The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: Chapter 3, Page 1 (3-1)

"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!

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Chapter 3, Page 1 (3-1)

I wanted you to be the first to know that Terreeeblay, aka the Passionately Smiling Tortoise, is back!

At the official day 1 weigh-in, in Terreeeblay's official uniform, at 269.8 pounds. Yes, that means we are starting over at the beginning.

Here is a map of today's walk. It was 1.11 miles in 23 minutes 37 seconds, including 89 feet climbed. I listened to Elder Paul E. Koelliker's conference talk on my way. He helped explain how our families help us understand how our Heavenly Father truly loves each of us equally and fully. http://j.mp/It07N5

It's a start, one tortoise step after another ...

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Here is what I ate today, courtesy of livestrong.com. They calculate the target amounts based on my age, weight, and my personal goal to lose 1 pound each week (and feel strong and energetic).

It's a start. If I know I am reporting what I am doing, it is one more motivator to be consistent. Thanks for your interest and support.

Calorie Goal: 2,605 Calories Consumed: 1,423 Calories Burned: 186 Net Calories: 1,237

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Premier Nutrition Protein	1.00	160	3g	15mg	330mg	5g	1g	3g	30g
Dairy Queen Chicken Salad, Grilled, No Dressing	1.00	280	11g	75mg	890mg	14g	8g	4g	31g
M&M's Coconut M&m's	0.05	11	1g	0mg	2mg	1g	1g	0g	0g
Fat Free Buttermilk Ranch	1.50	53	0g	0mg	660mg	9g	6g	0g	2g
Sunflower Seeds, Roasted & Salted	1.00	180	16g	0mg	170mg	4g	0g	2g	6g
Gorton's Fish Fillets	1.00	240	12g	30mg	500mg	23g	3g	0g	9g
Romaine Lettuce, 1 Leaf	10.00	10	0g	0mg	0mg	2g	0g	0g	0g
Buttermilk Ranch Fat Free Dressing	0.50	18	0g	0mg	220mg	3g	2g	0g	1g
Baby Carrots, Raw	1.00	35	0g	0mg	65mg	8g	5g	2g	1g
Progresso Chicken Noodle	0.10	8	0g	2mg	89mg	1g	0g	0g	1g
Projoba Pollen Burst	1.00	50	0g	0mg	0mg	15g	10g	0g	0g
Frozen Mixed Berries	0.30	24	0g	0mg	0mg	6g	3g	3g	0g
Western Family Oatmeal Old Fashioned	1.00	150	3g	0mg	0mg	27g	0g	4g	5g
Yoplait Light FatFree Blackberry Yogurt	1.00	100	0g	3mg	85mg	19g	14g	0g	5g
Banana, medium	1.00	105	0g	0mg	1mg	27g	14g	3g	1g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Walk: 2.5 mph (24min/mi)	23.0	-186.0

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		1,237	46g	125mg	3,012mg	165g	68g	21g	91g

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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 :-)

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Chapter 3, Page 1 (3-1)

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