MOUNT BALDHEAD (DAY 88)

The highpoint (pun intended) of my day yesterday took place after my 5.5 mile hike at Van Buren State Park. The highpoint came when I successfully climbed the 300 steps at Mt. Baldhead in Saugatuck during an additional .75 mile hike at a second location about 20 miles north of Van Buren State Park.

Mt. Baldhead. Saugatuck, Michigan. In the first picture I am contemplating the 300 step climb. In the second picture, I am smiling having completed the 300 step climb.

Mount Baldhead, also known as Bald Head Peak, Baldhead, and Radar Hill is a summit of a hill in Allegan County, Michigan. Mount Baldhead is a hill and a sand dune, in the Sand Hills between Kalamazoo Lake and Lake Michigan. It is located northwest of Saugatuck. It has an elevation of 794 feet / 242 meters.

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ONE MILE

Yesterday I spent 129 minutes on the treadmill with the 'grade' set to '15.'  I walked at a rate of 3mph until I had 'traveled' 6.73 miles. This distance, 6.73 miles is the equivalent of 35534 feet (5280 feet=1 mile). In order to calculate my 'elevation' that I reached on this imaginary trek up a mountain, I need only multiply 35534 x .15 which works out to 5330.  I 'climbed' up an imaginary mountain one mile.  A couple of days ago I had figured out that this was a doable goal, and it did not take me too long before I attempted to make my successful 'ascent.'   

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Your Food Diary For:

Saturday, February 18, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Essential Everyday - Butter Flavored Grits	500	105	5	10	1,700	5
Bacon	200	0	15	15	875	0
	700	105	20	25	2,575	5
L U N C H
Mostaccioli With Meat Sauce	501	73	13	23	1,040	13
	501	73	13	23	1,040	13
D I N N E R
Mild Chicken Tenders	800	61	33	64	3,175	0
	800	61	33	64	3,175	0
S N A C K S
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich	300	40	17	10	403	15
Beef Stick, 3 each	180	3	15	9	600	3
	480	43	32	19	1,003	18
Totals	2,481	282	98	131	7,793	36
Your Daily Goal	3,249	406	108	163	2,300	121
Remaining	768	124	10	32	-5,493	85
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Saturday, February 18, 2017

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Treadmill, 6.73 miles, Grade 15	129	1,516
Daily Total / Goal	129 / 30	1,516 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	669 / 210	6,920 / 4,130

3500 FEET

On Wednesday, I calculated that I had climbed a virtual elevation of about 2000 feet spending 60 minutes on the treadmill, 'traveling 2.55 miles at a 15 incline.  On Thursday, I decided to see if I could increase my elevation with more time spent on the treadmill at a slightly faster pace.

100 minutes.

4.49 miles ---> 23,707.2 feet x .15 ----> 3,556 feet of virtual elevation.

100 minutes, 4.49 miles, incline 15 ---> calories burned 1026

There are some differences when 'climbing' 3556 feet while remaining in the same spot. The air does not get thinner as one 'ascends.'  And no matter how tired one gets on the way up, one does not have to contend with the reality of the requirement to climb back down as one does on a real mountain.  Still, even for a virtual climb, 3556 feet of elevation is some kind of accomplishment. Now I know what one of my future goals will be.

That is to virtually climb ONE MILE.
I would need to 'walk' 35,200.2 feet on a treadmill with a 15 incline.
This would translate to 6.667 miles.
If I were to maintain a pace of 2.5 miles per hour.
This would be one continuous treadmill workout of 2.67 hours, which would translate to 2 hr 40 min.
OK, a new goal has just been born.
I wonder how long it will take me to try to tackle this.

Your Food Diary For:

Thursday, February 16, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
banana bread - Bread, 1 slice	200	35	6	4	133	0
Egg, whole, cooked, poached, 3 large	215	1	14	19	446	1
	415	36	20	23	579	1
L U N C H
Roast Beef Sandwich	800	109	19	44	1,552	17
	800	109	19	44	1,552	17
D I N N E R
Mostaccioli With Meat Sauce	800	117	22	37	1,661	22
	800	117	22	37	1,661	22
S N A C K S
Met-Rx - Big 100 Super Cookie Crunch, 1 Bar	410	41	14	32	410	26
	410	41	14	32	410	26
Totals	2,425	303	75	136	4,202	66
Your Daily Goal	2,818	352	94	141	2,300	105
Remaining	393	49	19	5	-1,902	39
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g

       Your Exercise Diary for:

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
4.49 miles, treadmill, 15 incline	100	1,026
Daily Total / Goal	100 / 30	1,026 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	427 / 210	4,252 / 4,130

APPALACHIAN TRAIL

On Sunday, due to a family emergency which involved bone fractures but not life-or-death, my trip to Connecticut was curtailed. Even so, I managed to squeeze in a five mile hike prior to leaving Connecticut.  My hike on the previous day was memorable as it was a quick jaunt from the parking lot at the trailhead to the beautiful vista on a mountain ridge. The trail was exceptionally interesting to me as it was a part of the Appalachian Trail. With this one mile section of the Appalachian Trail now completed, I need hike another 2,200 miles or so to be considered a 'thru hiker.'  At this point in my life, that seems rather unlikely, still it was great fun to hike on part of the trail.  My guide on this quick hike was my sister-in-law and we did meet two bonafide thru hikers that had started the trail in

Georgia, approximately 1500 miles to the south. They were apparently both young, healthy, and fit. How could one not be after hiking 1500 miles?

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Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, October 2, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Rock Hill Bakehouse - 8-Grain 3-Seed Bread	90	18	2	3	230	3
Banana	110	30	0	1	0	19
Apple - Gala Small (4oz), 3	195	51	0	2	0	38
	395	99	2	6	230	60
L U N C H
Generic - Sliced Deli Turkey	200	4	4	39	941	0
Clover Valley - 100% Whole Wheat Bread	240	44	2	16	440	4
	440	48	6	55	1,381	4
D I N N E R
Sliced Country Multigrain Bread	210	36	3	6	510	3
Chicken Cacciatore	350	7	11	58	571	0
Homemade - Ratatouiile	100	0	8	8	121	0
	660	43	22	72	1,202	3
S N A C K S
Nestle - Milk Chocolate Bar	400	51	23	4	38	48
Brownie	300	24	21	6	188	21
	700	75	44	10	226	69
Totals	2,195	265	74	143	3,039	136
Your Daily Goal	2,748	343	91	138	2,300	103
Remaining	553	78	17	-5	-739	-33
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 818 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 203.3 lbs in 5 weeks.

       Your Exercise Diary for:

Sunday, October 2, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
5 MILE HIKE	72	902
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-84
Add Exercise Quick Tools
Daily Total / Goal	73 / 30	818 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	1129 / 210	15,071 / 4,130

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from wikipedia...

The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the A.T., is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. The trail is about 2,200 miles (3,500 km) long, though the precise length changes over time as parts are modified or rerouted. The trail passes through 14 states: Georgia, North Carolina,Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York,Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.

The Appalachian Trail was completed in 1937 after more than a decade of work, although improvements and changes continue. It is maintained by 31 trail clubs and multiple partnerships,^[2] and managed by the National Park Service, United States Forest Service, and the nonprofit Appalachian Trail Conservancy. The majority of the trail is in forest or wild lands, although some portions traverse towns, roads and farms. The trail conservancy claims that the Appalachian Trail is the longest hiking-only trail in the world.

At least 2 million people are said to do at least one day-hike on the trail each year. Thru-hikers attempt to hike it in its entirety in a single season — more than 2,700 people thru-hiked the trail in 2014 — and some hike from one end to the other, then turn around and thru-hike the trail the other way, known as a "yo-yo". Many books, memoirs, web sites, and fan organizations are dedicated to these pursuits.

RIB MOUNTAIN STATE PARK

The day started with a four hour visit with a customer in Madison, Wisconsin. Once I was finished there, I had a quick lunch and headed 100+ miles north to Wausau to be in place for a Wednesday appointment. I arrived in Wasau at 6:00PM and headed straight for RIB MOUNTAIN STATE PARK. Approximately one and one half miles from the actual park entrance was a trail that led to the park, and that is precisely where I parked my car - at the trailhead for the BONE & JOINTS TRAIL. 

The Bone & Joint Trail led directly to Rib Mountain State Park.

Rib Mountain
Page Type: Mountain/Rock Location: Wisconsin, United States, North America Lat/Lon: 44.92080°N / 89.6944°W Object Title: Rib Mountain Activities: Hiking, Bouldering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter Elevation: 1924 ft / 586 m

Rib Mountain as seen from five miles away.

The high point (no pun intended) of this visit to this park, was the 60 foot tall VAN DOUSER OBSERVATION TOWER which was erected in 1959. The OBSERVATION TOWER is at the peak of Rib Mountain. It was 96 steps to the top.  I counted them.

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Another hiker offered to take this photo and the one below up on the Observation Tower.

Since this mountain is used as a ski slope in the wintertime.... There were trails leading down and up the various slopes.  Naturally, I hiked down one slope and hiked back up another. After the 20 mile hike on Monday, this six mile adventure seemed like a 'walk in the park.' (Which of course, was exactly what it was... a walk in the state park)

Those are ski lifts over my right shoulder... It's hard to tell the incline of the mountain from this shot.

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After I climbed UP the mountain which is serviced by ski lifts in the winter.... It is still difficult to see the incline.

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Your Food Diary For:

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Quaker - Grits - Instant - Original	600	132	0	12	1,860	0
	600	132	0	12	1,860	0
L U N C H
Chicken Breast Fried - Chicken Breast	480	45	12	102	300	45
Beans - Green Beans	100	16	0	16	14	3
Mashed - Potatoes	200	22	11	5	93	3
Cashews - Dry Roasted & Unsalted	200	11	16	5	0	1
Banana Chips	150	17	10	1	0	10
	1,130	111	49	129	407	62
D I N N E R
Jimmy John's - Bootlegger Unwich, 1 sandwich	320	3	22	28	1,120	0
Read - 3 Bean Salad	300	65	0	5	1,500	40
Jack Links - Teriyaki Jerky, 3 oz	240	18	3	36	1,440	15
	860	86	25	69	4,060	55
S N A C K S
Special K Protein Bar Chocolatey Chip, 1 bar	170	25	5	10	170	15
Atkins - Coconut Almond bar, 1 bar	200	3	15	7	90	1
Fig Bar, Whole Wheat Raspberry, 1 Bar	110	20	3	2	35	10
Nature Valley (Us) - Crunchy - Oats 'n Honey	190	29	7	3	180	11
	670	77	30	22	475	37
Totals	3,260	406	104	232	6,802	154
Your Daily Goal	2,837	354	94	142	2,300	106
Remaining	-423	-52	-10	-90	-4,502	-48
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 907 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 221.9 lbs in 5 weeks  

   

Your Exercise Diary for:

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking	112	907
Daily Total / Goal	112 / 30	907 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	455 / 210	4,062 / 4,130

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from wikipedia....

Rib Mountain, also known as Rib Hill, is a glacially-eroded monadnock in central Wisconsin, located in the Town of Rib Mountain in Marathon County. Composed ofquartzite covered with a softer syenite sheath, it was intruded about 1.5 billion years ago.

Rib Mountain is near Wausau on the west side of the Wisconsin River, just west of Interstate 39 and just south of Highway 29.

Rib Mountain is almost 4 miles (6.4 km) long and peaks at 1,924 feet (586 m) above sea level and 760 feet (230 m) above the local terrain, making it the point with the greatest difference in height from peak to surrounding terrain in the state of Wisconsin. The Rib River and Little Rib River are nearby.

Rib Mountain is home to the Rib Mountain State Park and the Granite Peak Ski Area. The peak is also the site of transmitters for radio and TV stations in the Wausau area, and is the namesake for Wisconsin Public Television's WHRM-TV (Channel 20) and WHRM-FM (90.9), Wisconsin Public Radio's news and classical network station for the area.

It also makes room for the transmitter at the top for WIFC.

When the ski area opened on the slopes of Rib Mountain in 1937, it was one of the first ski areas in North America. Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont had opened a few years earlier in 1934. Sun Valley in Idaho had become the nation's first ski area in the western states in 1936.

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this from the skigranitepeak.com website...

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