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Beautiful walking conditions with the sliver of the setting moon just above the sunset!  3.67 miles with 174 feet climbed in 1:08:17 hours.  Tortoise rating:  5.2; calories burned:  572.  Please click below for a map, a couple pictures and more ...

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It has been windy all day and still is tonight.  I'm tired, it took awhile to get up the energy to take the first step as evening began setting in.  Thank goodness for the blue hoodie I put over my white shirt and tie.  The tortoise must keep going, one step at a time.  I feel it more if I don't walk than if I do.  Pretty standard walk, at 3.63 miles with 59 feet climbed in 1:07:31 hours ... slowing down a touch but getting it done.  Tortoise rating:  5.8; calories burned:  566.  Please click below for a map and more ...

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Cheery greetings to each of you reading this from the global
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Guess that just means I'm running out of things to take pictures of when I'm walking more or less the usual path near sundown.  I walked 3.42 miles and climbed 52 feet in 57:18 minutes.  Tortoise rating:  5.8; calories burned:  543.  Please click below for a map ... and another picture (so I actually did have something else to photograph ...)

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Got up early today to walk before my 9 am appointment.  A cool, breezy, delightful morning for a walk!  I've got lots of pictures this time that I hope you enjoy.  The stats:  5.44 miles walked with 59 feet climbed in 1:29:55 hours.  That includes 3 or 4 minutes of enjoying the beach before turning around and heading back, and all the picture stops.  Tortoise rating:  6.8, but this was a long enough walk that we get another Benjamin category overide to an even 5!  Calories burned:  881.

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Walked in between appointments today, which gave me some bright sunshine and this view of some pretty flowers along the way.  I went 3.55 miles with 374 feet climbed in 1:06:25 hours.  Tortoise rating:  4.6; Calories burned:  554.  For a map and lots more pictures, please click below to continue reading ...

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Knowing that my appointments would keep me up very late when I got to Los Angeles this evening after earlier appointments in Hurricane, I took the opportunity to walk the McCarran Airport in the time between the St. George Shuttle dropping me off/passing through security, and the takeoff of my plane from gate C9.  Gate C9 is significant when you notice that the picture is taken near gate B2.  I went up and down all of the A, B, and C concourses, pulling my carry-on bags, dressed in suit and tie.  It is perfect, I just looked like someone taking a long walk from one gate to another ... they just wouldn't know about the "keep going" part.

GPS reception is spotty inside a building of course, so I made frequent trips to windows to get better connections.  The result is 2.36 miles with 46 feet climbed in 57:46 minutes.  I'm confident I went at least a half mile farther than that, but it's all good, I will go with what it initially recorded  (you may have noticed more than once that HumanaFit changes my elevation gains over time, usually to make it bigger, so I'm not going to stress that this time it made it lower as I'm sure I climbed more than 16 feet on the connectors between the terminals!)  Please click below for a map of my adventures, and more ...

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Had two appointments in Cedar City to start my day and snuck in a short walk on the Coal Creek trail in between them.  After later appointments back in Hurricane I did another walk there to get to my total goal for the day ... 3.31 miles with 255 feet climbed in 0:52:17 minutes.  Tortoise rating:  4.5; Calories burned:  560.  Please click below for a map and more pictures ...

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Here I am in my business attire for the day, supporting our good friends in Boston and hoping that this year's marathon and Patriot's Day activities are safe and happy for everyone!

After my usual full work day, I did a 3.47 mile evening walk, climbing 62 feet in 0:56:21 hours.  Tortoise rating was 5.8; calories burned were 571.  For a map and another picture, please click below to continue reading ...

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My building is still for sale, if any of you readers are desirous of being
my landlord.  I've been doing tax, payroll, and a variety of other things
here for over thirteen years now, so I should be a good tenant for you. :-)

2014 Stats:

314.30 miles walked, which is 31.43% of my 2014 goal.
98:29:01 hours walked, which is 31.46% of my 2014 goal
14,565 total feet climbed 
50,519 calories burned
 30.35% of the year has passed
I've walked on 89 of the 95 non-Sundays thus far in 2014, a 93.68% 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!

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I finished my last segment of the Hurricane Rim loop today -- the Gould's Rim Trail.  Pictured above is Doug and Stefanie heading out to enjoy the beautiful views on their jeep ride home after dropping me off at the trailhead.  Thanks to you both!

My walk of Gould's Rim meandered along the winding top of the rim overlooking this wash, heavily eroded from years of flash floods.  My car was parked a short distance from the north end of the trail, including that, I walked 3.09 miles with 207 feet climbed in 55:28 minutes.  As you might expect, there is a lot of up and down terrain as the trail crosses the hilly rim overlooking the wash.  Tortoise rating:  4.6.  Calories burned:  480.

There's a map and many more pictures waiting for you when you click below to continue reading ...

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I decided to continue exploring possible routes for the La Verkin Scenic Loop trail to come down from the Overlook.  This one utilizes the old roadway used years ago for the highway to Zion Park, the view above is from the current highway looking up at it.  Substantial rock work to support the road is still in place and is visible in this picture.  Today's walk was 3.21 miles with 256 feet climbed in 1:05:40 hours.  Tortoise rating:  4.5; calories burned:  509.  More pictures and a map are waiting for you when you click below to continue reading ...

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Looks like they're going to do something new with the vacant Movie Gallery building on State Street ... seen while taking my evening walk.  2.22 miles with 36 feet climbed in 42:20 minutes.  Tortoise rating:  5.8; calories burned:  347.  For a map and more, please click below ...

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Walked along La Verkin's Main Street this evening ... here's a view of Genevieve's place still looking as nice as ever at sunset.  3.64 miles with 78 feet climbed in 1:11:24 hours.  Tortoise rating:  5.7; calories burned:  570.  Please click below for a map and more ...

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It's the 15th, burned some more midnight oil.  However, it slowed down around 9 pm, so while I was waiting for the last 2 people to call in with the information for their extensions, I headed out for a walk.  They can call me just as well while I'm walking, right?

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I took this picture of me and my tax form tie on my way out the door

and this one as I started walking down the road.  3.04 miles total with 49 feet climbed in 1:03:53 hours.  Tortoise rating:  5.8; calories burned:  488.  Please click below for a map and more ...

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The day before the 15th is usually the peak day, and it definitely was this year.  I got home from work at about 2:30 am and opted for 4.5 hours of sleep instead of even less.  No walk today.

2014 Stats:

295.63 miles walked, which is 29.56% of my 2014 goal.
92:33:55 hours walked, which is 29.57% of my 2014 goal
13,877 total feet climbed
47,554 calories burned
 28.43% of the year has passed
I've walked on 83 of the 89 non-Sundays thus far in 2014, a 93.26% 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.

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A brilliant way to end your Saturday work day, walk Hurricane's State Street and enjoy the light show.  For example, I passed the fine car lot pictured above at 21:56.  Today's walk was 2.22 miles with 18 feet climbed in 0:41:38 minutes.  Tortoise rating:  5.9; calories burned:  346.

You know you want the rest of the story, so please click below to get it ...

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And now from the Terreeeblay sports department, we bring you pictures from tonight's Hurricane vs. Pine View futbol game direct from Tiger Stadium, as viewed from this evening's 2.24 mile walk, which was completed in 42:09 minutes and included 45 feet of elevation gain.  Tortoise rating:  5.7; calories burned:  350.  Please click below for more pictures and a map ...

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I took this picture while dropping off a package at the FedEx box in front of the Ace Hardware store in Hurricane this afternoon.  By the time I did my 2.12 mile walk down State Street to Main and back in the evening, the rest of this building was gone.  They've started work digging a hole, apparently for a basement for a new building, but at this point I don't know and I'm not going to take the time to check it out further at this point  ... I will just watch as it progresses.  My walk included 36 feet of elevation gain in 39:07 minutes.  Tortoise rating:  5.8; calories burned:  330.  Please click below to continue reading to see a map and more ...
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Got on the first flight out of LAX this morning for Vegas, then headed to Mesquite for a couple midday appointments and on to the Hurricane office for more there.  About 8 pm I headed out for my walk, just in time for evening bible study at my new neighbor, Calvary Chapel.  They are in the space Ross Lindsay used to have his karate studio in, and they get a pretty good crowd.

My walk was 2.63 miles with 62 feet climbed in 47:23 minutes.  Tortoise rating:  5.6; calories burned:  409.
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Finished even later tonight than last night, so the walk was on the hotel treadmill.  2.01 miles with 425 feet climbed in 34:35 minutes.  Tortoise rating:  5.0  Calories burned:  360.  For more, please click below ...

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How's this for a day on the road?  Fly in late at night.  Get a hotel room near the airport.  In the morning, walk 0.72 miles pulling your luggage up the sidewalk to a rental car agency, and passing a gentleman you talk to on the way and find out he's headed to work for Metrolink helping to extend the Crenshaw line to the airport.  I'm sure he was thinking I would be a customer for sure when he gets that line open.  See people all day and into the evening, then last thing before going to bed walk 1.46 miles on a well lit street roundtrip to an ATM machine and back.  Oh yes, that plane in the picture was taken along my first walk.  Looks like it's going straight up to the moon, actually it's seconds from landing.

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Treadmill walk today:  3.30 miles with 172 feet climbed in 1:00:22.  Tortoise rating:  6.5.  Calories burned:  447.

2014 Stats:

282.23 miles walked, which is 28.22% of my 2014 goal.
88:24:18 hours walked, which is 28:24% of my 2014 goal
13,249 total feet climbed
45,409 calories burned
 26.20% of the year has passed
I've walked on 77 of the 82 non-Sundays thus far in 2014, a 93.90% consistency rating.

Given:  Today was not a Benjamin Category Override 5+ mile walk, however, Tortoise felt it necessary to label it as such to document the moment when the mighty Benhog suggested the tweaking of Tortoise ratings in this manner.  Please refer to the fabulous comments below!

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, and Doug Jr, that Vegas billboard is right, boredom is not an option!

Cheerio!

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I did go on a jolly long walk today, but I'll start with this brilliant picture taken at my mission reunion this evening.  For all of you who have asked what part of England was and wasn't included in my mission, now you have it.  The people bring back good memories for me as well!

The reunion was in Riverton, which followed tax appointments and a 5.53 mile walk mostly along the Provo River Parkway.  The 112 feet climbed combined with the average 4770 foot elevation yields a tortoise rating of 5.3 ... except ...the 1:43:43 hours and the distance gives us our first Benjamin Category Override on the tortoise rating at:  5.

I've got some surprises in the pictures when you click to keep reading ...

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About 3 miles from the Prather's home is a network of nice trails in the adjacent national forest that straddle the Nevada/California state line.  I walked 3.25 miles of these in 1:04:44 hours, climbing 308 feet in the process.  Tortoise rating:  3.8.  Calories burned:  509.  For more pictures, a map, and more, please click below to continue reading ...

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How does that Willie Nelson song go ... oh, yes, back on the road again.  I'm in the two week home stretch before the ides of April when I'm on the road much more than I'm at home.  Last night it was work past midnight getting tax returns from the last two trips checked and submitted for processing by my office before leaving again.  Then drive to Salt Lake (where I will have appointments when I return tomorrow night) to catch a 6 am flight to Reno (with a plane change at McCarran on the way).  Sleep on the plane.  Middle seat?  No problem, pure snooze. I woke up both times in the same position I fell asleep in, so hopefully I was a reasonably okay neighbor to those on either side of me ...

Once in Reno

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Just enough clouds in the air to cool things off a little and make for a nice 2.71 mile walk with 154 feet climbed in 42:10 minutes this evening.  Tortoise rating uphill:  5.0.  Calories burned:  466.  Please click below for a map and more ...

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