Bad Knees Travel,

The joys of being unhurried is that you can stop at small venues and enjoy the small stuff.  And this small park in the middle of nowhere is a gem. I stopped because the sign looked interesting, and I needed a break from the drive.  Unfortunately it was free day in the park so it was a bit of a zoo.   Note: There are times that they do not allow trailers or RVs in the parking lot as it is small. Located on Beaver Creek on the Verde River, this cliff dwelling was named by the European settlers Montezuma's castle. It has nothing what so ever to do with the Aztecs. The  Sinagua People lived in the area from 1100, but the area was inhabited from as early as 700 AD.  Like many places in the Southwest, it was abandoned in 1425. What was it about that time that made them leave?  The path itself is .3 miles to the end, so round trip a bit more than a half mile.  The entire path is paved, and wheel chair accessible. Lots of benches and shade. This is a place to go slow.  Much of the beauty

On today's walk in a well paved suburban neighborhood, I was rudely reminded that when I get tired and cocky that Mother Nature will give me a sound  reminder of my human condition.   I fell.  Not badly, nothing broken, but one small plant that will never look quite the same. Bruises to hand, arm, and ego. I caught my foot, that is I did not pick up my foot as much as I should have.  It was toward the end of my walk and I was a bit tired. But once I started down, there was no recovery. My mother had a similar fall.  So has my daughter. So perhaps there is some inherited tendency to let the foot drop in my DNA.  I know that my mother took some Senior Mobility classes at one point.  So I decided to do a search, and I am appalled.  As usual. Most of the stuff out there is about putting handles in your shower and not having throw rugs. Not much for those of us that are active, but limited. So here is my list of things to do to limit and deal with falls: Keep your hands out of your pock

 Technical Note: Apparently they have decided to no longer do a notification when I post.  So I will continue to do a notification on FaceBook.   I will look for a new solution for this problem.  And I would appreciate any suggestions