Thanks you guys! I live for days like that. When ever I injure my foot I live in dread that it won't heal this time and I'll never be able to do that hike again.
To prevent stiffening up I've kept myself moving today with household chores. Going for a walk is helpful too, but I wanted the cats to have access to the porch all day so I've chosen to keep moving inside.
If I'm going to be really sore it will hit tomorrow but I started to feel some stiffness around 2:30 today so I am still moving. I've defrosted both freezers, cut up cat meat, washed all the windows, vacuumed the house, swept down the stairs, cleaned the bathroom (and changed the flapper). I am running out of steam now, so if I was going to walk it would be now.
However the girls are still out on the porch and I have a chicken roasting in the oven so here I stay. I'll get out the mat and stretch a little, too. That will help.
You know it's amazing how much my stair running at work has helped me. I wasn't sure how fit it was keeping me, but I had no trouble at all with that hike, neither wind or endurance.