The knee hurt. Surgery last year was called a success, but it still hurt. Climbing up the trail, gaining elevation, I could feel it was weak despite the months of therapy. With each step I could feel my age. I hate those people who say age is just a number. Age is not a number it’s an odometer, and I’ve got some hard miles on this model. At least there’s a pretty good view at the end of some of those miles… and the last four were all down hill.