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Mile 245.  Long walk last night, short one this morning.  Lou took Ledge's suggestion and checked out the new section of The Tracks at Brea Trail.  It is very nice.  The walking lane is hard packed dirt making for a most pleasant experience.  The adjacent bike line is nice too.  The day's walking thought was by Cheryl Esplin ...

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Mile 87.  Tortoise's last appointment of the day before returning home was in Rialto.  This town added another 1.25 miles to the Pacific Electric Trail in 2015, from its western border with Fontana, on Maple Avenue, east to Cactus Avenue.  Lou previously walked this trail in both directions in segments from the Los Angeles county line in Claremont east through Montclair, Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, and Fontana.  This was a great opportunity to walk the new section and once again be able to say he had walked the whole trail, now 21 miles long.

The mountain in the distance is San Gorgonio, known to locals as Old Greyback, highest in southern California at 11,500 feet.  There's more pictures of it and the PE trail, along with the day's walking thought by Russell Ballard ...

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Mile 406.  Tortoise parked his car at the Route 66 Trailhead on Foothill Blvd. in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, slightly west of Vineyard/Carnelian, and walked uphill on the Pacific Electric Trail as far as Archibald, at a point a little north of Baseline and pictured above.  This walk covered trail miles 5 1/4 to 7 in both directions, plus a little extra on each end.  For more pictures, a map, and the day's walking thought by Neal Maxwell, please click below to continue reading ...

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Mile 93.  Walked the final 3.16 miles of the Pacific Electric Trail (at least for now) from Tokay in Fontana to Maple on the Rialto border, then retraced my steps. It was a 10k walk, and a little extra, if you prefer metric measurements.  This completes Tortoise's walk of the entire trail from the Claremont-Montclair line to the Fontana-Rialto line, done both directions for a round trip distance of 36 miles. 

For more on this walk, including plentiful pictures and today's walking thought by Janette Hales Beckham, please click below to continue reading ...

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The Pacific Electric trail beckoned today, sandwiched between today's appointments before the return trip to Utah.  Tortoise previously has completed segments of this trail from its western trailhead on Claremont Blvd where the cities of Claremont, Montclair, and Upland meet, through Rancho Cucamonga, to Cherry Avenue in Fontana.  This walk extended that to Sultana Avenue, a distance of 2.93 miles that included 61 feet climbed in 48:20 minutes.  Tortoise rating was 6.2, reflecting average elevation of 1305, and 476 calories were burned.  For a map, more pictures, and today's walking thought by Thomas S. Monson, please click below to continue reading ...

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After my last client meeting today in southern California's Inland Empire, I headed to the Pacific Electric trail crossing of Euclid Avenue in Upland and started walking to the beginning of the trail at Claremont Avenue. Totals for today were 6.83 miles with 86 feet climbed in 2:03:04 hours.  Tortoise rating:  6.4, but being over five miles gives us our fourth Benjamin category override to 5.0.  Calories burned:  1,063.  There's a map and more waiting for you if you click below to continue reading ...

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Had an appointment this morning in St. George, then headed on to California for more appointments this evening and tomorrow, after which I will be headed back home for Sunday.  Stopped for my walk on some more of the Pacific Electric Trail, starting this time just north of Baseline at the historic railroad station pictured above on Etiwanda Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga and walking to Cherry Avenue in Fontana and back.  At this point I have done both directions of the trail in little pieces all the way from Euclid Avenue in Upland to Cherry Avenue in Fontana ... amazing what you can do when you keep at it.

Today's piece:  4.51 miles with 69 feet climbed in 1:27:09 hours.  Tortoise rating:  6.4.  Calories burned:  706.  Please click below for a map and more pictures ...

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Walked at my lunch break between tax preparation appointments today.  Parked my car at the Foothill Blvd. trailhead in Rancho Cucamonga and took the trail converted from the Pacific Electric railway to Euclid Street in Upland and back.  After lots of cold weather walks, the 79 degree conditions today were almost too pleasant ... I'm sure my heart rate was a little higher!  The round trip walk was 4.17 miles with 49 feet climbed in 1:13:19 hours.  Tortoise rating:  6.4.  Calories burned:  647.   For more pictures and a map, please click below to continue reading ...

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You wouldn't know there are city streets on either side of the wide, wooded path of the
Hermosa Valley Greenbelt, aka Veteran's Parkway  - formerly Pacific Electric train tracks

I got up at 4:30 this morning and drove 400 miles for a day of appointments between Huntington Beach and Redondo Beach.  About 4 pm I got a break in the action and walked 3.59 miles with 75 feet climbed in 1:09:12 hours.  Delightful weather, partly cloudy and 61 degrees with a slight breeze from the ocean less than a mile away.  Tortoise Rating:  6.8.

This is one of my favorite urban walking paths because it is wide with lush, colorful vegetation and lots of people, many of whom are quite happy to share a cheery greeting ... hard to find on the sidewalks of the congested Pacific Coast Highway a block away.  I previously walked much of the Manhattan Beach portion of this trail, today I did the full Hermosa Beach portion, both directions.

Please click below for a map, more pictures, and details of calories consumed and burned today ...

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Turnaround point at Etiwanda Ave

Becca, I made it to 9 3/4!

I walked on the well lit Pacific Electric Trail after finishing my last appointment in Rancho Cucamonga this evening.  3.55 miles in 1:03:15 hours total elapsed time (including 1:16 minutes rest breaks).  Tortoise rating: 6.3.  Footnote:  Miles walked since June 28 ... 78.07.

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