The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 3-190

"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!

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

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I started this afternoon's walk (November 7) by going to a meeting at Valley Academy by foot. When that ended, I went back to the office in time to drive home for our 12 step meeting, but not before taking a category 4 detour up East Cinder Knoll: 2.55 miles with 361 feet climbed in 56:38, which is a 22:14 minute per mile pace. Average grade while climbing: 5.5% (but the second part was much steeper than the first). Overall tortoise rating: 3.4.

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Eating today:

Calorie Goal: 2,304 Calories Consumed: 2,255 Calories Burned: 401 Net Calories: 1,854

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Fried Eggs	2.00	186	14g	420mg	188mg	1g	1g	0g	13g
Great Harvest Bread Co Honey Whole Wheat Bread	1.00	120	0g	0mg	350mg	24g	7g	3g	5g
Butter	1.00	100	11g	30mg	82mg	0g	0g	0g	2g
Smucker's Strawberry Jam	1.00	50	0g	0mg	0mg	13g	12g	0g	0g
Wendy's Single Hamburger With Cheese	1.00	522	27g	85mg	1,123mg	34g	0g	3g	35g
Wendy's Chilli (small)	1.00	190	6g	40mg	830mg	19g	6g	5g	14g
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
Nature Valley Protein Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate	1.00	190	12g	0mg	170mg	14g	6g	5g	10g
Malt-O-Meal Frosted Mini Spooners	1.50	285	2g	0mg	15mg	68g	17g	9g	8g
1% Milk	1.00	102	2g	12mg	120mg	12g	13g	0g	8g
Lofthouse Cookies Frosted Sugar Cookies	1.00	190	7g	10mg	140mg	31g	19g	0g	2g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Walk: 2.5 mph (24min/mi)	57.0	-401.0

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		1,854	92g	672mg	4,288mg	238g	97g	29g	127g

http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/diary/who/#ixzz2BbkYqvlB

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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 :-)

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

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