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Mile 638.  This afternoon Lou found himself leaving Orange County on his way to Rancho Cucamonga.  Along the way, he stopped and walked miles 22 and 23 of the Santa Ana River trail in both directions.  He has now completed it from the ocean inland as far as where Yorba Linda Blvd. becomes Weir Canyon Rd.  And the river actually has water in it!  The day's walking thought was by Larry Wilson ...

Cheerio!

Today's walk was 3.63 miles, done in 1:05:17 hours at an average pace of 17:59 minutes per mile. This route had an average tortoise rating of 6.6, earned by climbing 54 feet in the 1.82 mile uphill portion.  Average elevation was 327.  

Here are the overall stats so far for 2016:

638.75 miles walked, compared with Lou's goal for this date of 624.20.

44,124 total feet climbed so far in 2016, compared to a year-to-date goal of 38,416.  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 per day average in 2015.  So far in 2016, Tortoise's walks have averaged 58:27 minutes each.

His average pace so far in 2016 has been 17:56.1 minutes per mile, compared with his 18:25 minute per mile pace in 2015.

Lou has walked 397  consecutive non-Sundays since his 8 missed days May 2-11, 2015. Overall he has walked on 500 of the 509 non-Sundays in 2015-16, a 98.232% consistency rating.

And now for today's walking thought:

"Our children are in our homes for a limited time.  If we wait until they walk out the door to turn over to them the reins of their moral agency, we have waited too long.  They will not suddenly develop the ability to make wise decisions if they have never been free to make any important decisions while in our homes.  Such children often either rebel against this compulsion or are crippled by an inability to make decisions on their own.

"Wise parents prepare their children to get along without them.  They provide opportunities for growth as children acquire the spiritual maturity to exercise their agency properly.  And yes, this means children will sometimes make mistakes and learn from them."

Larry Y. Wilson, "Only upon the Principles of Righteousness", LDS General Conference, April 2012

The tortoise is smiling!