The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: PeachDays

"The Blog Almost Too Boring To Be The Most Boring Blog in America ... for Over 5 Years!"

until it got too many red cards from Wounded Duck and the Boredom Enforcement Committee ... now the tortoise's goal is to get to 10 red cards so he can get Big Dog to drive down and take a good long walk with the tortoise

P. S. This blog listens to its readers. We have the Benjamin Category Override for 5+ mile walks and now, it humbles Tortoise to say he has been named "Lou", by Doug Jr, in memory of Mr. Consistency himself, Lou Gehrig. Tortoise can hardly type the words to think he is in any way comparable to the noble Iron Horse. Thank you!

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Friday, September 2, 2016

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Mile 690. Floryne is in the midst of walking 80 miles between now and her 80th birthday a few months from now. Her planned adventure today was to purposely park a mile or so away from Peach Days, then walk in to see the exhibits and hug her great-grandchildren. Tortoise started out from his office a half hour or so ahead of that with the idea of meeting her at her starting point and walking the last stretch with her. This plan went well until shelter needed to be sought under a tree from a sudden downpour. Willyne wound up providing a ride from that point. It was nice while it lasted! The walking thought along the highway was provided by Dieter Uchtdorf and might have some interest to Darin and other astronomers (or thinkers in general) who happen upon it ...

Cheerio!

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It's Peach Days in the Hurricane Valley this weekend, and one of the activities Tortoise chose was to join the 32 people you see above on the "Moderate" Hurricane Canal Trail walk. We starting at 6:30 this morning. The moderate walk started and ended at the trailhead about a half mile up state highway 59 adjacent to the telephone and radio towers. The strenuous walk was a couple miles farther, started at the trailhead near the Virgin Dam, and ended at the same trailhead we used. Tortoise had appointments at work and so needed to be done walking by 9 am. He chose the moderate walk, but with 623 feet of climbing in steep conditions with loose rocks, some might consider this route strenuous as well. Tortoise found the views to be well worth it, when you check out the pictures below, he hopes you will agree.

Total distance walked was 3.58 miles. Yes that is 3 days in a row with exactly the same distance on completely different paths. Between walking carefully with his famous "gaheep poles" and frequent photography stops, this walk took 2:01:30 hours. Tortoise rating was 2.7; calories burned were 691. In addition to the aforementioned pictures, by clicking below to continue reading there is also a map, video, and a thought from those who so kindly toiled to build this canal so we could have water today and live in this valley. Tortoise thanks each of you who did this hard labor again and again!

Cheerio!

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Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Segments Hiked

Total lifetime PCT miles hiked: 205.0 out of the 2,650 total.

From 1966 to 1969 segment Tortoise hiked the portion of the PCT shared by the John Muir Trail, covering PCT miles 767.0 to 942.5 (175.5 miles). (While hiking the full 211 miles of the Muir Trail from Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley to the summit of Mt. Whitney)

Tortoise then embarked on a long career at a desk, interrupted momentarily for a day hike in 1988 up Mt. Baden-Powell as a Varsity Boy Scout coach with his team. That took him from PCT miles 374.0 to 377.9, roundtrip. (There was also a second trip from Onion Valley to Mt. Whitney with the Varsity Boy Scouts in 1989. He barely made it, crying with joy and appreciation when he did. That is a story all of its own).

He returned many years later with these walks. Please click on the date for a link to that day's blog post:

June 14, 2012, hiked PCT miles 565.0 to 566.6 (1.6 miles) on both sides of California Highway 58 at the Cameron Road exit.

October 20, 2012, hiked PCT miles 341 to 342 (1 miles) mostly on the east side of Interstate 15 but also under the storm runoff tunnel just south of the exit to California Highway 138 near Cajon Pass.

February 2013, continued in two segments to do miles 342 to 347 (5 miles).

August 13, 2013, hiked miles 374.2 to 376.6 roundtrip from Vincent Gap trailhead at milepost 74.7 on California highway 2.

February 17, 2015, hiked miles 452.9 to 450.4 roundtrip from Vasquez Rocks Picnic Area.

March 16, 2015, hiked miles 341.9 to 340.2 southbound from Cajon Pass Road, then returned. Partial redo of October 20, 2012 walk ... plus a little more.

April 3, 2015, hiked miles 1089.8 to 1091.9 roundtrip from Echo Summit trailhead to near Echo Lake.

May 12, 2016, hiked miles 206.8 to 204.3 southbound from the Snow Canyon Road gate at the bottom of Mt. San Jacinto, then returned.

August 17, 2016, hiked miles 209.5 to 206.8 southbound from the underpass at Interstate 10 Exit 110 to Snow Creek, then returned.

May 26, 2017, hiked miles 369.4 to 364.4 southbound from the Inspiration Point trailhead on California Highway 2, then returned.

The tortoise may eventually set some kind of record for the longest time to complete the PCT in microsegments. You never know, but we're already at 51 years and counting since his first segment from Onion Valley to Taboose Pass in July 1966 :-)

Friday, September 2, 2016

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