The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 3-61

"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, June 30, 2012

3-61

A view from the trail marker a half mile up the La Verkin Overlook Trail

I walked 1.01 miles and climbed 292 feet in 31 minutes this morning. Didn't have a lot of time, but I wanted to do some climbing, so I went as far as I could up the La Verkin Overlook Trail in 17 minutes, then retraced my steps. It was my second category 3 climb (Tortoise Rating: 0.6), and first since June 9.

Here are more pictures and a map of the walk with details of the day:

The Virgin River has almost dried up

The dry hill I just climbed in contrast with the irrigated trees and fields below. The black dot by the white fence is my car parked just far enough from the trailhead to not be near any vegetation that could easily catch fire at any time.

The trail marker at 0.50 miles and the view below along La Verkin's Main Street

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Totals of my category 3 climbs is 4.54 miles with 876 feet climbed in 1 hour 56 minutes. Chapter 3 totals are 62.21 miles walked in 24 hours 37 minutes, with 3,330 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes.

My weekly weigh-in was this morning: 257.1, down 0.3 pounds over the past week, and 12.7 pounds total for chapter 3 -- my recommitment since May 1. I'm happy for any progress at all for a birthday week :-)

Eating today, including net calories after deducting exercise:

Calorie Goal: 2,499 Calories Consumed: 2,706 Calories Burned: 140 Net Calories: 2,566

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Mission Large Flour Tortilla	0.80	168	4g	0mg	504mg	29g	2g	1g	5g
Egg, Scrambled	0.80	128	8g	320mg	169mg	2g	1g	0g	10g
Ham (cubed)	0.80	48	0g	0mg	0mg	1g	0g	0g	0g
Grated Cheddar Cheese	0.80	88	7g	0mg	144mg	1g	0g	0g	6g
Dairy Queen Chicken Salad, Grilled, No Dressing	1.00	280	11g	75mg	890mg	14g	8g	4g	31g
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
Dairy Queen Oreo Blizzard - Small	1.00	550	20g	40mg	410mg	81g	61g	1g	12g
Homemade Lasagna	1.00	450	18g	0mg	0mg	40g	10g	5g	40g
corn on the cob (medium)	1.00	111	0g	0mg	0mg	2g	0g	0g	0g
Pound Cake (Homemade)	1.00	248	10g	80mg	94mg	36g	24g	0g	3g
Kirkland Signature Super Premium Vanilla Ice Cream	1.00	270	18g	120mg	65mg	22g	21g	0g	5g
50 Blueberries	0.50	20	0g	0mg	1mg	5g	3g	1g	0g
Unsweetened Heavy Cream Whipped	1.00	100	11g	0mg	0mg	1g	0g	0g	0g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Walk: 3 mph (20 min/mi)	16.0	-140.0

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		2,566	126g	635mg	2,658mg	248g	141g	15g	120g

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/diary/who/#ixzz1zLOj0q5z

I read Alma 8-10 today and as I often do, found it reminded me a great deal of what I see in the world daily ...

2 comments:

UnknownJuly 1, 2012 at 2:01 PM
Dad the total Awes! Congrats on finishing up your second category 3 climb...more impressive than anything is the fact that you couldn't find anyone to go with you, yet you still got out there to not only walk, but push yourself!! To boot, you also clocked in another week with some weight loss, and you certainly deserve to feel proud about that!

Sorry to see your pictures, and see just how dry our area is right now...here's to hoping that the Lord blesses us with rain soon before more devastation rains down on us first.

Thank you for sharing, as always, you are definitely an inspiration! Slow and steady wins the race...love!!
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UnknownJuly 5, 2012 at 7:54 PM
Josh, thanks once again for your very kind wishes. I feel the daily support of you, Megan, Ethan, Kate, and Riley, and I really, really appreciate it! And keep praying for rain!
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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 :-)