The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise

"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!

Monday, September 5, 2011

198

Day 114 - I walked 2.82 km (1.75 miles) with 36.0 m (118 feet) climbed in 01:06:50 with Chloe, Doug Jr., and my dad at Kolob Reservoir - the four generation walk.

Series 2B totals 307.78 km (191.28 miles) in 64 hours 29 minutes, with 3234.6 m (10,611 feet) climbed in 11 counties in 9 states.

For Benjamin: I slept 8 hours today.

Chloe having fun throwing rocks in the lake

Eating today:

Calorie Goal: 2,447Calories Consumed: 2,332Calories Burned: 485Net Calories: 1,847

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
frosted mini wheats	1.50	375	1g	0mg	8mg	62g	15g	8g	8g
1% Milk	1.00	110	3g	10mg	120mg	13g	12g	0g	8g
Banana, medium	1.00	105	0g	0mg	1mg	27g	14g	3g	1g
Kirkland Signature Trail Mix	2.00	320	20g	0mg	80mg	24g	18g	2g	10g
Grilled Hamburger	1.50	375	8g	0mg	0mg	3g	0g	0g	45g
Tillamook Medium Cheddar Cheese	1.00	90	7g	20mg	125mg	0g	0g	0g	5g
Romaine Lettuce	1.00	5	0g	0mg	2mg	1g	0g	1g	0g
Sticky Fingers Carolina Classic Barbeque Sauce	2.00	70	0g	0mg	400mg	16g	16g	0g	0g
Bar-S Foods Sliced Bacon	2.00	160	14g	30mg	560mg	0g	0g	0g	8g
Western Family Hamburger Bun	1.00	110	2g	0mg	190mg	21g	3g	0g	4g
A&W Restaurants Root Beer, can	1.00	170	0g	0mg	45mg	46g	46g	0g	0g
Dreyer's Grand - Vanilla Bean	2.00	280	16g	50mg	70mg	30g	28g	10g	4g
Plain Air-popped Popcorn	1.50	162	2g	0mg	3mg	33g	0g	6g	6g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Walk: 2 mph (30 min/mi)	51.0	-333.0
Swimming - treading water, moderate	20.0	-152.0

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		1,847	71g	110mg	1,604mg	276g	152g	30g	99g

Saturday, September 3, 2011

197

Day 113 - I walked 3.38 km (2.10 miles) with 34.1 m (112 feet) climbed in 00:40:21.

Series 2B totals 304.96 km (189.53 miles) in 63 hours 22 minutes, with 3198.6 m (10,493 feet) climbed in 11 counties in 9 states.

For Benjamin: I slept 9 1/2 hours today.

Eating today:

Calorie Goal: 2,447Calories Consumed: 1,503Calories Burned: 342Net Calories: 1,161

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Kroger Hash Browns	1.00	70	0g	0mg	0mg	15g	0g	1g	2g
Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits	1.00	190	9g	0mg	590mg	24g	5g	1g	4g
Home Made Sausage Gravy	0.33	119	7g	20mg	190mg	12g	4g	0g	6g
Subway Oven-roasted Chicken On Whole Wheat W/ American Cheese, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Lettuce, Onions, Green Peppers, Banana Peppers, And Pickles	1.00	375	9g	35mg	1,165mg	53g	11g	5g	26g
Taco Meat	1.50	180	8g	0mg	0mg	3g	0g	0g	0g
Fritos Fritos	1.00	160	10g	0mg	170mg	15g	1g	1g	2g
Tillamook Marion Berry Pie Ice Cream	0.50	85	5g	13mg	30mg	10g	6g	0g	2g
Plain Air-popped Popcorn	3.00	324	3g	0mg	6mg	66g	0g	12g	12g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Walk: 3 mph (20 min/mi)	40.0	-342.0

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		1,161	50g	67mg	2,151mg	197g	27g	20g	54g

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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 :-)