The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 3-57

"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, June 26, 2012

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I had a nice surprise this evening, after a meeting at Valley Academy, Ed Woodd wanted to walk with me. Always more fun (and the time passes quicker) when you have a friend and a good conversation while walking! I walked 1.70 miles and climbed 118 feet in 33 minutes this evening. Chapter 3 totals are 58.79 miles walked in 23 hours 13 minutes, with 2,946 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes. It was my seventh category 5 climb, and first since June 21. Totals of my category 5 climbs is 14.54 miles with 1,149 feet climbed in 5 hours 12 minutes.

Here is a map of the walk and more details of the day:

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Eating today, including net calories after deducting exercise: (Today was a hard day, I was extra hungry most of it, not sure what was unique about today)

Calorie Goal: 2,499 Calories Consumed: 2,613 Calories Burned: 289 Net Calories: 2,324

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Malt-O-Meal Frosted Mini-Spooners	1.20	228	1g	0mg	12mg	54g	13g	7g	6g
Kirkland Signature Nonfat Milk	1.00	80	0g	5mg	120mg	13g	13g	0g	9g
CLIF Bar Clif Bar	1.00	230	3g	0mg	125mg	45g	21g	5g	10g
Turkey Jerky	1.00	80	1g	20mg	700mg	3g	3g	0g	15g
Wendy's Baconator	0.80	672	41g	136mg	1,504mg	30g	6g	1g	45g
Wendy's Chilli (small)	1.00	190	6g	40mg	830mg	19g	6g	5g	14g
Crackers, Saltines	2.00	118	3g	0mg	460mg	22g	0g	2g	2g
Great Value Smoked Almonds	1.00	170	16g	0mg	140mg	6g	1g	3g	6g
Sunrise Energy Bars	1.00	130	6g	10mg	75mg	17g	10g	2g	2g
Dairy Queen Grilled Chicken Salad	1.00	470	32g	95mg	1,050mg	22g	16g	3g	26g
Kraft Kraft Free Raspberry Vinaigrette Fat Free Dressing	1.00	40	0g	0mg	380mg	9g	9g	0g	0g
Seeds Sunflower	1.00	205	18g	0mg	1mg	7g	1g	4g	8g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Walk: 3 mph (20 min/mi)	33.0	-289.0

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		2,324	126g	306mg	5,397mg	247g	100g	32g	143g

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/diary/who/#ixzz1yxntlidh

I read Amos 1 and through Alma 5 early this morning. My favorite verse today was:

Behold, I say unto you they are made known unto me by the Holy Spirit of God. Behold, I have fasted and prayed many days that I might know these things of myself. And now I do know of myself that they are true; for the Lord God hath made them manifest unto me by his Holy Spirit; and this is the spirit of revelation which is in me.

What touched me about this is it gave me an added appreciation for the blessing of fasting. Personal revelation is worth it!

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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, June 26, 2012

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