The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 78

"The Blog Almost Too Boring To Be The Most Boring Blog in America ... for Over 5 Years!"

until it got too many red cards from Wounded Duck and the Boredom Enforcement Committee ... now the tortoise's goal is to get to 10 red cards so he can get Big Dog to drive down and take a good long walk with the tortoise

P. S. This blog listens to its readers. We have the Benjamin Category Override for 5+ mile walks and now, it humbles Tortoise to say he has been named "Lou", by Doug Jr, in memory of Mr. Consistency himself, Lou Gehrig. Tortoise can hardly type the words to think he is in any way comparable to the noble Iron Horse. Thank you!

Saturday, April 2, 2011

78

Today the Tortoise and Terreeeblay offer you a renewed invitation to visit them on the first Series 4 walk on Saturday, April 23.

At 8 am that day, they will meet whoever would like to walk with them from Grandma's house (which Ethan has discovered Grandpa also lives at) up the trail to the top of the LaVerkin "L".

The tortoise loves RSVP's, so please let him know if you are planning to join him that morning, bright and early before the heat of the day sets in ...

If you're wondering what a Series 4 walk is, here are the enthusisastic comments from the February 5 post: (Appropriately, that was the day the first tortoise marathon was completed ... you can read the full post here if you like: http://terreeeblay.blogspot.com/2011/02/30.html#comments)

Benjamin said...

I love series 3! Great idea and sign me up for timpanogos. I don't know any camp sites but there is always my house if needed :) I'm sure there are lots because the popular thing to do for BYU students is climb up, camp and then finish early and watch the sunrise.

And I thought July was Whitney not Pine Valley? I'm game for both, lets try and include the Jacksons and Ragozzines

February 6, 2011 8:52 AM

dougbeecher said...

I need Series 3 and 4 to prepare for Series HC ... named for cycling fans like you. The over 12,000 ft mountains are "beyond category" in this system. :)

Also I have the tradition of walking with my grandchildren and the red wagon in the July 4 parade ... so my current thought on seeing how far we can go on an HC walk by 14:00, then retracing my steps by dark is to tie into Labor Day weekend to maximize the possibility for people to walk with me while minimizing work conflicts.

Do I hear interest from the Jacksons and Ragozzines then? Exciting times!

February 6, 2011 7:51 PM

Josh Beecher said...

Dad the Awes! First, let me say congratulations on your marathon completion, that is truly something to be proud of friend!! Second, thanks for the update on Series 3, 4 and HC...I'm excited to see where these take us.

As of right now, I'll try and be a part of as many Series 4 hikes I can, and am definitely interested in Timpanogos as well. Had no idea that mom was interested in this peak, so that's certainly an interesting twist to things. I know of campgrounds around the base, but I can look into the forest services' websites to see what kind of backcountry offerings they have available.

Benjamin, I sent you a message regarding the requested change from dad to move the Whitney trip to Labor Day weekend instead of the 4th, sorry if you didn't get it. I have talked with Doug now, and he's game for the Labor Day trip.

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Oh yes, perhaps you are interested in today's walk:

Day 88 - I walked 2204 m (1.37 mi) with Terreeeblay at 2% grade in 32 min. I'm amazed how much the smiling old tortoise sweats doing this.

Series 2 total 83.09 miles in 31 hours 29 minutes.

See you Monday!

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UnknownApril 3, 2011 at 6:46 PM
I almost forgot ... Benjamin has made a request for reporting vertical feet climbed. So beginning today we have 44.09 m (144.64 ft) of recorded elevation gain. :)
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BenjaminApril 17, 2011 at 12:40 PM
Thanks for the elevation gain! And fun look back at the comments, I never saw Josh's. What were the dates for Series 4 again?

Unfortunately I am out on the 23rd :(
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Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Segments Hiked

Total lifetime PCT miles hiked: 205.0 out of the 2,650 total.

From 1966 to 1969 segment Tortoise hiked the portion of the PCT shared by the John Muir Trail, covering PCT miles 767.0 to 942.5 (175.5 miles). (While hiking the full 211 miles of the Muir Trail from Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley to the summit of Mt. Whitney)

Tortoise then embarked on a long career at a desk, interrupted momentarily for a day hike in 1988 up Mt. Baden-Powell as a Varsity Boy Scout coach with his team. That took him from PCT miles 374.0 to 377.9, roundtrip. (There was also a second trip from Onion Valley to Mt. Whitney with the Varsity Boy Scouts in 1989. He barely made it, crying with joy and appreciation when he did. That is a story all of its own).

He returned many years later with these walks. Please click on the date for a link to that day's blog post:

June 14, 2012, hiked PCT miles 565.0 to 566.6 (1.6 miles) on both sides of California Highway 58 at the Cameron Road exit.

October 20, 2012, hiked PCT miles 341 to 342 (1 miles) mostly on the east side of Interstate 15 but also under the storm runoff tunnel just south of the exit to California Highway 138 near Cajon Pass.

February 2013, continued in two segments to do miles 342 to 347 (5 miles).

August 13, 2013, hiked miles 374.2 to 376.6 roundtrip from Vincent Gap trailhead at milepost 74.7 on California highway 2.

February 17, 2015, hiked miles 452.9 to 450.4 roundtrip from Vasquez Rocks Picnic Area.

March 16, 2015, hiked miles 341.9 to 340.2 southbound from Cajon Pass Road, then returned. Partial redo of October 20, 2012 walk ... plus a little more.

April 3, 2015, hiked miles 1089.8 to 1091.9 roundtrip from Echo Summit trailhead to near Echo Lake.

May 12, 2016, hiked miles 206.8 to 204.3 southbound from the Snow Canyon Road gate at the bottom of Mt. San Jacinto, then returned.

August 17, 2016, hiked miles 209.5 to 206.8 southbound from the underpass at Interstate 10 Exit 110 to Snow Creek, then returned.

May 26, 2017, hiked miles 369.4 to 364.4 southbound from the Inspiration Point trailhead on California Highway 2, then returned.

The tortoise may eventually set some kind of record for the longest time to complete the PCT in microsegments. You never know, but we're already at 51 years and counting since his first segment from Onion Valley to Taboose Pass in July 1966 :-)