Mile 731. Welcome to Tortoise's 1,000th published walking post! Lou has gotten some highlight pictures and other tidbits together that he hopes you will enjoy on this lovely occasion, so please click below and join him on the other side ...
Cheerio!
Saturday, September 12, 2015
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Mile 731. Welcome to Tortoise's 1,000th published walking post! Lou has gotten some highlight pictures and other tidbits together that he hopes you will enjoy on this lovely occasion, so please click below and join him on the other side ...
Cheerio!
Friday, September 11, 2015
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Mile 727 on a beautiful late summer evening in La Verkin. So many different directions Lou could take this post.
It is the 14th anniversary of the day none of us will ever forget, and Tortoise's heartfelt wishes go out to the families who have to deal with the memories every day and especially this day. We were there atop the World Trade Center as a family just nine weeks earlier. We still have blazed in our minds the elevator operator, and the lady who sold us postcards. And in a horrible instant they were gone just like that. "A day that will live in infamy" surely is just as applicable as it was in Pearl Harbor.
Tortoise's son Doug named him Lou, in honor of the baseball legend Lou Gehrig. Tortoise strives for consistency, but the idea that he is in any way comparable to the noble Iron Horse leaves him near speechless. Speaking of baseball, two days ago was the 50th anniversary of arguably the greatest pitching performance ever ... Sandy Koufax's perfect game. Doug posted a terrific Grantland article filled with wonderful video clips commemorating this, and Lou got to read, watch, and listen this evening. Truly remarkable. He hopes you will check it out for yourself.
Speaking of consistency, this is Tortoise's 999th published post and Lou did go for a walk. If you'd be kind enough to click below, Tortoise would love to tell you about it ...
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Thursday, September 10, 2015
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Mile 724. Tortoise expanded his loop up the hill today. Pictured above is the view as the hill begins, shortly before dusk. To see another of Lou's pictures as the hill steepens and East Cinder Knoll comes closer into view, please click below to continue reading. There's also a map along with the daily stats and walking thought by Neil Andersen ...
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Wednesday, September 9, 2015
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Mile 720. Tortoise chose a southern loop from his office this evening. Pictured above is the view up Gould's Wash about halfway through the walk. To see another picture, a map, along with today's stats and walking thought by Rafael Pino, please click below to continue reading ...
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Tuesday, September 8, 2015
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Mile 717. It was a smoky evening for a walk. 20 or so miles away a fire rages today on the south end of the Pine Valley Mountains, filling the valley air with smoke and making for interesting walking and picture taking conditions. Please click below and see them as well as the day's walking thought by Kevin Pearson ...
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Monday, September 7, 2015
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Mile 713. A walk through the west side of the St. George historic district while Tortoise had 30 minutes to wait while something was done. If you'd like to see more of Lou's pictures of the tree lined neigborhoods lined by red rock cliffs, a map and other tidbits including the day's walking thought by Robert Hales, please click below to continue reading ...
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Saturday, September 5, 2015
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Mile 711. Tortoise walked a night loop in LaVerkin by flashlight. His path is shown above. For more on this walk, and the day's walking thought by Dieter Uchtdorf, please click below to continue reading ...
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