America, I'd be content hoping in my car and driving across instead.Tim Koppenhaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826918532832113432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559482056018458626.post-37846409102081030272010-02-18T20:46:46.539-08:002010-02-18T20:46:46.539-08:00I hadn't heard the words Nature Nerd before, b...I hadn't heard the words Nature Nerd before, but that's what I have been calling myself the last few years since I turned, yes 50!<br /><br />Ok, it started when I turned 40 and the hills were alive with wildflowers. It seemed like I there was never time to get out there and explore. And I was afraid to hike by myself. One day on my way home from some errand,I just stopped the car and went hiking by myself. I fought my fear, strange as it may seem, and went alone. Over the next few years I began to learn the names of the flowers, then the regular desert plants, and now the birds. Somehow learning about them, has made me more comfortable and less fearful to hike alone.Jackijohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811235250150517857noreply@blogger.com