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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, June 15, 2012

3-45



Walked 3.30 miles in 1 hour 15 minutes today, including 200 feet climbed. Tortoise rating:  4.7.  Chapter 3 totals are 45.13 miles walked in 18 hours 8 minutes, with 1,617 feet climbed, and 6 swims totalling 1,590 meters in 1 hour 32 minutes.  It was my fourth category 5 climb, and first since June 12.  Totals of my category 5 climbs is 7.04 miles with 588 feet climbed in 2 hour 32 minutes.


This was an impromptu walk.  I passed the bridge where the Pacific Crest Trail crosses California Highway 58 in daylight, and since this happens rarely, it occurred to me that this was my chance to locate where the trail goes in both directions from this point, since sign markings are not as clear as I would like.  It was a
delightful walk.  Temperature was about 80 degrees, cool for June.  I got to meet someone who started on the trail at the Mexican border on May 14 and is hoping to hike the entire trail to Canada by the end of September.  He helped me find the trail here, and I talked to him about how Guitar Lake is a great place to camp before doing the final ascent of Mt. Whitney from the 12,000 foot level.  After we parted company, I regretted not asking for his name and permission to take his picture. I enjoyed the conversation in any event and wish him well.

As a teenager, I hiked the John Muir Trail, most of which is also the Pacific Crest Trail, in sections.  According to the very useful Halfmile PCT Trail Notes (Southern California section), and (Northern California section) these two trails are the same from PCT mile 767.0 to 942.5 (175.5 miles)

Today I walked 1.6 miles of the PCT, from trail mile 565.0 to 566.6.  It will be interesting to see how much of the trail I will wind up seeing over my lifetime.  I will track it here, at my usual tortoise pace, as I do it.

Here's a map and some more pictures of this walk, Terreeeblay's first in Kern County, California:









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Eating today:


 2,515  1,974  583  1,391
Food ItemServingsCalsFatCholestSodiumCarbsSugarsFiberProtein
Quaker Oatmeal1.502255g0mg0mg41g2g6g8g
Dannon Activia Yogurt - Peach1.001102g10mg70mg19g17g0g5g
Banana, medium1.001050g0mg1mg27g14g3g1g
Pancake1.0010010g0mg320mg23g7g1g2g
pancake syrup2.001020g0mg2mg26g7g2g0g
Bacon, Egg, Cheese Omelette0.5019514g244mg585mg2g0g0g17g
Biscuits And Gravy0.5026517g5mg775mg24g3g0g4g
Frozen Yogurt1.002803g0mg0mg26g0g0g0g
Blueberries, Raw0.30250g0mg0mg6g5g1g0g
strawberries (raw)0.50230g0mg1mg6g3g1g1g
Wendy's Berry Almond Salad0.501778g47mg209mg8g2g1g15g
Wendy's Chili, Small size1.002206g35mg780mg23g6g5g17g
Crackers, Saltines2.501484g0mg575mg28g0g3g3g
FitnessMinutesCals Burned
Walk: 2.5 mph (24min/mi)75.0-583.0
TotalsCalsFatCholestSodiumCarbsSugarsFiberProtein
1,39168g340mg3,317mg257g66g24g71g


Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/diary/who/#ixzz1xqdd2zyG


I listened to "The Why Of Priesthood Service", by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  One of his memorable quotes was:


"The what of priesthood service teaches us what to do. The why inspires our souls.
The what informs, but the why transforms."

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