The air here in North Idaho is terrible. Two years ago we had to cancel kids football practices because the air quality was unhealthy. It was in the range of 180 ppm particulates. We thought that was bad. Yesterday we reached 300 ppm. All school sports outdoor practices are cancelled. Elementary kids are not allowed to have outdoor recess at the moment. People with asthma are really suffering.
There are massive forest fires in Montana, our neighboring state. I read that out of 56 counties in Montana, 40 of them are on fire. Now there is an enormous fire on the Washington-Oregon border that has closed a major highway. The ash falling from that fire has people reminiscing about the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helen's.
I'm not making it to the gym. The gym has posted that they remain open in this weather. We pay a monthly fee to be able to go there and they will be open for it. It's up to each individual to take care of their own health. I do not feel comfortable breathing hard in this smoke. I've gone back and forth about it. Sometimes I wonder if I'm making an excuse to not exercise. But I've decided that isn't it. I'm winded walking up the stairs from the bad air. I want to be at the gym. I want to be getting healthy. My back hurts from inactivity.
I've started stretching at home and tonight I'm starting a tap dancing class. It's indoors and starts slow, so I think I can manage it.
There is a mountain there. Past the flags on the golf course. It's really beautiful on a good day. You'll have to trust me.
This picture I swiped from KXLY news. This is the famous floating green on the Coeur d' Alene Golf Course on CdA lake. The top was taken in May and the bottom was taken yesterday.
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