The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 3-16

"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, May 16, 2012

3-16

I helped people today, and in the course of that walked 0.5 miles in 15 minutes, including climbing 10 feet up stairs. Total walking, for chapter 3 since resuming May 1, is 16.00 miles in 6 hours 13 minutes, with 258 feet climbed. I did my "devotional on the go", which is actually something I try to do daily but just don't mention often. I have some memorized scriptures that I recite in my head and ponder as I go ...
2 Nephi 25:26, D & C 88:119, D & C 4:1-7, 1 Nephi 3:7, Articles of Faith 1:1-13, and Moroni 10:3-5. I like all of it, but am especially moved by "when ye have read [these things], that ye would remember how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men, from the creation of Adam even down until the time that ye shall receive these things, and ponder it in your hearts." My gratitude for His mercy every time I consider those words is overwhelming to me.

Today was Darin's birthday. I think from now on I will simply eat what is left of Willyne's piece of birthday cake when she is done, it was delicious but that would have been plenty for me now that my body has already adjusted to this new way of life. The evening bowl of frosted mini wheats is my fiber answer to try to conteract the cake, ice cream, cheese, etc. working through my system. Live and learn!

Calorie Goal: 2,545 Calories Consumed: 2,753 Calories Burned: 102 Net Calories: 2,651

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
CLIF Bar Clif Bar	1.00	230	3g	0mg	125mg	45g	21g	5g	10g
Kirkland Signature Fruit And Nut Medley	1.00	140	6g	0mg	50mg	17g	12g	1g	3g
Wendy's Ulitmate Chicken Grill	1.00	320	7g	75mg	950mg	36g	8g	2g	28g
Wendy's Chilli (small)	1.00	190	6g	40mg	830mg	19g	6g	5g	14g
Projoba Pollen Burst	1.00	50	0g	0mg	0mg	15g	10g	0g	0g
Planters Fruit & Nut Trail Mix	1.00	140	9g	0mg	15mg	13g	10g	2g	4g
Homemade Lasagna	1.00	450	18g	0mg	0mg	40g	10g	5g	40g
Garlic Cheese Bread	1.00	190	8g	5mg	300mg	24g	1g	2g	5g
Green Beans Canned	2.00	40	0g	0mg	800mg	8g	4g	2g	2g
Cake, Homemade German Chocolate	1.00	438	23g	55mg	469mg	58g	0g	0g	3g
Tillamook Vanilla Bean Ice Cream	2.00	320	18g	50mg	100mg	34g	20g	0g	6g
Malt-O-Meal Frosted Mini-Spooners	1.00	190	1g	0mg	10mg	45g	11g	6g	5g
1% Milk	0.50	55	1g	5mg	60mg	7g	6g	0g	4g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Walk: 2 mph (30 min/mi)	15.0	-102.0

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		2,651	101g	230mg	3,709mg	360g	119g	30g	124g

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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 :-)

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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