The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 13-114

"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, April 24, 2013

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Starting my walk to work this morning

I walked to and from work today, and to lunch. Total 6.57 miles with 340 feet climbed in 1 hour 57 minutes. I'm a little stiff, but I'm feeling better with every passing day.

And now it's time to help this blog live up to it's boring billing, so click here if you'd like to enjoy some more stats, and today's final word, with me ...

Today's final word ...

"And now, my beloved brethren, I would that ye should come unto Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel, and partake of his salvation, and the power of his redemption. Yea, come unto him, and offer your whole souls as an offering unto him, and continue in fasting and praying, and endure to the end; and as the Lord liveth ye will be saved."

-- Omni 1:26

... one of my personal favorite scriptures ...

Cheerio!

Footnotes ...

Reading today: Omni 1
Supplements taken: 2 tablespoons each of 3Youngevity products: Ultimate Tangy Tangerine, Osteo-fx Plus, Z-Radical; also Supralife Oxy-Rich Toddy
Nutrilife vitamins/minerals: yes
Weigh-in today: 233.8, down 1.2 in last 2 weeks and down 33.2 over past 2 years.

Eating today:

Calorie Goal: 2,297 Calories Consumed: 2,538 Calories Burned: 1,001 Net Calories: 1,537

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
eggbeaters omelette	1.00	175	0g	5mg	890mg	8g	1g	0g	33g
bacon bits	1.00	33	2g	0mg	150mg	2g	0g	0g	2g
Market Pantry (SuperTarget) Grated Cheddar Cheese	0.50	55	5g	15mg	85mg	1g	0g	0g	4g
Dannon Activia Yogurt - Peach	1.00	110	2g	10mg	70mg	19g	17g	0g	5g
Strawberries	1.00	74	1g	0mg	2mg	18g	11g	5g	2g
Banana, Medium	0.50	53	0g	0mg	1mg	13g	7g	2g	1g
Orange Juice	1.50	168	1g	0mg	4mg	39g	31g	1g	3g
The Daily Plate Generic Calorie	63.00	63	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Nature Valley Nature Valley Protein Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate	1.00	190	12g	0mg	170mg	14g	6g	5g	10g
Wendy's Ultimate Chicken Grill	1.00	390	10g	100mg	880mg	43g	10g	3g	34g
Garden Vegetable Salad	1.00	45	0g	0mg	47mg	5g	0g	0g	1g
Kraft Kraft Free Raspberry Vinaigrette Fat Free Dressing	1.00	40	0g	0mg	380mg	9g	9g	0g	0g
Wendy's Small Chili	1.00	220	7g	35mg	870mg	22g	6g	6g	18g
Taco Bell Chalupa Supreme - Chicken	1.00	340	18g	40mg	530mg	29g	4g	3g	16g
Nature Valley Nature Valley Protein Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate	1.00	190	12g	0mg	170mg	14g	6g	5g	10g
Oreo Double Stuffed Oreo Cookie	1.00	140	7g	0mg	120mg	20g	13g	0g	1g
Oreo Cookies Double Stuff Golden Oreos	1.00	150	7g	0mg	80mg	21g	12g	0g	1g
1% Milk	1.00	102	2g	12mg	120mg	12g	13g	0g	8g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Walk: 3.5 mph (17 min/mi)	51.0	-453.0		walk to work
Walk: 3 mph (20 min/mi)	12.0	-95.0 walk to lunch
Walk: 3.5 mph (17 min/mi)	51.0	-453.0 walk home

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		1,537	85g	217mg	4,568mg	289g	146g	29g	147g

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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, April 24, 2013

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