TAKE A HIKE MOM IN CHILLIWACK, BRITISH COLUMBIA

I got a phone call from my two sons who live in Chilliwack B.C., asking whether I wanted to take a hike with them again when I am there, like we did in 2022 on the Lindeman Lake Trail.

It was a resounding "Yes" as both boys are avid hikers and sports nuts. Spending time with them in any capacity at all while only seeing them once a year, is what I live for.. Having said that,with my sons being 30 and 28 respectively now, when I took that hike with them at 59 ( now 61) and they were both also two years younger, I felt old. Both boys can and still hike it to view Lindeman Lake in record time. When Mom tagged along, even with our backpacks full of water bottles, Trail Mix and Granola Bars, due to the rocky terrain and the elevation, what takes them 10 minutes maybe, took us almost 45 when I hiked it with them.. Even though I wore a tee shirt that day with my boys that said " In it to Win it", I knew this year and not being 59 anymore, when my sons asked me to take another hike with them this trip, I flat out told them I could not do the Lindeman Trail again this year.. It was then I suggested a much flatter trail just outside of Chilliwack on the Vedder River. One that their Dad and I used to go and camp quite often before they were born. We would also take both of them, along with their older sister to the Vedder for picnics and walk the trail when they were really young.

They loved the idea as did I. With being a "Tom Boy" and a Senior Mom of three Adult children, admitting our bodies Biological ages can not do what it might have been able to even two years prior when either taking a hike with them or not, was a humbling experience. I felt both Old and embarrassed, telling them I just could not hike on the steep terrain with them this visit in Chilliwack. What about the scant few here, reading this? Getting Old sucks the odd time. Having to tell your kids, you are "Young at heart, but slightly older in other places" and admitting to it can be difficult. Especially when it comes to doing activities with your kids, that you can not do as easily anymore.