The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 3-195

"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!

Monday, November 12, 2012

3-195

Walked after work today, again bundled up pretty well. I listened to the Priesthood Session of conference that we attended a few weeks ago, the first 4 1/2 talks through about half of President Eyring. I had my phone in my pocket with a cord up to earphones, under earmuffs, under a hat that covered my ears. Total awes!

I will let my map mostly describe my route, except to say that I walked like I was headed home from work, then at the last street before the bridge, turned and headed up the hill to return to work that way.

Stats: 4.86 miles with 236 feet climbed in 1:24:44, which is a 17:26 minute per mile pace. Course included a HumanaFit category 5 climb of 0.71 miles at 2.5% average grade. Tortoise Rating: 4.8. Eating today totalled 1,814 calories; the most recent 7 days totalled 15,874 calories. Please click on the line below to see the map:

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Eating details today:

Calorie Goal: 2,318 Calories Consumed: 1,814 Calories Burned: 740 Net Calories: 1,074

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Western Family Oatmeal Old Fashioned	1.50	225	4g	0mg	0mg	41g	0g	6g	8g
Mountain High Fat Free Plain Yogurt	0.75	90	0g	4mg	135mg	14g	13g	0g	9g
Banana, small	1.00	90	0g	0mg	1mg	23g	12g	3g	1g
Projoba Pollen Burst	1.00	50	0g	0mg	0mg	15g	10g	0g	0g
Renew Life Organic Triple Fiber	1.00	40	1g	0mg	0mg	5g	0g	4g	3g
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
Generic Spaghetti Noodles	1.00	210	1g	0mg	0mg	41g	2g	2g	7g
Italian sausage homemade spaghetti sauce (bmr)	1.00	231	16g	40mg	947mg	8g	4g	2g	13g
Cheddar Cheese Bread	1.00	208	6g	18mg	306mg	29g	0g	1g	9g
Creamy Rice Pudding	2.00	350	4g	110mg	154mg	66g	0g	2g	12g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Walk: 3.5 mph (17 min/mi)	83.0	-740.0

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		1,074	43g	247mg	2,813mg	264g	58g	23g	92g

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/diary/who/#ixzz2C4mKrZz0

Today's last word ...

"I believe it is by divine design that the role of motherhood emphasizes the nurturing and teaching of the next generation. But it is wonderful to see husbands and wives who have worked out real partnerships where they blend together their influence and communicate effectively both about their children and to their children."

—L. Tom Perry, "Becoming Goodly Parents", Liahona and Ensign, November 2012

from reading including Mark 7 and Ether 11...

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 :-)

Monday, November 12, 2012

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