3-40

Walked 3.53 miles in 1 hour 25 minutes this afternoon, including 584 feet climbed. HumanaFit rated part of it a category 3 climb (Tortoise Rating: 0.7).  It was my first category 3 climb.

Chapter 3 totals are 37.82 miles walked in 15 hours 22 minutes, with 1,065 feet climbed, and 6 swims totalling 1,590 meters in 1 hour 32 minutes.

Here's a map, some more pictures, and some commentary on this walk:




In addition to walking or swimming daily, I am once again trying to take one longer walk each week.  I was working on the road today, and didn't know when I would finish.  When I did, in late afternoon, I was in Kaysville, Utah, and googled trails there hoping to find something to move up from category 5 to 4, maybe 3.   Meaning an increase in slope from 3% to something over 6%.

I found a trail up Adams Canyon to a waterfall that sounded nice, so I started up planning to then retrace my steps.  Once you get up to where you meet the stream going down the canyon, you have a choice of three trails, none of which are marked.  There had been serious efforts down the hill to put up fences and retaining walls to keep you on the trail and reduce erosion, so I chose the most used trail thinking it would lead me to the falls.

It didn't.  I wound up on something called the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, as you can see in one of the pictures below.  Still a nice walk, but now I am going to try to learn more about where I went.  It is clear from the map though that I did not continue up the canyon but started going south along the base of the mountains.  It is a popular trail, I passed many walkers, runners, and mountain bikers, all of whom were friendly to an older looking guy walking alone and somewhat out of breath most of the time.  That's the point, I'm trying to condition myself to expand my lung capacity.

Enjoy the pictures:

Panoramic view looking northwest from the top

This sign confirmed what I was thinking ... I started climbing
 Adams Canyon,  but wound up on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail

View from the top looking southwest.  You can see the Oquirrhs in the distance.

View looking up Adams Canyon. 

An attempt to show the incline on the steepest part of the trail.

Parts of the trail go right through low oak trees

Here is my eating today:

Calorie Goal: 2,515 Calories Consumed: 2,397 Calories Burned: 661 Net Calories: 1,736

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Egg White	2.00	32	0g	0mg	110mg	0g	0g	0g	8g
Asparagus, Boiled	1.00	20	0g	0mg	13mg	4g	1g	2g	2g
Avocado	0.50	81	8g	0mg	7mg	9g	1g	5g	1g
Oatmeal	3.00	225	5g	0mg	0mg	41g	2g	6g	8g
10 Raisins	1.00	14	0g	0mg	1mg	4g	3g	0g	0g
Sliced Almonds	1.00	133	12g	0mg	0mg	5g	1g	3g	5g
Banana, medium	1.00	105	0g	0mg	1mg	27g	14g	3g	1g
Yoplait General Mills Yoplait Light Strawberry Yogurt - 6 Oz	1.00	100	0g	-5mg	85mg	17g	11g	0g	5g
Simply Orange Orange Juice	1.70	187	0g	0mg	0mg	44g	37g	0g	3g
Carl's Jr. Charbroiled BBQ Chicken Sandwich	1.00	360	5g	60mg	1,150mg	48g	12g	4g	34g
Wendy's Chili, Small size	1.00	220	6g	35mg	780mg	23g	6g	5g	17g
Chicken Breast	2.00	260	2g	136mg	154mg	0g	0g	0g	54g
Roasted Potatoes	2.00	600	8g	0mg	0mg	72g	8g	8g	0g
Andes Mint Patty	0.40	60	1g	0mg	28mg	12g	0g	0g	0g
Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Walk: 2.5 mph (24min/mi)	85.0	-661.0
Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		1,736	46g	226mg	2,329mg	305g	96g	36g	139g

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/diary/who/#ixzz1xMG6DKqn

I listened to the talk "The Powers of Heaven" by Elder David A. Bednar of The Quorum of Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints during all of this today.  Here are some thoughts I especially took note of:

"Ordinary men are given the authority of the priesthood. Worthiness and willingness—not experience, expertise, or education—are the qualifications for priesthood ordination."

"President Spencer W. Kimball also pointedly emphasized the active nature of the priesthood: “One breaks the priesthood covenant by transgressing commandments—but also by leaving undone his duties. Accordingly, to break this covenant one needs only to do nothing” (The Miracle ofForgiveness [1969], 96)."

"Brethren, I promise that if you and I will prayerfully ponder the pleas of these sisters, the Holy Ghost will help us to see ourselves as we really are (see D&C 93:24) and help us recognize the things we need to change and improve. And the time to act is now!
This was a great day!