Is it time for The Horse to take a hike?

I was going to say - about your knee - that you had a legit excuse. If your knee is feeling pretty good now, maybe it's time to test the waters - or the hiking hills anyway. Start flat and build your way up . . . stop when your knee starts complaining (but not to to the point where it's yelling). You know uphill and downhill muscles are different - just be careful testing out the limits. Soak in that vitamin D in too!

I don’t tell people who aren’t politicians to “take a hike.”

Now is as good as any other time, especially as those hills are SO green. Are they alive with music, too?

Lazy? What is that? I live in laziville. No, one cannot live by music alone Take it easy. Hopefully your knee won't be wonky. For me it is my right knee.

You can take one block hikes several times a day. That´s what I´m doing. My eldest daughter is fond of trekking now. Fortunatly her friends have her same age (around 60 years old) so they walk a bit and take pictures.

Just take an easy one. Don't go far.

I'd say certainly time for at least some short walks. We need to walk more. We seem to be getting more and more unfit - or maybe we're just getting older.

Take it a little bit at a time. Be aware of your knee and your capacity. Since it's been a while, we don't want you to have to be airlifted out of the hills.