2016 Hiking Log

    Hike Mileage Hiking Time Avg Min/Sec Total Avg Mileage Mileage   Which Elevation
Date Location Nbr Rob hh:mm:ss Speed Mile Mileage Mileage Katie Kerry Comments/Description Shoes Gain
01/01/16 Queeny Park, Ballwin MO 1 4.06 1:18:49 3.091 19:25 4.06 4.06 Outer loop. Nice sunny day. Kelly, Lauri Peterson, Mike Gawlak & I walked CCW. Katie & Patrick Hetledge ran fast CW. Kerry, Maddie Hetledge & Rick Peterson ran CW at a slower pace. We met Mary at BreadCo afterwards for lunch. Vasque1 307
01/02/16 Webster Groves MO 2 4.78 1:33:14 3.076 19:30 8.84 4.42 Midday urban  hike with Kelly & Katie. Walked to Starbucks in Old Orchard then home. Brooks5 114
01/03/16 Rockwoods Reservation, Wildwood MO 3 3.05 1:13:30 2.490 24:06 11.89 3.96 Lime Kiln Loop Trail. CCW. A few people on the trail. Distance was short 2 or 3 tenths. Added vertical piece just east of kiln. Sunny and in the high 30's. Vasque1 548
01/03/16 Rockwoods Reservation, Wildwood MO 4 3.68 1:18:06 2.827 21:13 15.57 3.89 Rock Quarry Trail & Trail Among The Trees. CW. A few people on trail. Probably could trail run these trails. Vasque1 529
01/06/16 Castlewood State Park 5 6.41 2:47:12 2.300 26:05 21.98 4.40 Muddy, mucky mess on the earthen parts. Rocky, gravel parts were fine. Never realized houses were so close. Vasque1 822
01/10/16 Lone Elk Park 6 3.26 1:15:53 2.578 23:17 25.24 4.21 Sunny with some wind and cold, temp in the 20's. Wonderful hike. Saw a white owl and several elk. Cold temps killed the batteries in my camera and iPhone. Vasque1 416
01/13/16 Greensfelder County Park, Glencoe MO 7 5.54 2:03:21 2.695 22:16 30.78 4.40 Sunny day with some wind, temp in 40's. Saw 1 other hiker, no horses. Saw little wildlife. Vasque1 712
01/16/16 Forest 44 Conservation Area, Saint Louis County MO 8 6.10 2:24:49 2.527 23:44 36.88 4.61 Nice hike on a sunny winter day. Wish the horses would keep off the earthen trails when they are soft. Saw three horses and three deer. Got turned around a couple times. Muddy in spots. Vasque1 532
01/20/16 Route 66 State Park 9 5.21 1:51:58 2.792 21:29 42.09 4.68 Day after 3-4" snowfall. Quiet and serene. Park was closed so had to park outside gat and hike southern trail into park. Vasque1 31
01/23/16 Cliff Cave County Park, Oakville MO 10 6.07 2:39:54 2.278 26:21 48.16 4.82 Great day for a hike. Saw 4 hikers, 3 bikers and 1 horse. Vasque1 547
01/29/16 Hilda Young Conservation Area, Eureka MO 11 7.08 2:50:28 2.492 24:05 55.24 5.02     Midday hike, sunny, temp in the 40's. Saw an older man with a shotgun and 3 beagle dogs. Later sasw two women hiking. Saw 2 deer. Nice trail but soft in the flatter low lying areas. Vasque1 778
02/04/16 Valley View Glades Natural Area, Hillsboro MO 12 3.02 1:31:06 1.989 30:10 58.26 4.86 Sunny, a little wind, temp in the 40's. Nice hike, a little soft in some areas. Roots and rocks in other areas. Pretty location. Vasque1 519
02/08/16 Mastodon State Historic Site, Imperial MO 13 3.64 1:42:04 2.140 28:02 61.90 4.76 Spring Branch Trail. Limestone Hill Trail. Connector to Museum and Wildflower Trail.  Cold winter day. Snowed heavy briefly as we acscended the Limestone Hill trail. With Mike Gawlak. Vasque1 356
02/13/16 Howell Island Conservation Area, Chesterfield MO 14 8.32 2:57:22 2.815 21:19 70.22 5.02 Sunny, cold and some wind at start, then overcast. Flat trail but very uneven surface and muddy in some places despite the cold. Sand frozen in some areas. Trail eroded into the Centaur Chute at a couple spots. Vasque1 76
02/29/16 Little Creek Nature Area, Florissant MO 15 3.60 1:33:03 2.321 25:51 73.82 4.92     Warm and sunny day, with a little wind. Nice trails. Combination of paved paths, gravel and earthen. Several spur trails that are not on the map. Breakfast with Kerry beforehand at Kaldi Coffee. Vasque1 318
04/01/16 Green Rock Trail, Saint Louis County MO 16 14.62 6:29:04 2.255 26:37 88.44 5.53 Great day for a hike, mild temps, sunshine, some wind. Trail a bit longer than we thought but in very good shape. A few muddy spots. 13 of us total. Rick P brought a beer to share so we split that at lunch. With Bob & Tina Nathe, Rob & Joan Zilch, Rick & Lauri Peterson, Mark & Karen Weaver,  Brian Bretsch, Mike Fortune, Laura Vogel and Amy Kwentus. Brian tallied 36,942 steps. Vasque1 2129
04/24/16 Lewis And Clark Trail, Weldon Springs MO 17 7.85 3:11:06 2.465 24:21 96.29 5.66     After breakfast with Katie & Kerry at Uncle Bills in West Co. Beautiful day. CCW loop on Lewis Trail. Parking lot full, people parking on Highway 94 shoulder. With Katie.  Vasque1 887
05/23/16 Creve Coeur Park, Creve Coeur MO 18 4.09 1:42:18 2.399 25:01 100.38 5.58 Bootlegger Trail. Pretty Monday morning hike with Kelly. Saw 2 mountain bikers and 1 deer. Vasque1 516
05/31/16 Al Foster Trail, Ballwin, MO 19 5.18 1:27:55 3.535 16:58 105.56 5.56     Nice day. After my 5 mile run from Glencoe MO and a fall on the muddy & slick trail. Eaten alive by mosquitoes. Achieved 100 miles hiking in MO. Saucony3 154
06/03/16 Saint Louis MO Riverfront 20 3.51 1:40:02 2.105 28:30 109.07 5.45     An urban hike along the newly opened bike apth along the Saint Louis Riverfront. With Kelly. Saucony3 41
06/19/16 Webster Groves MO 21 4.13 1:30:14 2.746 21:51 113.20 5.39     Urban hike. Elevation gain estimated.   50
07/28/16 Cliff Walk Hike, Newport RI 22 3.42 1:22:59 2.473 24:16 116.62 5.30 Hike along the water between The Breakers and Easton Bay. Amazing estates. With Kelly. 214
07/30/16 Thundering Falls Trail, Killington, VT 23 1.80 0:42:09 2.562 23:25 118.42 5.15 The waterfall was mostly dry but we got to hike a little of the Appalachian Trail. With Kelly. 487
07/31/16 Bucklin Trail, Rutland VT 24 7.57 4:34:35 1.654 36:16 125.99 5.25     Nice hike to Killington Peak. Avoided most of the rain but little visibility at top. Followed a couple younger guys to the top. Drank a Heady Topper at the top to celebrate my summit. Kelly with Noellen. Vasque1 2517
08/19/16 Indian Camp Creek Park, Floristell MO 25 7.21 3:15:15 2.216 27:05 133.20 5.33     Cannon Trail hike with Dave Fiedler. Great day for a hike. Forgot to turn off Garmin at end. Civil Life American Brown Ale. Saw 4 mountain bikers. Vasque1 351
09/03/16 Terre Du Lac MO 26 2.02 0:38:33 3.144 19:05 135.22 5.20 Labor Day weekend at the Hoffmann's lake house. Morning loop around Marseilles Lake. 126
09/04/16 Terre Du Lac MO 27 2.06 0:38:01 3.251 18:27 137.28 5.08 Labor Day weekend at the Hoffmann's lake house. Morning loop around Marseilles Lake. 116
09/15/16 Konza Prairie Nature Trails, Manhattan KS 28 6.34 1:59:32 3.182 18:51 143.62 5.13     Very nice hike. Took a bunch of photos. Hustled to finish in under 2 hours.  Vasque1 512
10/16/16 Echo Bluff State Park, Eminence, MO 29 4.19 1:43:43 2.424 24:45 147.81 5.10     Painter Ridge Trail. Great day for a hike. We finished just before sundown. Camping with Katie. Vasque1 658
11/14/16 Broemmelsiek Park, Defiance MO 30 4.68 1:37:29 2.880 20:50 152.49 5.08     Jack's Loop & Cattle Ridge Trails. Pretty fall day. Saw one biker and half a dozen hikers. Vasque1 260
12/03/16 Forest Park, Saint Louis MO 31 4.46 1:27:32 3.057 19:38 156.95 5.06 Partial loop around Forest Park with Ms Kelly. Cool. 190
12/30/16 Timber Creek Nature Center, Winfield KS 32 3.24 1:27:31 2.221 27:01 155.73 4.87 3.24 3.24 With Katie, Kerry and brother Dave's family. Kelly still feeling bad from her cold.  Vasque1 64
Total Mileage   160.19 64:28:47 3.24 3.24 15877
Target Mileage 100.00 -60.19
Percent Complete 160.2%
Elapsed Day 366 0
Percent of Current Year 100.0%
Monthly Mileage     Monthly Total            
January Mileage     55.24            
February Mileage 18.58  
March Mileage 0.00  
April Mileage 22.47  
May Mileage 9.27  
June Mileage 7.64  
July Mileage 12.79  
August Mileage 7.21  
September Mileage 10.42  
October Mileage 4.19  
November Mileage 4.68  
December Mileage     7.70            
160.19
Cumlative Mileage since 2015 160.19
Shoes/Boots EOY 2015 Current Year Total
Brooks5 - Brooks Adrenaline GTS 12 Green 378.08 4.78 382.86 Put in Service 04/02/2013
Saucony1 - Saucony Guide 7 Sil/Blu/Blk 365.65 0.00 365.65 Put in Service 12/31/2013
Vasque1 - Vasque Scree 2.0 Mid UltraDry 50.23 128.83 179.06 Put in Service 04/06/2015
Saucony3 - Saucony Guide 7 Sil/Blu/Blk 0.00 8.69 8.69 Put in Service 10/20/2015
Totals: 793.96 142.30 936.26
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