The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 3-124

"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, September 1, 2012

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Did lots of driving today (September 1) ... from Safford, Arizona back home after visiting with John Wilson in the Federal Correctional Institution. John's wife Sharon made the trip down too, she stayed on for a longer visit after we left.

Had the minimum walk, 0.50 miles in 12 minutes with 20 feet of stairs climbed. Please click on the line below to continue reading:
This bring my chapter 3 totals to 137.40 miles walked in 53 hours 8 minutes, with 8,983 feet climbed, and 14 swims totalling 4,640 meters in 4 hour 57 minutes.

Eating, with net calories today after deducting exercise:

Calorie Goal: 2,404 Calories Consumed: 3,039 Calories Burned: 89 Net Calories: 2,950

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
bagel with cream cheese	1.00	259	10g	28mg	0mg	33g	0g	0g	8g
Dannon Activia Yogurt - Peach	1.00	110	2g	10mg	70mg	19g	17g	0g	5g
Arbys Medium Roast Beef Sandwich	1.00	440	17g	75mg	1,380mg	40g	5g	2g	33g
Arby's Curly Fries - Medium	1.00	600	31g	25mg	1,550mg	74g	0g	5g	6g
Arby's Orange Cream Shake	1.00	450	12g	40mg	310mg	78g	64g	0g	11g
Sonic Drive-In All Beef Regular Hot Dog - 6	2.00	640	36g	80mg	1,740mg	54g	6g	2g	22g
Sonic Chocolate Milk Shake (regular)	1.00	540	16g	60mg	270mg	89g	74g	0g	6g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Walk: 2.5 mph (24min/mi)	12.0	-89.0

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		2,950	124g	318mg	5,320mg	387g	166g	9g	91g

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/diary/who/DougBeecherSr/#ixzz26aW163dM

Today's last word ...

"Be we reminded that the gathering of Israel is not the ultimate endpoint. It is but the beginning. The true endpoint is eternal life. It is that God’s children, in a covenant relationship with Him either by lineage or by adoption, will be able to dwell with Him and their families forever. That is God’s glory—eternal life for His children!"

—Russell M. Nelson, "Prophet, Apostles Speak at MTC Mission Presidents' Seminar", Church News and Events, June 29, 2012

Cheerio!

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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 :-)

Saturday, September 1, 2012

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