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

"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!

Showing posts with label County - AZ Mohave. Show all posts

Saturday, October 1, 2016

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Mile 769. After a late evening working in Los Angeles yesterday, Tortoise got up early and headed across the desert to meet two of his sons and a grandson for their traditional semiannual priesthood conference meal and worship. He got close soon enough to go for a walk up a desert hill just before crossing the state border back in to Utah. Hope you enjoy the tiny cactus plants along the side of the path! Today's walking thought was by Devn Cornish ...

Cheerio!

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Mile 385. You're looking at part of the million dollar view that comes at no extra charge with sandwiches at the Subway in Hildale, Utah. The mountains are very nice here for sure! As for the sign, well that should be taken seriously too. The stream that crosses the road is dry most of the time, but when it has water ... it has powerful water!

Tortoise was in the neighborhood this afternoon for the inaugural meeting of the UT-AZ writers group, and since he dreams of being a writer, he accepted their kind invitation ... and quite enjoyed himself. Afterwards, of course, it was time to walk! The day's high quality thought is by Erich Kopischke ...

Cheerio!

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Mile 181. Tortoise sends greetings from rugged Beaver Dam, Arizona, where he stopped for a loop walk 8 miles before reaching his appointments in Mesquite. For several more pictures you will enjoy, along with some that the Boredom Committee is considering issuing a warning about for excessive display of sagebrush, plus other factoids and today's walking thought by Bruce Hafen, please click below to continue reading ...

Cheerio!

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This dirt road provided a wide walking path today

Mohave County, Arizona is the second largest in the country with over 13,000 square miles (you could put Massachusetts in it with ample room to spare) so maybe you aren't surprised I didn't get farther than my neighboring county today on my magical mystery tour to deliver the Ragozzine van to their new Florida home, but I did get in a short category 5 walk there: 0.76 miles with 157 feet climbed in 20 minutes. Tortoise rating: 2.3.

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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

Saturday, October 1, 2016

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Thursday, May 19, 2016

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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

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Monday, July 9, 2012

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