Time flies but recovery doesn't...

 Slowly recovering... my knee still has twinges of pain so I am still taking it a bit easy. I haven't resumed my workouts on the stair-stepper and I am only restarting my yoga workouts this week. I did go on a short hike of only about 1.5 miles this past weekend. My sons dog was visiting  so I had him along which made for a faster paced hike. I wore my knee brace ( well I wear it most of the time honestly). I had very little pain during my hike and only a few twinges since. I was hoping to see some Autumn color, but only found a few Sumacs that were full of red leaves. The weather just wasn't great for fall color this year and most of the leaves are dropping before they change. 

So with my downtime I browsed a bit online looking at some less strenuous hiking trips. Something a bit shorter than the 12 day EBC trek. I'm thinking of something I could do that would prepare me mentally and physically for EBC, also to prove to myself that I would be able to accomplish it. I had placed Machu Picchu/Inca Trail on my bucket list to do sometime after EBC, but now I am thinking it might be better to do it first. I've still a bit of research to do, but I am definitely thinking about it. Anyone out there have any input on the difficulty of this trek? The altitude is far less demanding, I'm just concerned about how steep the inclines are on the trails. 

Well hopefully my next update will have me back in better shape. Old age sure slows down recovery.