The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 13-288

"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!

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

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Can you believe the wonders that exist this close to my office?

Deadline day. Wore my 1040 tie. Took a brief break to walk to the Hurricane city office to pay the utility bill, it was my one chance to breathe fresh air today. 0.37 miles with 33 feet climbed in 8:20 minutes. Clear, sunny, and 56 degrees. Tortoise rating: 5.2.

Please click below for a map and info on calories consumed and burned today...

Cheerio!

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Calorie Goal: 2,298 Calories Consumed: 2,120 Calories Burned: 64 Net Calories: 2,056

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Youngevity Ultimate Classic Dietary Supplement	1.00	40	0g	0mg	0mg	9g	9g	0g	0g
Youngevity Ultimate Osteo-fx	1.00	0	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Youngevity Oxy-Rich Toddy	1.00	23	0g	0mg	0mg	6g	6g	0g	0g
Youngevity Z Radical Fucoidani Zed	1.00	15	0g	0mg	0mg	15g	3g	0g	0g
Carr's Whole Wheat Crackers	0.50	40	2g	0mg	50mg	5g	2g	1g	1g
Trader Joe's Almond Butter	0.25	48	5g	0mg	0mg	2g	1g	1g	2g
Great Harvest Honey Whole Wheat	2.00	240	0g	0mg	700mg	48g	14g	6g	10g
Great Value 97% Fat Free Baked Ham	2.00	60	2g	30mg	640mg	0g	0g	0g	10g
Tillamook Sliced Medium Cheddar Cheese	1.00	90	7g	20mg	125mg	0g	0g	0g	5g
Romaine Lettuce	2.00	10	0g	0mg	4mg	2g	0g	2g	0g
Campbell's V8 Original	1.00	30	0g	0mg	330mg	7g	4g	1g	1g
Potato Chips	1.00	190	10g	0mg	230mg	14g	0g	1g	2g
Frosted Sugar Cookie	1.00	190	7g	5mg	110mg	32g	22g	0g	2g
Avocado, turkey, cheese	1.00	518	22g	45mg	832mg	49g	4g	17g	35g
Chick Fil A Chicken Wrap	1.00	330	12g	65mg	990mg	28g	3g	15g	38g
The Orange Peel Berry x3	1.00	296	4g	22mg	65mg	29g	30g	9g	11g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Walk: 3 mph (20 min/mi)	8.0	-64.0

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		2,056	70g	187mg	4,076mg	245g	97g	52g	117g

Glasses of water: 5

Two 4 mg Chlortrimeton allergy pills and 5 excedrin today. I took my Nutrilite vitamins and my prescribed 10 mg Zetia, 500 mg Metformin, 10 MEQ of Potassium Chloride and 20 mg crestor today.

2 comments:

RachelOctober 18, 2013 at 1:25 PM
That's an awesome picture for such a short walk, especially on deadline day. And a 1040 tie sounds pretty righteous friend :) Plus the fact that you can get to chick fil a easier than I can is just sad
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UnknownOctober 18, 2013 at 2:28 PM
It's amazing how much beauty you can find in unexpected places if you stop for a few seconds to enjoy it ... Becca and Mom can tell you all about the goodness of the 1040 tie ... thanks to them for getting it for me! And there's nothing easier than having your sweetie bring the Chick Fil A to you ... I'm a blessed fellow :-)
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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 :-)