The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 14-155

"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, June 4, 2014

14-155

Took the long way walking back to work today so I could get in a little more hill climbing and get my heart rate higher. 3.77 miles with 247 feet climbed in 1:06:27 hours. (So the long way took 16 minutes and 8 seconds longer than the direct way home took last night. Not bad!) Tortoise rating: 4.8; calories burned: 585. For a map and more, you know what to do next ...

Cheerio!

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2014 Stats:

428.71 miles walked, which is 42.83% of my 2014 goal.

133:17:14 hours walked, which is 42.58% of my 2014 goal

19,839 total feet climbed

68,718 calories burned

42.49% of the year has passed

I've walked on 122 of the 133 non-Sundays thus far in 2014, a 91.73% consistency rating.

The purpose of the percentages is to have a higher percentage of distance and time walked than of the year. This tells me I am on track. I'm sure this is more numbers than you are interested in, all I can say is I'm really good at setting high goals and having them slip away because I don't do them every, every day.

The tortoise is smiling!

New neighborhoods with nice views are under construction

4 comments:

RachelJune 12, 2014 at 1:19 PM
Love the exact breakdown of the long way home, this blog always makes me smile, loves :)
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UnknownJune 12, 2014 at 7:57 PM
I love the daily adventure of finding something ever so slightly new to discover, even if it is the way the same thing looks at a different time of day, or a different time of year. And every once in awhile I go somewhere very new, and then it's even more fun! Thank you very much for sharing the joy with me!
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BenjaminJune 15, 2014 at 5:04 PM
Tortoise long way is awes! Also think it helped you stay just thiiiiis much ahead of your yearly pace! Love it
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UnknownJune 17, 2014 at 8:10 PM
You speak the truth, Mr. Big Dog ... I need to average 3.23 miles daily to hit the goal. The most direct path from home to work is the sidewalk along the highway at 2.95 miles, so that doesn't cut it. Neither does the walk up the hill past the 3 schools, at 3.00 miles. That, variety, and the desire to post more walks of 5 tortoises or better (so I can get my heart rate to the 125 my doctor wants) pushes me to explore new paths to walk to work!
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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 :-)