The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 107

"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, May 21, 2011

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Day 23 ... you never know what you'll find on a magical mystery tour ...

I did a Regular Walk for 4.33mi in 01:23:03 with a 19.18min/mi pace and speed 3.13mi/h with @HumanaFit http://soc.li/0ol4I2G. Climbed 21.9m (72 feet). Tortoise rating: 6.8.

Series 2B totals 51.34 km (31.90 miles) in 11 hours 3 minutes, with 762.3 m (2501 feet) climbed.

Series 3 totals are now 31.44 km (19.54 mi) in 7 hours 54 minutes.

See you Monday ...

8 comments:

BenjaminMay 22, 2011 at 4:37 PM
Another plow week! No missed days and a great Sat! Are you feeling stronger on your Sat hikes?
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UnknownMay 23, 2011 at 10:28 AM
Love the embedded map, and pictures Awes! That memorial park you went through looks like a beautiful place for a stroll on a nice day. :)
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UnknownMay 24, 2011 at 9:41 PM
The park is definitely nice, almost like an oasis actually (compared with two blocks away by the "All American City" sign for example). I am feeling stronger on the Saturday walks. My measuring stick is going to be the next time I do "the L" ... maybe early this Saturday before it gets hot ... :)
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UnknownMay 25, 2011 at 10:21 AM
Sounds awes Awes! Let me know if you decide to do the "L" this weekend as I'd love to join you. :)
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UnknownMay 25, 2011 at 8:22 PM
Well, it looks like a 90 degree weekend, so I was thinking early like 7 or 8, but I don't know how that would work for you. Let me know, I can be flexible. :)

Wonder if benhog is interested as well ...
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UnknownMay 26, 2011 at 3:01 PM
Guess we can just talk it out tomorrow night when we're all together. Would love to say early morning Sat would work, but not sure its practical to get up for it, then go back to St George to get the family. No way we'll all be ready to head out to La Verkin that early.
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AnonymousMay 27, 2011 at 9:35 AM
I'll look forward to our chat tonight!
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AnonymousMay 27, 2011 at 9:36 AM
This time anonymous is Doug Beecher, Sr. Blogger is doing some crazy unexplained things these days (for several days around Mother's Day it was down completely).
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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 :-)