Troop 1 met tonight in Eagle Mountain to award Brian Smith his Wood Badge beads. It was very exciting to see him again. Brian was a very special Owl in our W2-591-12-5 group, and it was great to be a part of his beading, as well as to see our troop guide, Scott Anderson and also Jed Anderson again.
This and other business sent Tortoise north on a quick trip, so today's walk was along the Jordan River Parkway starting on Willow Lane in Lehi, going through the county campground at Willow Park, and continuing to milepost 5 and then retracing my steps. Total distance walked was 3.75 miles, with 40 feet climbed, in 1:07:44 hours. Tortoise rating was 5.5, while 585 calories were burned. For a map, pictures, and an M. Russell Ballard thought I heard along the trail, please click below to continue reading ...
Cheerio!
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| Perhaps Tortoise should stop trying to take pictures while continuing to walk. Still pretty, though |
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| Evidence that Benjamin's right about Lehi being a good place to raise beef. |
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| The mileposts start at zero where the Jordan River flows out of Utah Lake and get higher as you go north. |
2014 Stats:
749.31 miles walked, which is 74.86% of my 2014 goal.
749.31 miles walked, which is 74.86% of my 2014 goal.
236:43:00 hours walked, which is 75.63% of my 2014 goal
35,713 total feet climbed
119,652 calories burned
71.88% of the year has passed
71.88% of the year has passed
I've walked 34 consecutive non-Sundays since my last missed day on August 11, and overall have walked on 213 of the 225 non-Sundays thus far in 2014, a 94.67% 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.
And now for today's walking thought, from an October 1990 M. Russell Ballard address titled "Purety Preceded Power",
"You need only talk to a person who has truly repented of serious sin to understand that the momentary pleasure of an immoral act is simply not worth the pain that always follows."
I've been studying humility and repentance in some detail for a few months now, as they are two things I think I can always do better at. This particular talk gets right to the heart of the matter especially well. You can watch, listen to, or read it in full by visiting: https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1990/10/purity-precedes-power?lang=eng #ShareGoodness
The tortoise is smiling!
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