Chronic illness in the form of first undiagnosed and then undertreated hypothyroidism had grounded me for years. As I slowly got my meds right I could finally exercise again. Sitting by a stream on New Year’s Eve 2020 on a greenway walk, I knew I needed more outside in my life.

Less than a year later, I decided to do the Alabama Trailblaze challenge for Make-A-Wish…. (Continued in comments)

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