The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 07/01/2011

"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, July 30, 2011

167

Day 85 - I walked 1.69km (1.05 miles) and climbed 7.0m (23 feet) in 00:24:21 with lots of family two days in a row - you can tell we are getting more tired as the reunion goes on, we were all glad with a slower pace. :-)

Series 2B totals 205.17 km (127.51 miles) in 43 hours 14 minutes, with 2198.2 m (7211 feet) climbed in 9 counties in 7 states.

Later in the morning after thinking I was too tired to get in the pool, I went down the slide fully clothed, including levis that soaked lots of water and weighed me down. I then did general pool play for 20 minutes after that, which I used "coaching swimming" to record on LiveStrong, the lowest burn rate they have -- I'm confident what I actually burned was something more than this ...

Here is eating today, and I'll see you Monday after our Sunday rest ...

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Pancake Syrup	1.00	187	0g	0mg	66mg	49g	26g	1g	0g
Pancakes	1.00	520	14g	58mg	1,104mg	91g	0g	0g	8g
Sausage Patty	1.00	267	20g	98mg	540mg	0g	0g	0g	20g
Egg, Scrambled	1.00	160	11g	400mg	211mg	2g	1g	0g	13g
K Orange Juice	2.00	200	0g	0mg	10mg	48g	40g	0g	2g
Bbq Chicken Thigh	1.00	140	6g	0mg	0mg	8g	0g	0g	14g
BBQ Chicken Legs Slow Cooker	0.50	206	4g	90mg	313mg	18g	4g	0g	23g
Bacon Green Beans	2.00	132	8g	0mg	0mg	10g	0g	6g	4g
Tropicana Orange Juice	1.00	110	0g	0mg	0mg	26g	22g	0g	2g
HomeMade Brand Navajo Taco	1.00	422	13g	52mg	430mg	53g	3g	5g	23g
Scones	1.00	95	5g	15mg	78mg	11g	2g	0g	1g
Honey Butter	1.00	45	2g	0mg	0mg	5g	0g	0g	0g
Fitness	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking, pushing a stroller	24.0	-206.0
Swimming - general (leisure, not laps)	20.0	-236.0
Totals:		2,042	83g	713mg	2,752mg	321g	99g	12g	110g

Friday, July 29, 2011

166

Josh was taking the picture, he walked with us too :-)

Day 84 - I walked 3.92km (2.44 miles) and climbed 17.1 m (56 feet) in 00:43:04 with five of my children and spouses and five of my grandchildren as part of our family reunion. Very nice!

Series 2B totals 203.48 km (126.46 miles) in 42 hours 50 minutes, with 2191.2 m (7188 feet) climbed in 9 counties in 7 states.

Eating today:

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Premier Nutrition Chocolate Protein Shake Rtd	1.00	160	3g	15mg	330mg	5g	1g	3g	30g
White Bread	1.00	180	2g	0mg	277mg	28g	2g	2g	5g
Butter	0.50	50	6g	15mg	48mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Pastrami	1.00	70	2g	15mg	560mg	1g	0g	0g	12g
Deli Turkey	1.00	50	1g	20mg	450mg	2g	0g	0g	8g
frosted mini wheats	1.00	250	1g	0mg	5mg	41g	10g	5g	5g
1% Milk	0.50	55	1g	5mg	60mg	7g	6g	0g	4g
Bbq Chicken Thigh	1.00	140	6g	0mg	0mg	8g	0g	0g	14g
Bacon Green Beans	1.00	66	4g	0mg	0mg	5g	0g	3g	2g
Pistachio Salad	2.00	122	6g	0mg	256mg	18g	0g	0g	1g
Tortilla Chips	0.50	71	4g	0mg	75mg	9g	0g	1g	1g
Salsa	1.00	10	0g	0mg	125mg	2g	0g	0g	0g
Baby Carrots, Raw	0.70	25	0g	0mg	46mg	6g	4g	1g	1g
Raw Strawberry	1.00	45	0g	0mg	1mg	11g	7g	3g	1g
Pineapple Chunks	1.00	90	0g	0mg	10mg	24g	22g	1g	0g
Deli Turkey	2.00	100	2g	40mg	900mg	4g	0g	0g	16g
White Bread	1.00	180	2g	0mg	277mg	28g	2g	2g	5g
French's Honey Mustard	1.00	10	0g	0mg	30mg	1g	0g	0g	0g
Pumpkin Pasties	1.00	116	6g	15mg	172mg	12g	2g	0g	2g
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies	3.00	279	10g	51mg	252mg	44g	0g	2g	5g
Fitness	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walk: 3.5 mph (17 min/mi)	42.0	-414.0
Swimming - freestyle, vigorous	4.0	-79.0
Swimming: backstroke	4.0	-73.0
Totals:		1,503	55g	176mg	3,872mg	254g	55g	23g	111g

Thursday, July 28, 2011

165

Day 83 - I walked 1.10km (0.68 miles) and climbed 11.9 m (39 feet) in 00:09:46 - I was attempting to see how fast I could walk over a short distance. The front of my legs were hurting the second half of the walk, but it was a good walk.

Series 2B totals 199.56 km (124.02 miles) in 42 hours 7 minutes, with 2174.1 m (7132 feet) climbed in 9 counties in 7 states.

Eating today:

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
frosted mini wheats	1.00	250	1g	0mg	5mg	41g	10g	5g	5g
1% Milk	0.50	55	1g	5mg	60mg	7g	6g	0g	4g
Raspberry	0.80	8	0g	0mg	0mg	2g	1g	1g	0g
Bora Bora Bora Bora Tiki Blueberry Flax	1.00	180	9g	0mg	10mg	19g	8g	4g	5g
Dairy Queen Vanilla Soft Serve	0.70	98	3g	11mg	49mg	15g	13g	0g	2g
White Bread	2.00	360	4g	0mg	554mg	56g	3g	3g	10g
Mayo	1.00	90	10g	0mg	70mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Wizarding World Of Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice	0.25	25	0g	0mg	9mg	6g	6g	0g	0g
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies	3.00	279	10g	51mg	252mg	44g	0g	2g	5g
Pumpkin Pasties	1.00	116	6g	15mg	172mg	12g	2g	0g	2g
Papa Murphy's Pizza Hawaiian Original Crust, Medium	1.00	190	7g	22mg	0mg	22g	0g	0g	15g
Papa Murphy's Pizza Papas Pizza - BBQ Chicken	2.00	640	26g	70mg	1,560mg	64g	6g	4g	38g
Fitness	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walk: 4 mph (15 min/mi)	10.0	-130.0
Jumping Jacks - vigorous	1.0	-16.0
Push-ups - vigorous	1.0	-16.0
Totals:		2,129	77g	174mg	2,741mg	287g	56g	20g	85g

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

164

Day 82 - I walked 5.01km (3.11 miles) and climbed 29.9 m (98 feet) in 00:51:05.

Series 2B totals 198.46 km (123.34 miles) in 41 hours 57 minutes, with 2162.2 m (7093 feet) climbed in 9 counties in 7 states.

Eating today:

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Plain Pancakes	1.00	149	2g	9mg	484mg	28g	0g	1g	4g
Pancake Syrup	0.50	94	0g	0mg	33mg	25g	13g	1g	0g
1% Milk	0.50	55	1g	5mg	60mg	7g	6g	0g	4g
Premier Nutrition Chocolate Protein Shake Rtd	1.00	160	3g	15mg	330mg	5g	1g	3g	30g
Homemade Lasagna	1.00	450	18g	0mg	0mg	40g	10g	5g	40g
Dinner Rolls	1.00	144	3g	0mg	583mg	26g	2g	1g	4g
McDonald's Ca Mango Pineapple McCafe Smoothie (Small)	1.00	220	1g	5mg	40mg	49g	49g	2g	3g
Homemade Lasagna	1.00	450	18g	0mg	0mg	40g	10g	5g	40g
frosted mini wheats	1.00	250	1g	0mg	5mg	41g	10g	5g	5g
Banana	1.00	121	0g	0mg	1mg	31g	17g	4g	1g
1% Milk	0.50	55	1g	5mg	60mg	7g	6g	0g	4g
Dairy Queen Cookie Dough Blizzard -Sm	0.10	68	3g	6mg	47mg	10g	8g	0g	1g
Dreyer's Coconut Pineapple Ice Cream	1.00	120	5g	10mg	60mg	19g	15g	0g	1g
Dreyer's Coconut Pineapple Ice Cream	1.00	120	5g	10mg	60mg	19g	15g	0g	1g
Fitness	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walk: 3.5 mph (17 min/mi)	51.0	-503.0
Totals:		1,952	60g	65mg	1,763mg	346g	161g	26g	138g

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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 :-)