ENSIGN PEAK

After accidentally discovering some great hiking within a short distance of downtown Salt Lake City on Thursday, I tried to find an official trail on Friday. I found that one could make the summit of ENSIGN PEAK within a short walk of downtown, and I succeeded in making the seven mile roundtrip hike BEFORE breakfast.  All I had to do was get started around 5:00AM. It was an absolutely fabulous hike and it made the whole day better as I took some extra joy thinking about how much was accomplished before most people crawl out of bed in the morning.

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panoramic view from ENSIGN PEAK

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THE VIEW OF DOWNTOWN SALT LAKE CITY  FROM ENSIGN PEAK

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ENSIGN PEAK, SALT LAKE CITY

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Your Food Diary For:

Friday, May 20, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Scrambled Eggs - Eggs Hotel	235	5	15	15	390	0
Fairfield Cafe - Bacon	264	0	24	12	870	0
Quaker - Instant Oatmeal - Original, 4 packet	400	76	8	16	300	0
	899	81	47	43	1,560	0
L U N C H
Sage - Red Delicious Apple	380	100	1	2	7	76
Dannon Oikos Greek Yogurt - Nonfat Vanilla	360	57	0	36	135	54
	740	157	1	38	142	130
D I N N E R
Bbq Ribs, 2 bones	350	5	25	24	2,031	0
Bbq Pulled Pork	550	0	32	40	1,089	0
French Fries - French Fries	300	74	27	6	430	1
	1,200	79	84	70	3,550	1
S N A C K S
Chocolate Low Fat Milk, 1 Carton	160	27	3	8	240	25
	160	27	3	8	240	25
Totals	2,999	344	135	159	5,492	156
Your Daily Goal	3,999	500	133	200	2,300	150
Remaining	1,000	156	-2	41	-3,191	-5
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 2,069 extra calories from exercise today

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Your Exercise Diary for:

      Friday, May 20, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking	23	250
Walking	23	254
Walking	21	281
Walking	27	186
WALKING	119	1,050
WALKING	15	172
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	383
Daily Total / Goal	229 / 30	2,576 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	695 / 210	8,066 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 2999 calories

total calories burned (MULTIPLE WALKS) 2576 calories   (13.7 miles)

total net 423 calories

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SATURDAY WEIGHT 237 LBS

ACCIDENTAL MOUNTAIN HIKE

My first obligation in Salt Lake City yesterday was at noon for a series of meetings. I decided that I should make use of the free morning by taking an urban hike around downtown Salt Lake City. My hike began by walking one mile east of my hotel and then I started walking north. It didn't take too long for me to see that I was walking uphill. (My recent workouts on the treadmill at various angles of elevation gave me the confidence to continue)  I decided to walk north (and up) as far and as long as I could. I quickly found myself in the foothills of the mountains that surround Salt Lake City. At some point, there was no more neighborhood - but there was an entrance to series of trails that led to the small mountains (big hills?) just north of Salt Lake City. I simply could not believe where I was since the hike was supposed to be a completely urban hike in downtown Salt Lake. I took a couple of 'selfies' of myself at the top of a hill which an elevation app on my phone told me was 5,506 feet. (My hotel where my hike began was at an elevation of 4,263 feet.  My roundtrip ten mile hike did have me climb 1243 feet. This was one of my best day hikes ever.

Just me at an elevation of 5506 feet during my 'accidental' mountain hike

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panoramic view from 5506 feet just north of downtown Salt Lake City

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I met someone walking their pug who was kind enough to take a photo for me.

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I always expect to find some enjoyment when taking a 10 mile hike - yesterday was the best.

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by this time I was back in the city enjoying some of the artwork attached to the street lights.

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Your Food Diary For:

Thursday, May 19, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Scrambled Eggs - Eggs Hotel	235	5	15	15	390	0
Hatfield - Canadian Brand Ham	175	5	3	25	1,050	5
Quaker - Instant Oatmeal - Original	300	57	6	12	225	0
	710	67	24	52	1,665	5
L U N C H
Banana - Banana, 2 medium banana	248	60	0	2	2	38
Sage - Red Delicious Apple, 1 medium apple	95	25	0	1	2	19
Planters - Salted Cashews, 1.5 oz	240	13	19	8	140	3
Deli Express - Smoked Ham & Cheese Sandwich on Homestyle White Bread, 1 sandwich	250	28	7	19	1,250	5
	833	126	26	30	1,394	65
D I N N E R
Great Value - Fettuccini Noodles	400	82	2	14	0	4
Lobster Tails	400	10	5	114	601	0
	800	92	7	128	601	4
S N A C K S
Oreos - Minis, 10 cookies	130	21	6	1	140	11
Cliff Bar - Blueberry Crisp, 1 Bars (68g)	250	44	5	10	180	22
	380	65	11	11	320	33
Totals	2,723	350	68	220	3,980	107
Your Daily Goal	3,808	476	127	191	2,300	142
Remaining	1,085	125	59	-29	-1,679	35
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 1,878 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking	161	1,598
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	280
Daily Total / Goal	162 / 30	1,878 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	466 / 210	5,490 / 4,130

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The MapMyWalk app calculated that I took 19064 steps during this 10 mile hike.  There were two consecutive weeks before my hernia surgery when I was trying to rest myself to health, that I only walked about 20,000 steps during an entire week.

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This day hike yesterday had me climb 1243 feet. I had expected my hike to be completely flat walking around downtown Salt Lake City. Just one more reason that it pays to be 'in shape' and ready to face an unexpected challenge. I do not want to be overly dramatic, it's not like I climbed Mt Everest - but still a climb of 1243 feet is not something that I do every - day before lunch.

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