Mile 380. Tortoise took an early evening walk on the Confluence Trail along the Virgin River and then LaVerkin Creek then climbed up the hill past the Parley Pratt SUP memorial to complete his loop. The delightful weather made for good picture taking conditions. The picture shown above was Lou's choice for today's cover photo, but today, he is asking you the reader to vote, by making a comment, on which of several more pictures you would have made the cover picture. To see these pictures and other details of this walk, along with the day's walking thought by L. Tom Perry, please click below to continue reading ...
Cheerio!
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| Picture 2. Sun shining through the trees on LaVerkin's 480 South Street as Lou walks towards the State Street trailhead |
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| Picture 3. View of the Virgin River as the trail first reaches it after plunging down the hill from the State Street trailhead |
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| Picture 4. River through the trees |
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| Picture 5. Along the just out of view river and through the woods. |
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| Picture 6. Climbing up and out of the park. |
Tortoise completed today's 3.47 mile walk in 1:13:38 hours Tortoise rating was 4.7, based on 267 feet climbed in the 1.74 mile uphill portion (average elevation 3145). 528 calories were burned along the way.
Tortoise's walking map provider, www.mapmyfitness.com, has changed formats and the maps haven't transferred to this blog as well since. (Lou keeps trying without success.) Instead of embedding the map, let's try this link and see if that works better for you to see the details of their version of today's walk:
And here are the overall stats so far for 2015:
380.65 miles walked, which is 37.99% of Lou's 2015 goal. On this day in 2014, Tortoise had walked 383.92 year-to-date miles.
114:25:08 hours walked, which is 36.56% of the 2015 goal (which is to walk 1 hour a day on the 313 days other than Sunday in the year)
19,310 total feet climbed, compared with 18,184 feet on this day in 2014.
57,008 calories burned
37.38% of the year has passed
Lou has walked 5 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11. Overall he has walked on 108 of the 117 non-Sundays in 2015, a 92.31% consistency rating, compared with 110 out of the first 117 non-Sundays in 2014 (94.02%).
The purpose of the percentages is to have a higher percentage of distance and time walked than of the year. This tells Tortoise that he is on track. Yes, this is more numbers than you are likely interested in, all Tortoise can say is he's really good at setting high goals and having them slip away because he doesn't do them every, every day. (If you doubt this, compare Tortoise's 2013 walking record with 2014 ... for him, it is what it takes to be consistent. And Tortoise feels much more vibrant when he is consistent. He hopes you find what works for you)
And now for today's walking thought, initially presented in October 1998:
"My final entry in the binder I presented to my grandchildren was my personal testimony as to the truthfulness of the gospel of our Lord and Savior. I leave my testimony with each of you great young people that I know that God lives and He directs His work among His children here on earth. I know that He sent His Son to the world to be an atoning sacrifice for all mankind, and those who embrace His gospel and follow Him shall enjoy eternal life, the greatest gift God has given to His children. I know that He directed the restoration of the gospel again here upon the earth through the ministry of the Prophet Joseph Smith. I know that the only lasting joy and happiness you will ever find during your mortal experience will come by following the Savior, obeying His law, and keeping His commandments. "
To watch, listen to, or read this message in full, please visit https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1998/10/youth-of-the-noble-birthright?lang=eng #ShareGoodness
The tortoise is smiling!
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