The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 13-326

"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!

Friday, November 22, 2013

13-326

It's been a blustery day. I worked in my office in Hurricane most of the day, and it was windy enough to shake the building several times. Our home in LaVerkin lost power a couple times in the wind and rain. Late in the afternoon I went to St. George to run several errands, after which there was a brief forecast interlude in the weather, so I headed to the Confluence trailhead where the Santa Clara and Virgin Rivers meet near the Dixie Center, and walked the Virgin River Trail to the Man O' War trailhead in Bloomington and back. The weather did improve -- no wind, only intermittent sprinkles, 43 degrees, and a break in the clouds for a pretty sunset, making for a very nice walk of 4.41 miles with 66 feet climbed in 1:13:59 hours. Being nearly flat and just above 2500 feet elevation, the tortoise rating is 6.1 and HumanaFit doesn't give a category for it.

If you'd like to click below, you'll get a map, more pictures, and food details for the day ...

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The yellow sign in the middle of the trail bridge to the left is for the
benefit of canoers on the river, warning of an upcoming obstacle

The trail passes under the twin I-15 bridges at about 0.4 miles on the trail

The Bloomington Wal-Mart appears on the left at about 0.6 miles

There are several benches along the way, this one is at about the mile mark

At about 1.8 miles you pass under this interesting screen that protects
you from golfers practicing on the adjoining driving range.

Made it to Man O' War. The bridge lights are decorated for the holidays.

The trailhead headed back the other direction on the trail.

My friend the black beanie helped make the intermittent light rainfall
a pleasant part of the walk. (This view was as I put it on at the trailhead
as I started my walk).

Calorie Goal: 2,260 Calories Consumed: 1,773 Calories Burned: 652 Net Calories: 1,121

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Lima Beans n Ham	1.50	252	6g	0mg	3mg	20g	2g	6g	6g
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
Great Harvest Honey Whole Wheat	0.50	60	0g	0mg	175mg	12g	4g	2g	3g
Quaker Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Original	1.00	100	2g	0mg	75mg	19g	0g	3g	4g
Quaker - Maple & Brown Sugar	1.00	160	2g	0mg	270mg	33g	13g	3g	4g
Renew Life Organic Triple Fiber	1.00	40	1g	0mg	0mg	5g	0g	4g	3g
Dannon Activia Yogurt - Blueberry	1.00	110	2g	5mg	65mg	19g	17g	0g	5g
Projoba Pollen Burst	1.00	50	0g	0mg	0mg	15g	10g	0g	0g
Youngevity Renu IQ Adaptogenix	1.00	10	0g	0mg	0mg	3g	3g	0g	0g
Dr. F's Golden Austrian Cauliflower Cream Soup	0.75	246	11g	0mg	132mg	31g	9g	11g	10g
Pulled Pork with BBQ Sauce (no bread)	1.50	314	8g	66mg	1,244mg	35g	29g	2g	24g
Vinegar Cole Slaw	0.50	36	2g	0mg	30mg	5g	0g	1g	0g
Waitrose Mini Corn on the Cob	0.60	27	0g	0mg	0mg	5g	1g	1g	1g
Tillamook Premium Ice Cream Old-Fashioned vanilla	1.50	240	14g	38mg	75mg	26g	15g	0g	5g
Keebler Keebler Waffle Cones	1.00	50	1g	0mg	25mg	10g	4g	0g	0g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Walk: 3.5 mph (17 min/mi)	74.0	-652.0

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		1,121	49g	109mg	2,093mg	267g	124g	33g	64g

2 comments:

RachelNovember 27, 2013 at 11:56 AM
I love the selfie picture, you look righteous, and is this the trail I was asking about? If so it looks awesome and I can't wait to bask on a hike on this trail with you
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UnknownNovember 27, 2013 at 12:01 PM
This is the trail! I'm very excited to walk it with you.
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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 :-)