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!

Friday, August 28, 2015

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Mile 686. Tortoise had an opportunity early this evening to walk the Coal Creek Trail in Cedar City. Lou could feel the difference in elevation from his usual 3200 to the 5800 here, but he adjusted quickly and enjoyed the walk. To see the other pictures Tortoise took along this path, plus a map, other details of this walk, and the day's walking thought by Henry Eyring, please click below to continue reading ...

Cheerio!

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Mile 683. Lou took another stroll from his office up to the West Cinder Knoll trail. Today's version included a straight shot up the east face, then meandering down in a loop. Shown above is a view looking east towards part of Hurricane from the top. For other Tortoise pictures, along with a map and other details of this walk, along with the day's walking thought by Dieter Uchtdorf, please click below to continue reading ...

Cheerio!

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Mile 680. Tortoise found a slightly new path in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve to explore on his way home from errands after work. Slightly new because he has walked portions of the Pathfinder Trail before, but not the one headed southwest from the Cottonwood Hills trail junction. To see the other pictures Lou took, along with a map, other details, and the day's walking thought by Larry Gibson, please click below to continue reading ...

Cheerio!

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Mile 677. This view is from the halfway point of Tortoise's early evening loop walk from his office to the neighborhood up the hill. For a map, details, and the day's walking thought by Ulisses Soares, please click below to continue reading ...

Cheerio!

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Mile 673. While doing some late afternoon errands, Tortoise thought of a short 2 mile walk he could fit in that would give him plenty of climbing. More than he realized, down then back up a total of 350 feet, for an average grade of 6.5% in the uphill mile. For a map, another picture and details, and the day's walking thought by M. Russell Ballard, please click below to continue reading ...

Cheerio!

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Mile 671. Tortoise enjoyed a late evening walk in LaVerkin, while listening to Brent Nielsen. For more details, please click below to continue reading ...

Cheerio!

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Mile 669. Tortoise walked to the pharmacy this warm evening, and from there a mile up the 870 West hill in Hurricane before returning. For a map, more details, and the day's walking thought by Quentin Cook, please click below to continue reading ...

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 :-)

The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise

Friday, August 28, 2015

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

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Monday, August 24, 2015

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Saturday, August 22, 2015

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Friday, August 21, 2015

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