The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 3-90

"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!

Sunday, July 29, 2012

3-90

Doug Jr. sent me this picture today of London's newly remodeled Hyde Park chapel of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It has many good memories for me, and it is timely today, after
a busy day of Church meetings, he joined Willyne and I to watch a recording of
Friday's opening ceremonies of the Olympics. Loved the history, pegeantry, and much more!

We had a well earned day of rest today. I estimate I walked 0.50 miles in 12 minutes, with 20 feet climbed up stairs, over the course of the day. Chapter 3 totals are now 89.52 miles walked in 35 hours 39 minutes, with 5,280 feet climbed (same as the distance from sea level to the 13th step of the west entrance of the Colorado State Capitol building -- exactly one mile), and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes.

My weigh-in this morning was 251.8, down 0.8 pounds since my last weigh-in on July 7, and 17.9 pounds total for chapter 3 -- my recommitment since May 1.

Eating, with net calories today after deducting exercise:

Calorie Goal: 2,451 Calories Consumed: 2,440 Calories Burned: 91 Net Calories: 2,349

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Steel Cut Oats Organic	2.00	300	5g	0mg	0mg	52g	2g	8g	14g
Yoplait Yogurt	1.00	100	0g	0mg	0mg	20g	14g	0g	5g
Pecans, Shelled	1.00	196	20g	0mg	0mg	4g	1g	3g	3g
Banana, medium	0.50	53	0g	0mg	1mg	14g	7g	2g	1g
Dole Frozen Blueberries	0.50	35	1g	0mg	0mg	9g	6g	2g	0g
Orowheat Sandwich Thins	1.00	100	1g	0mg	230mg	22g	2g	3g	0g
Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter	1.00	190	17g	0mg	150mg	7g	3g	2g	7g
Jam	1.00	50	0g	0mg	0mg	12g	0g	0g	0g
Sun Chips Sun Chips	1.00	210	10g	0mg	180mg	29g	3g	4g	3g
G 1% Milk	1.00	111	3g	10mg	131mg	13g	12g	0g	9g
Gorton's Fish Fillets	2.00	480	24g	60mg	1,000mg	46g	6g	0g	18g
Lipton Cheddar Broccoli Rice	1.00	240	2g	0mg	830mg	51g	3g	1g	5g
Salad	1.00	100	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	3g	0g
Orowheat Sandwich Thins	1.00	100	1g	0mg	230mg	22g	2g	3g	0g
Ocean Spray 100% Cranberry Juice	1.25	175	0g	0mg	44mg	44g	44g	0g	0g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Walk: 2.5 mph (24min/mi)	12.0	-91.0

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		2,349	83g	70mg	2,795mg	343g	105g	30g	64g

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/diary/who/DougBeecherSr/#ixzz22pREd5p7

Today's last word ...

"Teach them to never be weary of good works, but to be meek and lowly in heart; for such shall find rest to their souls." -- Alma 37:34

Cheerio!

2 comments:

AnonymousAugust 17, 2012 at 12:22 PM
Dad you are an inspiration. Keep it rolling!
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UnknownAugust 17, 2012 at 4:46 PM
Thanks to my anonymous child who loves me ... The tortoise will keep rolling and appreciates your support!
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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 :-)