The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 13-222

"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, August 10, 2013

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Tortoise with his buddies wishing him well as he heads out on his walk

Being Saturday, I added a little extra to the walk to work today by climbing halfway up the L on the way. After a little morning work I met Ethan, Kate, Riley, and Willyne at the movies to watch "Planes". We had a great time! I walked the 0.4 miles from work to meet them at the theater to complete today's walk, then rode home with them after the show.

Total walk was 4.55 miles with 600 feet climbed in 2:10:19 hours total elapsed time. Overall tortoise rating: 4.8. The initial 0.67 miles segment from the house to my turnaround point had a tortoise rating of 1.0, and my average heart rate was 125 with a peak of 151. That segment took me 25:15 minutes, including 3:35 minutes for two rest breaks, one to catch my breath when my heart hit 151 about three-quarters of the way up, the other at the top to enjoy the view. Click here for some more pictures and details ...

You might have noticed my pack in the picture, it had my tent, sleeping bag, a couple bottles of water, and a few other items. I'm guessing it was 20 pounds but don't know, anyway I carried it the 4.15 miles to the office. There were another 18:07 minutes in rest stops along the way to the office, I stopped and talked with Eldon Pierce for awhile, and also a person I don't know offered me a ride when climbing the last portion of the hill in Hurricane.

Here's some more pictures for your viewing pleasure ...

Up to the skies!

This desert view is dedicated to Sarah E :-)

I always enjoy this view!

Footnote: Miles walked since June 28 ... 74.52.

Cheerio!

2 comments:

RachelAugust 10, 2013 at 7:14 PM
Talk about upping the commitment. 20 pound back pack is business time! And you know I love the pictures.
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UnknownAugust 10, 2013 at 10:10 PM
I'm paying the price this evening, bones are feeling "creaky". But it felt good while I was doing it. But if I keep these pictures up can I still claim to be a boring blogger ... j/k :-)
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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 :-)