The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 3-4

"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 4, 2012

3-4

I walked in the swimming pool for 25 minutes today. According to Livestrong
this burned more calories than
walking for the same length of time (see http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/diary/who/#ixzz1txwAnat3),
so I will count it as 1 mile. Total chapter 3 walking is 4.22 miles in 1 hour 37 minutes, with 132 feet climbed.

Here is what I ate today, including lunch with Willyne. Pretty exciting wedding anniversary!

Thanks again for your encouragement!

Calorie Goal: 2,605 Calories Consumed: 2,043 Calories Burned: 204

 Net Calories: 1,839

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
McCann's Irish Oatmeal	1.00	150	2g	0mg	0mg	26g	0g	4g	4g
Dole Frozen Blueberries	0.50	35	1g	0mg	0mg	9g	6g	2g	0g
General Mills Yoplait Light Fat Free yogurt, Harvest Peach flavor	1.00	100	0g	0mg	85mg	17g	11g	0g	5g
Fried Eggs	1.00	80	5g	240mg	70mg	0g	0g	0g	7g
Apple	1.00	65	0g	0mg	1mg	17g	13g	3g	0g
Pacific Gold Teriyaki Beef Jerky	1.00	80	1g	10mg	490mg	7g	5g	0g	11g
Paradise Bakery & Cafe Bbq Chicken Chopp Salad	0.60	382	22g	66mg	1,575mg	26g	0g	4g	23g
Paradise Bakery & Cafe Turkey Sandwich	0.60	343	11g	24mg	1,154mg	45g	0g	2g	16g
Paradise Bakery & Cafe Chocolate Chip Cookie	0.50	140	7g	0mg	110mg	21g	14g	1g	2g
Frozen Yogurt	0.30	84	1g	0mg	0mg	8g	0g	0g	0g
Kirkland Signature Trail Mix	1.00	160	10g	0mg	40mg	12g	9g	1g	5g
Deli Turkey	2.00	100	2g	40mg	900mg	4g	0g	0g	16g
Orowheat Sandwich Thins	1.00	100	1g	0mg	230mg	22g	2g	3g	0g
Romaine Lettuce, 1 Leaf	1.00	1	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Julie's Blackberry Organic Sorbet	1.00	60	0g	0mg	20mg	16g	14g	0g	0g
walnuts	1.00	164	16g	0mg	1mg	3g	1g	2g	4g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Water Aerobics	25.0	-204.0

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		1,839	78g	380mg	4,676mg	232g	75g	21g	92g

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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 4, 2012

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