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Mile 415.  Day 3 of the trek west took the happy crew through walking stops in Amarillo, Texas, a rest stop about halfway between Tucumcari and Santa Rosa, New Mexico, and the Coronado Center mall in Albuquerque on their way to Gallup, New Mexico.  For all you Route 66 aficionados out there, yes, that means The Mother Road was followed all afternoon!  The day's walking thought was by Quentin Cook ...

Cheerio!

Chloe got a turn with Tortoise in the Tin Can today

Thank goodness for an air conditioned fun play area near a pizza stand
while freon was recharged in the van across the street.

Evening in Gallup

There had to be a more convenient Chick Fil A in town than this.  Sometimes
you shrug your shoulders at the GPS!  But Becca will be pleased to know that
this mall, along with much of Amarillo, is located in Potter County, Texas.

The rest stop near milepost 302 in Guadalupe County, NM.

Here's the route walked to and from the mall in Albuquerque.

And the evening walk in Gallup.

Today's walks totaled 2.37 miles, done in 1:00:07 hours at an average pace of 25:22 minutes per mile. This route had an average tortoise rating of 5.1, earned by climbing 31 feet in the 1.19 mile uphill portion.  Average elevation was 5832.   

Here are the overall stats so far for 2016:

415.54 miles walked, compared with Lou's goal for this date of 407.64.

  

29,385 total feet climbed so far in 2016, compared to a year-to-date goal of 25,088. Lou hopes to climb more than the 61,316 feet he climbed in 2015 -- but in less time each day than his 1:07:04 hour average in 2015.  So far in 2016 Tortoise's walks have averaged 56:03 minutes each.

His average pace so far in 2016 has been 17:16 minutes per mile, compared with his 18:25 minute per mile pace in 2015.

Lou has walked 329 consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11, 2015. Overall he has walked on 432 of the 441 non-Sundays in 2015-16, a 97.96% consistency rating.  

One step at a time can lead to great things!

And now for today's walking thought ...

"In one of the most profound verses in all of scripture, Alma proclaims, 'If ye have experienced a change of heart, and if ye have felt to sing the song of redeeming love, I would ask, can ye feel so now? (Alma 5:26)' ... 

"This question, 'Can ye feel so now?' rings across the centuries ... Alma's challenge has never been more important."

-- Quentin L. Cook, "Can Ye Feel So Now", October 2012 LDS General Conference

The tortoise is smiling!