The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 190

"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!

Friday, August 26, 2011

190

The day began a few minutes before six, and this is what I looked like when I completed an overnight sleep apnea test. Yes, I was able to sleep with all this gear on, but I was glad when it was over. In a week I will learn the results.

It took until a little past 6:30 to get all of the probes off, complete the study questionnaires, and get in the car to head home to start:

Day 108 - I walked 6.71 km (4.17 miles) with 78.0 m (256 feet) climbed in 01:39:12.

Series 2B totals 275.97 km (171.52 miles) in 58 hours 5 minutes, with 3011.8 m (9880 feet) climbed in 9 counties in 7 states.

The total of 10 Series 3 walks is 53.12 km (33.01 mi) in 14 hours 14 minutes. Total distance climbed is 1554.2 m (5102 feet). The ten walks so far were on February 12, 19, 26, May 7, 14, 21, June 11, July 2, August 19, and today, August 26. Thanks to Benjamin (see the comments below) for reminding me that this was a Series 3 walk.

I got to walk with Doug Jr and Josh today, a very nice treat.

For Benjamin: I slept 6 1/2 hours today.

More pictures of the walk

Willyne ... these delicate purple wild flowers are for you!

Have you ever seen a cactus shaped quite like this?

Eating today:

Calorie Goal: 2,460Calories Consumed: 2,307Calories Burned: 751Net Calories: 1,556

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Western Family Oatmeal Old Fashioned	1.50	225	4g	0mg	0mg	41g	0g	6g	8g
Greek Gods Yogurt Non-fat Plain Yogurt	1.00	60	0g	5mg	105mg	10g	7g	2g	6g
Raw Strawberry	1.00	45	0g	0mg	1mg	11g	7g	3g	1g
Egg, Scrambled	1.00	160	11g	400mg	211mg	2g	1g	0g	13g
Avocado Avocado	0.50	73	7g	0mg	4mg	4g	1g	3g	1g
Sliced Tomatoes	4.00	8	0g	0mg	0mg	2g	0g	0g	1g
Green Bell Pepper	0.10	3	0g	0mg	0mg	1g	0g	0g	0g
A Mushroom	0.50	3	0g	0mg	2mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Onions Onion, Medium - Cooked	0.10	4	0g	0mg	0mg	1g	0g	0g	0g
Grandma Sycamore's Enriched White Bread	1.00	100	0g	0mg	230mg	22g	2g	1g	3g
Butter, Salted	1.00	36	4g	11mg	29mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Raspberry Jam	1.00	50	0g	0mg	8mg	12g	12g	0g	0g
Tropicana Orange Juice	1.00	110	0g	0mg	0mg	26g	22g	0g	2g
Mrs. May's Blueberry Trio	1.00	230	16g	0mg	60mg	20g	8g	3g	6g
Pure Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bar	1.00	190	6g	10mg	230mg	17g	2g	1g	20g
Little Caesars Little Caesar's Pepperoni Pizza	3.00	840	33g	60mg	1,260mg	90g	9g	3g	42g
Helados Mexico Paleta De Crema Coconut Ice Cream Bar	1.00	170	10g	35mg	65mg	20g	12g	0g	3g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Walk: 2.5 mph (24min/mi)	99.0	-751.0

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		1,556	90g	521mg	2,206mg	279g	83g	23g	106g

2 comments:

AnonymousAugust 30, 2011 at 3:42 AM
Torch! After seeing the stats I thought it would be a series 3, that has to be the longest series 2!
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UnknownAugust 30, 2011 at 12:28 PM
You're right ... it was a Series 3 walk, so I have added that to the post. Thanks for pointing this out, Benjamin!
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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 :-)