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An extra busy day, but I walked 0.50 miles, including climbing 20 feet up stairs, in 12 minutes today.  Chapter 3 totals are now 90.99 miles walked in 36 hours 11 minutes, with 5,415 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes

Eating, with net calories today after deducting exercise: 

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I walked 0.97 miles, climbing 115 feet, in 20 minutes this evening.  It was a HumanaFit category 5 climb.   It was my 21st category 5 climb, and the first since July 28  Tortoise rating:  4.4. Totals of my category 5 climbs is 29.59 miles with 2,605 feet climbed in 11 hours 2 minutes.   Chapter 3 totals are now 90.49 miles walked in 35 hours 59 minutes, with 5,395 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes 

Here's a map and more:

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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:

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Tired but smiling tent buddies preparing to bid a hearty Good Day! to Gilwell Field

Each day of this Wood Badge camp, I walked at least as far and climbed as much as I did on Saturday, July 21, so I will count 0.79 miles, climbing 85 feet, in 20 minutes at Tifie Scout Camp in the mountains a few miles east of Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah.  It was a HumanaFit category 5 climb. Tortoise rating:  3.8.  It was my 20th category 5 climb, and the eighth day in a row with one.  Totals of my category 5 climbs is 28.62 miles with 2,490 feet climbed in 10 hours 42 minutes.  Chapter 3 totals are now 89.02 miles walked in 35 hours 27 minutes, with 5,260 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes. 

Eating, with net calories today after deducting exercise:

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We had lots of interesting guest speakers.  We learned so much from each of their life experience
  And look at this fellow's walking stick!  I'd say he had earned it in 70 years in Scouting!

Each day of this Wood Badge camp, I walked at least as far and climbed as much as I did on Saturday, July 21, so I will count 0.79 miles, climbing 85 feet, in 20 minutes at Tifie Scout Camp in the mountains a few miles east of Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah.  It was a HumanaFit category 5 climb. It was my 19th category 5 climb, and the seventh day in a row with one.  Totals of my category 5 climbs is 27.83 miles with 2,405 feet climbed in 10 hours 22 minutes.  Chapter 3 totals are now 88.23 miles walked in 35 hours 7 minutes, with 5,175 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes. 

Eating, with net calories today after deducting exercise:

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The Owl Patrol totem.  We made 12 of these.  Willyne and the Eagle Patrol made many, many more of theirs.  The initials are those of the 4 patrol members.  W2-591-12-5 is our course number assigned by national ... W2 is area 2 of the Western Region, 591 is Utah National Park Council's number, 12 is the year, and it is the 5th Wood Badge held by our council in 2012.  I know, more than you wanted to know ... but this IS the terreeeblay blog after all!

Each day of this Wood Badge camp, I walked at least as far and climbed as much as I did on Saturday, July 21, so I will count 0.79 miles, climbing 85 feet, in 20 minutes at Tifie Scout Camp in the mountains a few miles east of Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah.  It was a HumanaFit category 5 climb. It was my 18th category 5 climb, and the sixth day in a row with one.  Totals of my category 5 climbs is 27.04 miles with 2,320 feet climbed in 10 hours 2 minutes.  Chapter 3 totals are now 87.44 miles walked in 34 hours 47 minutes, with 5,090 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes. 

Eating, with net calories today after deducting exercise:

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The Eagle Patrol working together on their rocket, photographed by Willyne

Each day of this Wood Badge camp, I walked at least as far and climbed as much as I did on Saturday, July 21, so I will count 0.79 miles, climbing 85 feet, in 20 minutes at Tifie Scout Camp in the mountains a few miles east of Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah.  It was a HumanaFit category 5 climb. It was my 17th category 5 climb, and the fifth day in a row with one.  Totals of my category 5 climbs is 26.25 miles with 2235 feet climbed in 9 hours 42 minutes.  Chapter 3 totals are now 86.65 miles walked in 34 hours 27 minutes, with 5,005 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes. 

Eating, with net calories today after deducting exercise:

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The Owl Patrol:  Sebastian Zabriskie, Steve Christiansen, Scott Andersen,
Your Friendly Tortoise, and Brian Smith.  Scott was our Troop Guide.

Each day of this Wood Badge camp, I walked at least as far and climbed as much as I did on Saturday, July 21, so I will count 0.79 miles, climbing 85 feet, in 20 minutes at Tifie Scout Camp in the mountains a few miles east of Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah.  It was a HumanaFit category 5 climb. It was my 16th category 5 climb, and the fourth day in a row with one.  Totals of my category 5 climbs is 25.46 miles with 2150 feet climbed in 9 hours 22 minutes.  Chapter 3 totals are now 85.86 miles walked in 34 hours 7 minutes, with 4,920 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes. 

Eating, with net calories today after deducting exercise:

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8 am Monday morning.  We are ready to walk hand in hand into the world
of Wood Badge ... with no idea where it would take us!

Each day of this Wood Badge camp, I walked at least as far and climbed as much as I did on Saturday, July 21, so I will count 0.79 miles, climbing 85 feet, in 20 minutes at Tifie Scout Camp in the mountains a few miles east of Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah.  It was a HumanaFit category 5 climb. It was my 15th category 5 climb, and the third day in a row with one.  Totals of my category 5 climbs is 24.67 miles with 2065 feet climbed in 9 hours 2 minutes.  Chapter 3 totals are now 85.07 miles walked in 33 hours 47 minutes, with 4,835 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes.

Eating, with net calories today after deducting exercise:

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Home, sweet tent ... Willyne makes a great tent buddy!

Each day of this Wood Badge camp, I walked at least as far and climbed as much as I did on Saturday, July 21, so I will count 0.79 miles, climbing 85 feet, in 20 minutes at Tifie Scout Camp in the mountains a few miles east of Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah.  It was a HumanaFit category 5 climb. It was my 14th category 5 climb, and the second day in a row with one.  Totals of my category 5 climbs is 23.88 miles with 1980 feet climbed in 8 hours 42 minutes.  Chapter 3 totals are now 84.28 miles walked in 33 hours 27 minutes, with 4,750 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes.

Eating, with net calories today after deducting exercise:

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Welcome to the mountain ... wild turkeys!

I walked 0.79 miles, climbing 85 feet, in 20 minutes at Tifie Scout Camp in the mountains a few miles east of Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah.  It was a HumanaFit category 5 climb (Tortoise Rating: 4.1). It was my 13th category 5 climb, and first since July 16.  Totals of my category 5 climbs is 23.09 miles with 1,895 feet climbed in 8 hours 22 minutes.  Chapter 3 totals are now 83.49 miles walked in 33 hours 7 minutes, with 4,665 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes.

Here's a map and more ...

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Home!  Well, for today at least ... then I head up the mountain with Willyne.

I enjoyed an 18 minute walk in the pool, an equivalent of 0.72 miles with no climbing.  Chapter 3 totals are now 82.70 miles walked in 32 hours 47 minutes, with 4,580 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes.

Eating, with net calories today after deducting exercise: 

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Finished my trip home today after being delayed long enough out of Jacksonville that I missed my connection in Atlanta last night.  Today's walk was across the airport terminal in Salt Lake City:  0.84 miles, with 23 feet climbed, in 15 minutes.  Chapter 3 totals are now 81.98 miles walked in 32 hours 29 minutes, with 4,580 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes.  Of course, that doesn't include the walking in Atlanta nor the best walk of the day ... the short one in St. George to curbside and Doug waiting to take me the last lap to La Verkin.  Thanks!

Here's a map and more:

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Willyne ... enjoy the moss!

The swamp ... where you are a Gator or Gator bait!

Rachel, this walk was powered by Jamba Juice :-)

The outside ...

And inside lobby of Darin's building

Here's a map and more ...

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Memo to folks planning walking trails in their town ... Dothan, Houston County, Alabama has figured out how to do a really nice one, as these pictures help illustrate:

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I did two walks, on the campuses of the University of Georgia (in Athens, Clarke County) and Georgia Tech University (in Atlanta, Fulton County), as part of planned visits today.  Here's some pictures and maps of each walk:

This school has been here awhile!

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No mapped walk for Sunday, but I know I walked at least 0.5 miles, climbing 10 feet, in 12 minutes as I travelled to Athens, Georgia.  Chapter 3 totals are now 74.85 miles walked in 29 hours 42 minutes, with 4,308 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes.


Eating, with net calories today after deducting exercise:

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I walked 1.23 miles, climbing 23 feet, in 25 minutes in Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.  Tortoise rating:  6.8.  Chapter 3 totals are now 74.35 miles walked in 29 hours 30 minutes, with 4,298 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes.

Sulphur you may remember as a place we stopped on our 2001 cross-country trip.  Grandpa Forsyth so wanted us to eat at what he called the fabulous Pitt Grill ... and it turned out to be anything but.  Well, the Pitt decided to upgrade to a new facility a block away on the other side of the freeway, so for your viewing pleasure I present its new appearance.  

However, I was not in the mood to give the Pitt a second chance, and so instead went for a mixture of

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Made it to Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and walked there to end the day.  The walk was through the Wal Mart parking lot and into the store to replenish a few items.  Here's a map, stats, and more:

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You just never know what the tortoise will find on his journeys.  I was minding my own business looking for a place to walk to get some elevation, knowing I would be crossing the Continental Divide today.  The gas station attendant in Springerville, AZ was the first person to tip me off to the existence of Pie Town, and that simply to tell me that if I blinked I would miss the town entirely.  Well, if you don't blink, here's what you'll get...

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I did this walk as I ended my day.  The map depicts Quemado, Catron County, New Mexico, which is about 20 miles before Pie Town (which we will get to tomorrow).  It was a short 0.50 miles with 26 feet climbed in 10 minutes, bringing Chapter 3 totals to 69.73 miles walked in 27 hours 46 minutes, with 4,121 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes.  Tortoise rating:  4.5.

Here's a map and more ...

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Arizona highways, and my location last night :-)

Greetings from Cibola and Quartzsite, La Paz County, Arizona!  I walked 0.55 miles in 12 minutes this evening.  I can't get the map to show elevations, but it was hilly so I know it was at least 20 feet.  Tortoise rating:  6.6. Chapter 3 totals: 69.23 miles walked in 27 hours 36 minutes, with 4,095 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes.

Here's a map:

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This dirt road provided a wide walking path today

Mohave County, Arizona is the second largest in the country with over 13,000 square miles (you could put Massachusetts in it with ample room to spare) so maybe you aren't surprised I didn't get farther than my neighboring county today on my magical mystery tour to deliver the Ragozzine van to their new Florida home, but I did get in a short category 5 walk there:  0.76 miles with 157 feet climbed in 20 minutes.  Tortoise rating:  2.3.

Here's a map:

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Here's my exercise for the day (well some of it) ... Chloe and Abigail asked for one last Grandpa potato sack ride as he was saying goodbye to begin his magical mystery tour to deliver their family van to their new home in Florida!

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The dark volcanic rocks ahead make a pretty contrast to the blue sky and the
almost white dry grass  just a quarter  mile up the La Verkin Overlook Trail

Finished my last dose of antibiotics today.  I think Floryne was right, I was at least bordering on going from a virus to pneumonia.  The congestion was deep and is just today finally seeming to mostly be past.  Yea!  To quote Darin, I "derecommend" sickness as a weight loss technique, and we will see if the tortoise can keep it off as health returns.  With that said, my weekly weigh-in this morning was 252.6, down 4.5 pounds over the past week, and 17.2 pounds total for chapter 3 -- my recommitment since May 1.

I basically repeated last Saturday's walk today ... another attempt to increase lung capacity.  I am beginning to believe my lifetime of dealing with serious allergies had even more impact on me than I thought ... so I need to work harder to get enough air to do the everyday things I want to do.  So ... today I went 1.38 miles    in 42 minutes, climbing 312 feet in the process.  It was my first HumanaFit rated category 4 climb, which is interesting since last Saturday was rated category 3.  Tortoise rating:  1.8.  (Please continue reading to see a couple more pictures, map, and other details of the day)

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This evening's walk is dedicated to my favorite soccer player, Ethan.  This little fellow is pure energy, and my walking path reminded me of him!

I walked 1.05 miles in 21 minutes this evening, climbing 85 feet in the process.  It was my ninth HumanaFit category 5 climb, and first since yesterday, July 5.  Tortoise rating:  4.6.  Totals of my category 5 climbs is 16.74 miles with 1,319 feet climbed in 5 hours 56 minutes.

Chapter 3 totals are 66.04 miles walked in 26 hours 10 minutes, with 3,586 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes.  Here's a map (so Ethan can see why it reminded me of him):

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Third day of five on antibiotics.  That and a second night back on the C-PAP machine and I could breathe this morning.  I'm still trying to beat this bug, but just being able to breathe is a wonderful improvement!


OK, I should be on the machine every night.  That's a given, reminded by the fact that my blood pressure was good at the doctor two days ago, and the rest of my vital signs were normal, but my oxygen count was low.  errrrr.  You may know we have lots of little people at our home these days, and I move a lot when I sleep, which means the machine periodically leaks air, producing extra noise until I move back to a position more to its liking. (None of which I am conscious of while it is occurring, of course).  So I decided to lay off the machine for a few weeks.  Apparently this was a bigger sacrifice than I realized.


Anyway, I went back to work this afternoon, and went on a walk half the length I would have liked, just to keep going on it at some level.  For where I am right now, I think it was about right.


So for you fellow number lovers (and also you especially hardy souls who read clear to the last word), here goes:

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The tortoise continued gradual improvement against the virus this morning.  Willyne, Floryne, and I celebrated the 4th by walking in the LaVerkin parade pulling the red wagon with Chloe and Abigail, waving and throwing candy.  It's a fun tradition!  We went 0.80 miles in 24 minutes, climbing 52 feet in the process. Read on for another picture, a map and more ...

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Just starting to improve in the fight against the virus.  Visited with the doctor, got some antibiotics, activity was still minimal today, but a little more than yesterday.  I walked 0.33 miles in 10 minutes around the house, including 10 feet climbing stairs and our ramp.  Chapter 3 totals are 63.04 miles walked in 25 hours 2 minutes, with 3,360 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes. 

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Continued the fight against the virus, even staying home from work, so activity was minimal today.  I walked 0.17 miles in 5 minutes around the house, including 10 feet climbing stairs and our ramp.  Chapter 3 totals are 62.71 miles walked in 24 hours 52 minutes, with 3,350 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes. 

Eating today, including net calories after deducting exercise.  I probably had another 100 calories of vitamins, especially vitamin C, zinc tablets, etc, that I don't know how to record in livestrong.com:

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I picked up a virus last night, so activity was minimal today.  I walked 0.33 miles in 10 minutes around the house, including 10 feet climbing stairs and our ramp.  Chapter 3 totals are 62.54 miles walked in 24 hours 47 minutes, with 3,340 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes.


Eating today, including net calories after deducting exercise.  I probably had another 100 calories of vitamins, especially vitamin C, zinc tablets, etc, that I don't know how to record in livestrong.com: