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Mile 576.  If there was any doubt that Tortoise is slow (but hopefully steady), we have this week as Exhibit A.  Tortoise walked a "marathon, and a little extra, and those 26.4 miles "only" took six days!  If you prefer to measure it use the time walked during those six days, that would be 8 hours 38 minutes 48 seconds.  Were that a real marathon, Tortoise would have been escorted off the course hours before finishing.  As it was, he enjoyed a vigorous week of walks, highlighted by Wednesday's walk on the Prospector Trail in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve pictured above.

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Mile 549.  Tortoise enjoyed this beautiful early morning view after walking to the top of La Verkin's Center Street on Wednesday, July 8.  For more pictures and other details from this walk and the rest of the week, along with links to six March walks that he has posted recently, please click below to continue reading ...

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Mile 529.  Happy Independence Day, America!  Tortoise celebrated by getting up early and heading to the end of the Zion National Park shuttle at the Temple of Shinawava with Josh, Benjamin, Ethan, and Riley.  We headed up the Riverside Walk from there, and then walked the river upstream for another half mile.  For many more exciting pictures and other details from this walk and the rest of Tortoise's walking week, please click below to continue reading ...

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Mile 510.  Tortoise walked 21.6 miles this week, including being treated to this fine view at 6:44 am Friday the 26th.  For more pictures, maps, and other details from six daily walks in La Verkin, please click below to continue reading ...

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Mile 496.5 It is hot these days. The picture was taken by Tortoise while watering the garden at 6:10 this morning, shortly before he headed out on this 3.6 mile walk:

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Mile 488.  Tortoise walked 19.5 miles this week, enjoying pretty flowers and more on six daily walks in La Verkin, Hurricane, and St. George.  For more pictures, maps, and other details, please click below to continue reading ...

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Mile 460.  Tortoise drove in a caravan high up Kolob Terrace Road from the Cedar Canyon side, helping to shuttle participants in the La Verkin Stake pioneer handcart trek to the starting point.  His walk today was to be an extra person to push a little harder on the handcarts when climbing hills such as the one at the beginning, shown above.  Lou continued for about 2 1/2 miles, then when he reached the downhill section, he said goodbye to the handcart parties and returned to his car.  It's a great way to help all of us, particularly our youth, appreciate our history and heritage!

For more pictures, a map, further details, and today's walking thought by James E. Faust, please click below to continue reading ...

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