The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 183

"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!

Thursday, August 18, 2011

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Day 101 - I walked 3.38 km (2.10 miles) and climbed 35.1 m (115 feet) in 00:34:11.
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Series 2B totals 250.63 km (155.77 miles) in 51 hours 53 minutes, with 2559.2 m (8395 feet) climbed in 9 counties in 7 states.

Listening today while walking: "Preparation Brings Blessings" by President Thomas S. Monson from the April 2010 Priesthood Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: http://lds.org/general-conference/2010/04/preparation-brings-blessings?lang=eng. One of the paragraphs brought back sweet memories:

"One of my most vivid memories is attending priesthood meeting as a newly ordained deacon and singing the opening hymn 'Come, All Ye Sons of God.' Tonight I echo the spirit of that special hymn and say to you, 'Come, all ye sons of God who have received the priesthood.' Let us consider our callings, let us reflect on our responsibilities, and let us follow Jesus Christ, our Lord."

As a deacon, I remember more than once in Stake Priesthood Meeting having President Knudsen (a counselor in the stake presidency) call all the Aaronic Priesthood holders up to the stand, where he would personally lead us in singing this song. Of course, I was terrified at the time, but I felt so good singing it with my fellow Priesthood brothers! Please click the arrow in the picture below, it will take you about two minutes to watch and listen. I think you will be touched as I was (and still am every time I sing or hear this song).

Eating today:

August 18th, 2011Write in your diary: How do you feel today?

Calorie Goal: 2,497Calories Consumed: 2,080Calories Burned: 332Net Calories: 1,748

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Egg, Fried	1.00	100	5g	215mg	65mg	1g	0g	0g	6g
Maple Sausage Patty	2.00	400	28g	0mg	0mg	6g	0g	0g	12g
Cinnamon Toast	1.00	120	2g	0mg	0mg	24g	0g	0g	5g
Grilled Skinless Chicken Breast	0.10	12	0g	7mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	2g
Romaine Lettuce	0.10	1	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Western Family Oatmeal Old Fashioned	1.00	150	3g	0mg	0mg	27g	0g	4g	5g
Greek Gods Yogurt Non-fat Plain Yogurt	1.00	60	0g	5mg	105mg	10g	7g	2g	6g
50 Blueberries	0.50	20	0g	0mg	1mg	5g	3g	1g	0g
Strawberries	0.60	27	0g	0mg	0mg	6g	5g	2g	1g
Panera Bread Bbq Chopped Chicken Salad	1.00	500	22g	70mg	970mg	47g	15g	6g	31g
Classic Beef Stroganoff	1.00	302	15g	84mg	402mg	10g	0g	1g	28g
Macaroni	1.00	197	1g	0mg	1mg	40g	1g	2g	7g
Coconut Ice Cream Bar (la Michoacana)	1.00	192	9g	36mg	52mg	15g	14g	0g	2g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Walk: 3.5 mph (17 min/mi)	34.0	-332.0

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		1,748	84g	417mg	1,596mg	191g	45g	18g	105g

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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 :-)

Thursday, August 18, 2011

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