The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 175

"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!

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

175

I cleaned one of my air conditioning vents instead of walking early this morning, so ...

I walked to the post office and the bank, then continued up the hill to Hurricane Elementary School in the afternoon instead.

The school is on a hill with a nice view of the rest of town

Hope you enjoy the pictures ...

If you look carefully you can see Zion Park in the distance beyond the school yard

Day 93 - I walked 2.93 km (1.82 miles) and climbed 27.1 m (89 feet) in 00:36:40.

Series 2B totals 228.18 km (141.81 miles) in 48 hours 0 minutes, with 2357.6 m (7734 feet) climbed in 9 counties in 7 states.

I listened to Elder Bednar's talk in the Saturday afternoon session of April 2010 general conference for inspiration while walking. We need to constantly be alert and attentive on our path through life and let the Lord be our guide. I wrote some further feelings from listening to this talk at: http://t.co/8Kx3sHT

Eating today:

Calorie Goal: 2,488 Calories Consumed: 2,036 Calories Burned: 327 Net Calories: 1,709

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Krusteaz Wheat And Honey Pancakes	1.00	220	2g	5mg	550mg	42g	6g	4g	8g
Pancake Syrup	1.00	187	0g	0mg	66mg	49g	26g	1g	0g
1% Milk	1.00	110	3g	10mg	120mg	13g	12g	0g	8g
Mrs. May's Cranberry Trio	1.00	230	16g	0mg	60mg	20g	8g	3g	6g
Western Family Oatmeal Old Fashioned	1.20	180	3g	0mg	0mg	32g	0g	5g	6g
Greek Gods Yogurt Non-fat Plain Yogurt	0.80	48	0g	4mg	84mg	8g	6g	2g	5g
Strawberries	0.50	23	0g	0mg	0mg	5g	4g	2g	1g
50 Blueberries	0.20	8	0g	0mg	0mg	2g	1g	0g	0g
Sloppy Joe Meat	1.00	145	6g	43mg	286mg	6g	6g	0g	30g
Tangy Barbeque Beans	1.00	300	12g	0mg	0mg	40g	0g	0g	0g
Potato Salad With Egg	1.00	240	14g	15mg	560mg	28g	8g	3g	3g
Marie Callender's Lattice Peach Pie	0.20	66	4g	0mg	28mg	8g	4g	0g	1g
Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookie	2.00	280	14g	51mg	211mg	36g	6g	0g	3g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Walk: 3 mph (20 min/mi)	37.0	-327.0

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		1,709	73g	128mg	1,966mg	289g	86g	20g	70g

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/myplate/#ixzz1UbEP9dNS

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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 :-)

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

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