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!

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

163

Day 81 - I walked 2.57km (1.60 miles) and climbed 24.1 m (79 feet) in 00:27:30.

Series 2B totals 193.45 km (120.23 miles) in 41 hours 6 minutes, with 2132.3 m (6995 feet) climbed in 9 counties in 7 states.
Tracking eating today:

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
wheat bread	4.00	240	4g	0mg	400mg	48g	8g	4g	10g
Kirkland Signature Extra Lean Ham	3.00	90	2g	45mg	840mg	3g	3g	0g	15g
Romaine Lettuce	2.00	10	0g	0mg	4mg	2g	0g	2g	0g
Tomtato Slice Tomato Slice	4.00	16	0g	0mg	0mg	3g	2g	1g	1g
100 Calorie Popcorn Orville Redenbacher's	1.00	100	2g	0mg	140mg	21g	0g	3g	3g
Premier Nutrition Chocolate Protein Shake Rtd	1.00	160	3g	15mg	330mg	5g	1g	3g	30g
frosted mini wheats	1.00	250	1g	0mg	5mg	41g	10g	5g	5g
1% Milk	0.50	55	1g	5mg	60mg	7g	6g	0g	4g
100 Calorie Popcorn Orville Redenbacher's	1.00	100	2g	0mg	140mg	21g	0g	3g	3g
Vegetable Beef Soup (homemade)	1.50	225	8g	0mg	0mg	30g	0g	0g	0g
Dinner Rolls	1.00	144	3g	0mg	583mg	26g	2g	1g	4g
Frosted Banana Date Cake	2.00	296	0g	0mg	202mg	68g	0g	4g	8g
Fitness	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walk: 3.5 mph (17 min/mi)	27.0	-266.0
Totals:		1,420	24g	65mg	2,704mg	275g	32g	26g	82g

Monday, July 25, 2011

162

Day 80 - I walked 3.07km (1.91 miles) in 00:37:17 with 22.9 m (75 feet) climbed.

Series 2B totals 190.88 km (118.63 miles) in 40 hours 39 minutes, with 2108.2 m (6916 feet) climbed in 9 counties in 7 states.

My weigh-in today to complete two weeks tracking with the LiveStrong website was 259.6 pounds, an improvement of 1.4 pounds in the past 6 days.

Eating info today:

Food Item	Servings	Cals
frosted mini wheats	0.80	200
1% Milk	0.40	44
Banana	0.80	97
Premier Nutrition Chocolate Protein Shake Rtd	1.00	160
Bora Bora Bora Bora Tiki Blueberry Flax	1.00	180
wheat bread	2.00	120
Kirkland Signature Extra Lean Ham	2.00	60
Romaine Lettuce	1.00	5
Tomtato Slice Tomato Slice	2.00	8
Homemade Chicken Fried Steak	1.00	355
Potatoes - Mashed	1.50	167
Homemade White Gravy	0.20	122
canned corn	1.00	67
McDonald's Ca Mango Pineapple McCafe Smoothie (Small)	1.00	220
frosted mini wheats	1.00	250
1% Milk	0.50	55
50 Blueberries	0.30	12
Fitness	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walk: 3 mph (20 min/mi)	37.0	-327.0
Totals:		1,794

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/profile/dougbeechersr/#ixzz1TBBDryWp

Saturday, July 23, 2011

161

Day 79 walk was to identify a 1k course for the small children for next week's family reunion - 1.01km (0.63 miles) in 00:13:17. Climbed 11.0 m (36 feet).

Series 2B totals 187.81 km (116.72 miles) in 40 hours 2 minutes, with 2085.3 m (6841 feet) climbed in 9 counties in 7 states.

No eating record today, and I've earned tomorrow's Sabbath day of rest ... see you Monday!

Friday, July 22, 2011

160

Day 78 walk was a tour of the BYU Idaho campus with Becca as our guide - 1.61 km (1.00 miles) in 30 minutes. Climbed 9.1 m (at least 30 feet up stairs).

Series 2B totals 186.80 km (116.09 miles) in 39 hours 49 minutes, with 2074.3 m (6805 feet) climbed in 9 counties in 7 states. No HumanaFit map today, and no eating record either.

Thursday, July 21, 2011

159

Day 77 walk was up through the pretty BYU Idaho campus to the LDS temple - 4.58km (2.85 miles) in 00:51:27. Climbed 56.1 m (184 feet - a category 5 climb). A joke for Miss Becca, 100 points to the house that first comments here on the Terreeeblay blog with the correct starting/stopping point for this walk ...

Series 2B totals 185.19 km (115.09 miles) in 39 hours 19 minutes, with 2065.2 m (6775 feet) climbed in 9 counties in 7 states, including today's new county: Madison County, Idaho!

Eating today:

	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Carl's Jr. Monster Breakfast Sandwich	1.00	731	47g	530mg	1,210mg	39g	5g	2g	37g
Carl's Jr. Hash Brown Nuggets	1.00	330	21g	0mg	470mg	32g	0g	3g	3g
Minute Maid Premium Pulp Free Orange Juice	1.00	110	0g	0mg	20mg	27g	24g	0g	2g
McDonald's Ca Mango Pineapple McCafe Smoothie (Small)	1.00	220	1g	5mg	40mg	49g	49g	2g	3g
McDonald's Chicken Mcnuggets (4 Piece)	3.00	510	30g	75mg	1,350mg	30g	0g	0g	30g
McDonald's Chicken Mcnuggets (4 Piece)	1.00	170	10g	25mg	450mg	10g	0g	0g	10g
Applebee's 7 Oz Sirloin Steak	1.00	330	34g	0mg	1,549mg	22g	0g	8g	36g
Potato, Baked, Flesh And Skin	1.00	278	0g	0mg	30mg	63g	4g	7g	7g
Daisy Sour Cream	1.00	60	5g	20mg	15mg	1g	1g	0g	1g
Butter	1.00	100	11g	30mg	95mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Broccoli	0.50	16	0g	0mg	15mg	3g	1g	1g	2g
Butternut Squash	0.50	20	0g	0mg	2mg	5g	1g	0g	1g
Applebee's Hot Artichoke And Spinach Dip	0.50	226	9g	0mg	775mg	37g	0g	11g	15g
Tortilla Chips	0.50	71	4g	0mg	75mg	9g	0g	1g	1g
Tillamook Marionberry Cobbler Ice Cream	3.00	510	27g	75mg	180mg	57g	33g	0g	9g
Fitness	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walk: 3.5 mph (17 min/mi)	49.0	-486.0
Totals:		3,196	199g	760mg	6,276mg	384g	118g	34g	156g

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

158

Day 76 walk was home the long way (around the elementary school) from city council meeting - 1.19 km (0.74 miles) in 14 minutes. Climbed 7.0 m (23 feet).

Series 2B totals 180.61 km (112.24 miles) in 38 hours 28 minutes, with 2009.1 m (6591 feet) climbed in 8 counties in 6 states.

Eating today:

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Little Caesars Ultimate Supreme Pizza	2.00	620	28g	6mg	1,280mg	62g	6g	4g	30g
Premier Nutrition Chocolate Protein Shake Rtd	1.00	160	3g	15mg	330mg	5g	1g	3g	30g
100% Whole Wheat Bread	3.00	240	0g	0mg	420mg	39g	6g	6g	9g
Slice Of Ham	2.00	60	2g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	10g
Romaine Lettuce	1.00	5	0g	0mg	2mg	1g	0g	1g	0g
Tomtato Slice Tomato Slice	2.00	8	0g	0mg	0mg	2g	1g	0g	0g
Little Caesars Little Caesar's Pepperoni Pizza	1.00	280	11g	20mg	420mg	30g	3g	1g	14g
Tillamook Marion Berry Pie Ice Cream	1.00	170	9g	25mg	60mg	19g	11g	0g	3g
Fitness	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walk: 3 mph (20 min/mi)	14.0	-124.0
Totals:		1,419	53g	66mg	2,512mg	158g	28g	15g	96g

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

157

Day 75 walk - 1.20 km (0.75 miles) in 15 minutes. No climbing.

Series 2B totals 179.48 km (111.50 miles) in 38 hours 14 minutes, with 2002.1 m (6568 feet) climbed in 8 counties in 6 states. No Humana Fit map today.

Weigh-in after first eight days of tracking on the LiveStrong website: 261.0 pounds, an improvement of 5.7 pounds in that time.

Eating today:

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
100% Whole Wheat Bread	2.00	160	0g	0mg	280mg	26g	4g	4g	6g
GFS Roast Beef (sliced)	0.50	30	1g	10mg	315mg	1g	0g	0g	5g
Sliced Ham	1.00	46	2g	16mg	365mg	1g	0g	0g	4g
Swiss Cheese	1.00	100	8g	25mg	60mg	0g	0g	0g	7g
Romaine Lettuce	1.00	5	0g	0mg	2mg	1g	0g	1g	0g
Tomtato Slice Tomato Slice	1.00	4	0g	0mg	0mg	1g	1g	0g	0g
Wendy's Chili	1.00	190	6g	40mg	830mg	19g	6g	5g	14g
Wendy's Sandwich, Crispy Chicken	1.00	360	18g	30mg	710mg	36g	4g	2g	15g
Wendy's Vanilla Frosty (small)	1.00	310	8g	35mg	180mg	52g	43g	0g	8g
frosted mini wheats	1.00	250	1g	0mg	5mg	41g	10g	5g	5g
1% Milk	0.50	55	1g	5mg	60mg	7g	6g	0g	4g
50 Blueberries	0.30	12	0g	0mg	0mg	3g	2g	0g	0g
Fitness	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walk: 3 mph (20 min/mi)	15.0	-136.0
Totals:		1,386	45g	161mg	2,807mg	187g	76g	18g	68g

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 :-)