What does the title mean? Well, according to my Fitbit (pedometer) today I walked 26.22 miles. I have my doubts about the accuracy of the Fitbit distance (maybe steps and calories too), but i'll take it.
Of course that wouldn't be all at once. It was broken up into numerous "trips" that mainly covered the same stretch of trail (and a bunch of pacing). I think it was over a 12 hour period. Taking that many steps was probably kind of stupid (only 10.25 miles yesterday, 22,630 steps). So how many step is that? 56,194 (for me). 2,143 steps per mile, that seems a little high to me (maybe not, it is one of the lower steps per mile I've had).
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Dariy Queen Blizzard and Summer Still Sucks
Lately I have been in the mood for a Blizzard (maybe this has to do with a long stretch of temperatures over 80°). Anything over 65° is hot for me (Fahrenheit, though Celsius would be really, really hot).
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Flat 14ers: Part One Finished
So, I have been doing this thing with a pedometer that my sister got me. Basically, this is kind of a walking challenge. This is supposed to simulate walking from the trailhead to the summit of these "mountains" (notice the quotation marks).
Yes, this place called Colorado has 50+ peaks that have an elevation of over 14,000 ft (roughly 4,267 meters). The are only 7 "mountains" that have a prominence over 4,000 feet. The tallest being Mt. Elbert at 14,400 feet (9,093 feet prominence). By comparison, a real mountain (let's call it Mt. Tacoma/Tahoma) is 14,411 feet in elevation (13,211 feet in prominence). Three of the 14ers have a higher elevation than Mt. Tacoma/Tahoma.
The first part covers 3 "mountain" ranges: Sawatch, Elk, Tenmile/Mosquito (simulating 28 peaks) and consists of 459,500 steps (229.75 miles). It took me about 23 days to get that amount.
Some semi-relevant linkage:
www.flat14ers.org
https://aom3.americaonthemove.org
Yes, this place called Colorado has 50+ peaks that have an elevation of over 14,000 ft (roughly 4,267 meters). The are only 7 "mountains" that have a prominence over 4,000 feet. The tallest being Mt. Elbert at 14,400 feet (9,093 feet prominence). By comparison, a real mountain (let's call it Mt. Tacoma/Tahoma) is 14,411 feet in elevation (13,211 feet in prominence). Three of the 14ers have a higher elevation than Mt. Tacoma/Tahoma.
The first part covers 3 "mountain" ranges: Sawatch, Elk, Tenmile/Mosquito (simulating 28 peaks) and consists of 459,500 steps (229.75 miles). It took me about 23 days to get that amount.
Some semi-relevant linkage:
www.flat14ers.org
https://aom3.americaonthemove.org
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Summer Should be Banned
If you ask some people what their favorite season is, i'm sure you would get plenty responses for summer. Me, I don't care for the awful, awful season (i'm not a fan of spring either).
This is not just because I didn't walk 3+ miles in 90°+ temperatures to pre-order a game console I though I wouldn't (and know I shouldn't), that would just be ridiculous - nobody would do that, right:?
Down Izzy, quit jumping up on me and licking me... bad dog
What do people like about summer?
* It's sunnier and hotter out: sun kills (as do hot temperatures). You never hear of people getting cancer for exposure to rain, do you? Overcast skies are so much better. There is less glare, for one. When it gets hotter people have shorter fuses (maybe that is why things like accidents/road rage and murder might tend to go up when temperatures do
Sunshine on my shoulder most certainly doesn't make me happy - it actually kind of ticks me off.
- apparently, hot temperatures can cause forest fires (there was one in this far-away place called Colorado that destroyed over 400 houses).
* Kids have school off: I see how it may be construed as a positive for the kids, but lets face it - one of the problems with schools is that they do the exact minimum legally required (maybe that's the union in it). Schools should be longer and students can forget an awful lot in the 3 or so months of summer vacation. The US school system needs to update the antiquated schedules they currently have.
* Baseball season: ok, maybe the only good thing in my view.
* No hockey: ok that sounds good to me, maybe they still play in the permafrost of Canada though, eh?
This is not just because I didn't walk 3+ miles in 90°+ temperatures to pre-order a game console I though I wouldn't (and know I shouldn't), that would just be ridiculous - nobody would do that, right:?
Down Izzy, quit jumping up on me and licking me... bad dog
What do people like about summer?
* It's sunnier and hotter out: sun kills (as do hot temperatures). You never hear of people getting cancer for exposure to rain, do you? Overcast skies are so much better. There is less glare, for one. When it gets hotter people have shorter fuses (maybe that is why things like accidents/road rage and murder might tend to go up when temperatures do
Sunshine on my shoulder most certainly doesn't make me happy - it actually kind of ticks me off.
- apparently, hot temperatures can cause forest fires (there was one in this far-away place called Colorado that destroyed over 400 houses).
* Kids have school off: I see how it may be construed as a positive for the kids, but lets face it - one of the problems with schools is that they do the exact minimum legally required (maybe that's the union in it). Schools should be longer and students can forget an awful lot in the 3 or so months of summer vacation. The US school system needs to update the antiquated schedules they currently have.
* Baseball season: ok, maybe the only good thing in my view.
* No hockey: ok that sounds good to me, maybe they still play in the permafrost of Canada though, eh?
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