The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 3-18

"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, May 18, 2012

3-18

I walked in the swimming pool for 30 minutes this evening, which I will count as 1.20 miles, about what I would have walked on the street in that time. The Riecks are here for Timmeri Blair's wedding, and the Despains are here for the start of summer vacation. Lots of people in the pool with us tonight as you can see, including Willyne doing her slow jog in the water, amazing ...

Total
walking, for chapter 3 since resuming May 1, is 18.08 miles in 7 hours 5 minutes, with 258 feet climbed. I read Hosea 1 and Mosiah 18 this morning. I love the commitments to the Lord that those people made when they were baptized!

Eating today, including attending Timmeri's wedding reception (beautiful!), was:

Calorie Goal: 2,545 Calories Consumed: 2,374 Calories Burned: 238 Net Calories: 2,136

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Maple Sausage Patties	2.00	336	23g	113mg	693mg	4g	4g	0g	27g
Scrambled Eggs	1.50	105	7g	360mg	105mg	1g	0g	0g	11g
Great Value Hash Browns	1.50	225	12g	0mg	450mg	27g	2g	3g	3g
Naked Juice Naked All Natural Mighty Mango Juice Antioxidant Smoothie	1.00	120	0g	0mg	15mg	30g	18g	0g	1g
Dairy Queen Chicken Salad, Grilled, No Dressing	1.00	280	11g	75mg	890mg	14g	8g	4g	31g
Fat Free Buttermilk Ranch	1.00	35	0g	0mg	440mg	6g	4g	0g	1g
Turkey Jerky	1.00	80	1g	20mg	700mg	3g	3g	0g	15g
Kirkland Signature Fruit And Nut Medley	1.00	140	6g	0mg	50mg	17g	12g	1g	3g
CLIF Bar Clif Bar	1.00	230	3g	0mg	125mg	45g	21g	5g	10g
Homemade Lasagna	0.60	270	11g	0mg	0mg	24g	6g	3g	24g
Costco Spring Mix Salad	2.00	130	0g	0mg	140mg	6g	0g	0g	2g
Hidden Valley Light Ranch	1.00	80	7g	0mg	280mg	3g	1g	0g	1g
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
Popcorn, Indiana hip'ins All Natural Popcorn Chips Sea Salt Flavor	0.50	60	1g	0mg	115mg	11g	0g	1g	1g
Frosted Sugar Cookie	0.20	38	1g	1mg	22mg	6g	4g	0g	0g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Water Aerobics	30.0	-238.0

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		2,136	85g	574mg	4,095mg	249g	100g	23g	139g

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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 :-)

Friday, May 18, 2012

3-18

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