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I had another great Winter backpacking trip in Uwharrie National Forest. Uwharrie is located in Troy between Sanford and Charlotte adjacent to Morrow Mountain State Park. The park has rolling hills between 500' and 700' in elevation. I have backpacked here twice before and last year completed the  Uwharrie Marathon  which I will run again this March. The marathon basically covers the majority of this hike. I hope you enjoy the video. Day 1, Friday 1/13/23 Taking a half day PTO and driving for two hours got me to the  Trailhead at NC 109 . After reading any important notices on the informational board - there weren't any - I started hiking south on the Uwharrie Trail.  The trail took me quickly into the woods and down to a small stream. After crossing the stream at mile 1.5 I reached Watery Branch Creek which the trail followed for about 3/4 miles. Along this stream there are several good camping spots which I took advantage of in previous trips. I continued on past  Yates P

The  Vanguard economic and market outlook for 2023: Beating back inflation  report is published. A very interesting read. However, if you are not interested in detail and only want to know how to best invest long-term please skip to the last page. You will find the recommended asset allocation using their 10-year look-ahead which is predicted to obtain an annualized total return of 6.4%. Recommended asset allocation: 50% equities 30 % US 10% Europe 10% Emerging Markets 50% fixed income 22% International bonds 22% US bonds 6% Treasury My key takeaways from the 10-year look-ahead: Inflation will be under control Europe and Pacific Emerging Markets will outperform the US Bonds will achieve better returns than recently I rebalanced accordingly.

This had been my tenth year running and as always, I am content with my performance. Highlights included the two trail races I ran in the Spring: the Uwharrie Marathon and the Point Break Challange at Hanging Rock State Park. In the Fall I enjoyed running the Tuna 70 Relay and the Richmond 1/2 Marathon. Weekly activities with friends included running Mondays at Trophy Brewing, Wednesdays at Raleigh Brewing and the Saturday Umstead run with the Raleigh Trail Runners. I don't really have specific goals for 2023 other than maintaining current milage & pace and enjoying a few races. I have already signed up again for the Uwharrie Marathon and am thinking about doing a full road marathon in the Fall. Biking was also really enjoyable throughout the year. Many weekend greenway trips with friends riding from Clayton to Raleigh and after work rides to the local brewery. I also picked up mountain biking in the Fall and I enjoy the mix between physical and mental challenge more than I had