The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 08/01/2011

"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!

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

194

Day 110 - I walked 9.11 km (5.66 miles) with 40.2 m (132 feet) climbed in 01:41:29. The climbing included 92 feet calculated by Humana Fit plus an estimated 40 feet climbing four half-flights of stairs twice at the conclusion of the walk, which since it was done inside a building, HumanaFit's satellite didn't track.

Series 2B totals 293.74 km (182.56 miles) in 61 hours 19 minutes, with 3100.2 m (10,170 feet) climbed in 10 counties in 8 states. Today Maricopa County, Arizona was added to my walking list. Even starting at 7 am, it was a very warm walk, I think I sweated a full liter of water.

The total of 11 Series 3 walks is 62.23 km (38.67 mi) in 15 hours 55 minutes. Total distance climbed is 1594.4 m (5234 feet). The eleven walks so far were on February 12, 19, 26, May 7, 14, 21, June 11, July 2, August 19, 26, and today, August 31.

For Benjamin: I slept 3 1/2 hours last night.

Here are some pictures of today's walk. I discovered a trail system around the nearly dry creeks that have been paved to serve as storm control ditches, and also discovered an entire trail system around a small mountain in north Phoenix. It will be fun to come back some time and explore them some more ... perhaps not in the summer though.

View up the mountain from where I turned around

View south of the city from the trailhead

Part of the trail system along the storm control ditches. Definitely desert landscaping.

Eating today:

Calorie Goal: 2,447Calories Consumed: 1,838Calories Burned: 926Net Calories: 912

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
KFC Grilled Chicken - Thigh	1.00	160	9g	85mg	350mg	0g	0g	0g	17g
KFC KFC Biscuit	1.00	220	11g	0mg	640mg	24g	2g	1g	4g
KFC BBQ Baked Beans	1.00	200	2g	0mg	680mg	39g	18g	9g	8g
Cracker Barrel Grilled Chicken Salad	1.00	620	8g	0mg	0mg	10g	0g	0g	40g
Soft Serve in Waffle Cone	1.00	638	13g	43mg	430mg	113g	0g	0g	20g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Walk: 3.5 mph (17 min/mi)	97.0	-926.0

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		912	42g	128mg	2,100mg	186g	20g	10g	89g

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

193

Day 109 - I walked 3.67 km (2.28 miles) with 13.1 m (43 feet) climbed in 00:35:36.

Series 2B totals 284.63 km (176.90 miles) in 59 hours 38 minutes, with 3060.0 m (10,038 feet) climbed in 9 counties in 7 states.

For Benjamin: I slept 7 1/2 hours last night.

Here are some pictures of today's walk on the north side of Mile Square Park in Orange County,, California:

View from the corner of Brookhurst and Edinger

A pretty pond with ducks. People were fishing there too.

Eating today:

Calorie Goal: 2,447Calories Consumed: 1,476Calories Burned: 427Net Calories: 1,049

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Jamba Juice Bright Eyed & Blueberry	1.00	220	1g	5mg	70mg	43g	38g	2g	11g
Jamba Juice Soy Protein Boost	1.00	30	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	8g
Outback Steakhouse Outback Norwegian Salmon (light Style)	1.00	415	22g	115mg	563mg	13g	0g	5g	42g
Outback Steakhouse House Side Salad - Tangy Tomato	1.00	311	15g	38mg	621mg	38g	0g	4g	7g
John Mccann's Steel Cut Irish Oat Meal	1.00	150	2g	0mg	0mg	27g	0g	3g	4g
Outback Steakhouse Side Bread	1.00	69	1g	0mg	132mg	12g	0g	2g	4g
Grilled Chicken Breast	1.00	281	3g	65mg	750mg	3g	0g	0g	35g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Walk: 4 mph (15 min/mi)	34.0	-427.0

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		1,049	43g	223mg	2,136mg	136g	38g	16g	111g

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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 :-)