The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 3-5

"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!

Saturday, May 5, 2012

3-5

I walked in the swimming pool for 35 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/#ixzz1u3jtJMQ3),

so I will count it as 1.4 mile, which is about what I would have walked on the
street in that time. Total chapter 3 walking is 5.62 miles in 2 hours 12 minutes,
with 132 feet climbed.

Here is what I ate today. As a side note, we had the family over for a Cinco De Mayo celebration, lots of yummy food. I think I made some reasonable choices, but would love your feedback ...

Thanks again for your encouragement!

Calorie Goal: 2,605 Calories Consumed: 1,884 Calories Burned: 378 Net Calories: 1,506

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Nutrilite Nutrilite (protein Powder)	0.70	31	0g	1mg	67mg	1g	0g	0g	7g
McCann's Irish Oatmeal	1.50	225	3g	0mg	0mg	39g	0g	6g	6g
Dole Frozen Blueberries	1.00	70	1g	0mg	0mg	17g	12g	4g	0g
General Mills Yoplait Light Fat Free yogurt, Harvest Peach flavor	1.00	100	0g	0mg	85mg	17g	11g	0g	5g
Naked Juice Naked All Natural Mighty Mango Juice Antioxidant Smoothie	0.80	96	0g	0mg	12mg	24g	14g	0g	1g
Banana, medium	1.00	105	0g	0mg	1mg	27g	14g	3g	1g
walnuts	1.50	246	24g	0mg	1mg	5g	1g	3g	6g
Ground Beef, Drained And Rinsed	1.00	130	5g	60mg	65mg	0g	0g	0g	21g
Canned Tomatoes, Diced	1.00	25	0g	0mg	350mg	4g	3g	1g	2g
Green Leaf Lettuce	1.00	15	0g	0mg	40mg	3g	0g	1g	1g
Tostitos Artisan Recipes Roasted Garlic & Black Bean Chips	1.00	140	7g	0mg	90mg	18g	0g	2g	2g
Chunky Salsa Mild Salsa	4.00	60	0g	0mg	1,160mg	12g	8g	0g	0g
Sunrise Energy Bars	1.00	130	6g	10mg	75mg	17g	10g	2g	2g
Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwich (Vanilla)	1.00	140	2g	1mg	95mg	30g	15g	3g	4g
Pulled Pork Bbq	3.00	270	5g	45mg	0mg	33g	27g	0g	21g
Orowheat Sandwich Thins	1.00	100	1g	0mg	230mg	22g	2g	3g	0g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Aerobics: water	35.0	-378.0

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		1,506	54g	117mg	2,270mg	269g	118g	28g	79g

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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 :-)

Saturday, May 5, 2012

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