2019 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
01/01/19 Whitecliff Park, Crestwood MO 1 3.33 1:29:15 2.239 26:48 3.33 3.33 Early afternoon hike, temp about 35.  Vasque1 299
01/08/19 Timber Creek Nature Center, Winfield KS 2 3.24 1:09:20 2.804 21:24 6.57 3.29 Late afternoon hike, temp about 54.  Columbia1 49
01/15/19 Whitecliff Park, Crestwood MO 3 3.53 1:42:01 2.076 28:54 10.10 3.37 Midday hike in the snow at Whitecliff. Nice path worn in the snow of the main trails. Columbia1 322
01/17/19 Webster Groves MO 4 4.02 1:19:35 3.031 19:48 14.12 3.53 Late afternoon urban hike, temp about 37. Hiked home from Webster Groves Subaru used car lot. Vasque1 209
01/21/19 Queeny Park, Ballwin MO 5 4.03 1:08:37 3.524 17:02 18.15 3.63 Mid-afternoon hike, temp about 25 and some wind. Clockwise loop from upper parking lot. Saw about 25 other hikers. Vasque1 273
01/25/19 Whitecliff Park, Crestwood MO 6 3.36 1:16:57 2.620 22:54 21.51 3.59 Late afternoon hike, temp about 26, some wind. Noisy bunch of kids hanging out at the park. Columbia1 355
01/29/19 Webster Groves MO to Kirkwood MO 7 4.11 1:13:10 3.370 17:48 25.62 3.66     Urban hike about 9am, temp about 18. Hiked to Kirkwood to pickup a car. Saucony6 122
02/04/19 Timber Creek Nature Center, Winfield KS 8 3.35 1:09:12 2.905 20:39 28.97 3.62 Late morning hike, temp about 34. Saw lots of deer across Timber Creek to the north. Columbia1 27
02/06/19 George Washington Carver National Monument, Diamond MO 9 1.01 0:33:48 1.793 33:28 29.98 3.33 Early afternoon hike, temp about 37. On our way from Winfield KS to Saint Louis MO. With Dad. Columbia1 28
02/18/19 Whitecliff Park, Crestwood MO 10 3.31 1:18:57 2.516 23:51 33.29 3.33 Late afternoon hike, temp about 30 and overcast. Quarry pond frozen. Some snow and ice on the ground. Columbia1 307
02/22/19 Saunders-Monticello Trail, Charlottesville, VA 11 4.37 1:17:05 3.402 17:38 37.66 3.42     Noonish hike, temp about 48. Near Thomas Jefferson’s home Monticello. On our way to the Dave Matthews Winery. Pretty area. Columbia1 475
03/03/19 Whitecliff Park, Crestwood MO 12 3.67 2:04:47 1.765 34:00 41.33 3.44 Mid afternoon hike in the snow, temp about 36. Did some trail blazing - trying to define new trail behind pool and building. Vasque1 320
03/07/19 Cliff Cave County Park 13 4.09 1:18:43 3.118 19:15 45.42 3.49 Mid-afternoon hike on the paved trails. Temp about 39. Some snow on the ground. Columbia1 290
03/10/19 Terre Du Lac MO 14 2.11 0:43:31 2.909 20:37 47.53 3.40 With Steve & Joyce Hoffmann after breakfast.  Columbia1 142
03/15/19 Levee Trail, Earth City MO 15 4.09 1:20:44 3.040 19:44 51.62 3.44 Late morning hike, temp about 41. Trail was offically closed but I made it around without any issues.  Columbia1 14
03/20/19 Ozark Trail Hike 16 7.37 4:57:32 1.486 40:22 58.99 3.69 The Ozark Trail, Klepzig Mill to Rocky Falls, with Dave & Brian Fiedler and James Oerding. Got our feet wet twice crossing a creek. Saw some wild horses. Rocky Falls was most impressive. Vasque1 596
03/20/19 Alley Spring Mill MO 17 2.25 1:03:33 2.124 28:15 61.24 3.60 On the way back to the rental house, stopped here for a short hike and photos. Brooks7 329
03/21/19 Whitecliff Park, Crestwood MO 18 3.05 1:08:44 2.662 22:32 64.29 3.57 Late in the day, 1 hour hike. Started about 6:30pm and finished as it was getting dark. Temp about 57. Columbia1 314
03/31/19 Buford Mountain Conservation Area, Bismarck MO 19 10.12 5:43:04 1.770 33:54 74.41 3.92     Retirement Anniversary Hike #5. Sunny and 32 at the start. Group of 14 for this years hike. Long rocky climb of about 500 ft from the parking lot the top of peak 1. Great views from the 3rd peak (Bald Knob). Long disent, then a long climb of about 750 ft between miles 6 and 9. Then a 2 mile descent back to the park lot. Stopped for lunch about 5.5 miles in. Dinner at Main & Mill in Festus afterwards. Columbia1 1942
04/08/19 Claire Gempp Davidson Memorial Conservation Area 20 3.10 1:11:44 2.593 23:08 77.51 3.88 Midday hike, temp about 72. A few kids from school nextdoor there being loud. Nice set of trails. Columbia1 50
04/11/19 Whitecliff Park, Crestwood MO 21 3.16 1:17:48 2.437 24:37 80.67 3.84 Late morning hike, temp about 78. Columbia1 334
04/21/19 Whitecliff Park, Crestwood MO 22 3.47 2:22:05 1.465 40:57 84.14 3.82 Midday hike, temp about 76. Did a bunch of trail maintenance. Merrell1 301
04/29/19 Clinton State Park, Lawrence KS 23 3.75 1:29:27 2.515 23:51 87.89 3.82     Mid-afternoon hike on my way home from WaKeeney KS. Temp about 64. Merrell1 263
05/06/19 Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe VT 24 5.19 2:01:06 2.571 23:20 93.08 3.88 Mid-afternoon hike, temp about 72. From the Trapp Family Lodge. The hills were alive with music. Hiked up to the Cabin and back. Several spots of snow on the trails. Merrell1 799
05/12/19 Powder Valley Nature Center, Kirkwood MO 25 3.03 1:04:21 2.825 21:14 96.11 3.84 Mid-afternoon, temp about 55. Some of the wooden bridges a bit slick from all the rain. Lots of families out for Mother's Day. Merrell1 456
05/17/19 Whitecliff Park, Crestwood MO 26 3.12 1:19:05 2.367 25:21 99.23 3.82 3.12 Mid-afternoon hike, temp about 85. A little father/daughter bonding before Kerry starts her Gross Anatomy class. Merrell1 270
05/30/19 Whitecliff Park, Crestwood MO 27 3.51 1:29:39 2.349 25:32 102.74 3.81     Late afternoon start, temp about 54. Lots of erosion on the gravel roads from all the rain. Merrell1 270
06/07/19 Officer Blake Snyder Memorial Park Hike 28 3.07 1:11:56 2.561 23:26 105.81 3.78 Mid-afternoon hike, temp about 84. Did some trail maintenance along the way. Merrell1 294
06/29/19 Terre Du Lac MO 29 2.07 0:40:34 3.062 19:36 107.88 3.72     Mid afternoon, temp about 90. Clockwise loop around Lake Marseilles. With Dan & Patti Gaines and Steve & Joyce Hoffmann. Brooks7 174
07/05/19 Shoal Creek Hike, Joplin MO 30 3.50 1:10:49 2.965 20:14 111.38 3.71 Mid-day, temp about 88. Stopped on my way to Winfield KS. Entrance ramp to I44 closed so had to divert onto old US 66. Merrell1 177
07/10/19 Whitecliff Park, Crestwood MO 31 3.34 1:19:10 2.531 23:42 114.72 3.70 Late afternoon, temp about 88. Merrell1 297
07/12/19 Phantom Forest and Bittersweet Conservation Areas, Des Peres MO 32 2.05 0:53:55 2.281 26:18 116.77 3.65 Early afternoon, temp about 86. After PT. Nice pair of conservation areas. Lots of climbing for just 2 miles.  Merrell1 201
07/21/19 Castlewood State Park, Ballwin MO 33 3.52 1:40:27 2.103 28:32 120.29 3.65     Started about 5:40pm, temp about 91. Invited myself along with Colton, Katie and Kerry. Merrell1 280
08/08/19 Cuivre River State Park, Troy MO 34 9.06 3:44:58 2.416 24:50 129.35 3.80 9.06 Started about 9:50am, temp about 75. Cuivre River Trail Red/South Loop. Saw two deer and lots of frogs. Fair number of mud bogs thanks to horses. With Kerry. Merrell1 876
08/16/19 Lake Vista, Blue Springs MO 35 5.09 1:27:49 3.478 17:15 134.44 3.84     On my way to Winfield KS. Nice trail but had to walk on the shoulder of Woods Chapel Rd a bit.  Merrell1 305
09/01/19 Whitecliff Park, Crestwood MO 36 3.51 2:11:38 1.600 37:30 137.95 3.83 First hike with backpack and +20lbs of weight. Did some trail maintenance along the way. Worked up a good sweat. Merrell1 354
09/02/19 Benton Park, Saint Louis MO 37 3.02 0:52:37 3.444 17:25 140.97 3.81 3.02 Gateway Cup Benton Park bike reaces. Walked the course. Used moving time from watch. With Jerry R, Barry F, Katie, Daniel, Dave & Shelly F. Brooks7 46
09/06/19 Queeny Park, Ballwin MO 38 4.19 1:29:57 2.795 21:28 145.16 3.82 Second hike with Backpack +30 lbs. Humid, 86°F, Feels like 92°F, Humidity 65%, Wind 6mph from NW. Tough hike with all the weight. Back not happy afterwards. Merrell1 322
09/12/19 Meramec State Park, Sullivan, MO 39 6.03 2:48:32 2.147 27:57 151.19 3.88 I combined the Bluff View, Deer Hollow, Walking Fern and River Trails. I saw no other hikers but encountered dozens of spiders and their webs. Hot and humid. Partly Cloudy, 90°F, Feels like 97°F, Humidity 56%, Wind 3mph from SSW. Merrell1 984
09/16/19 Forest Park, Saint Louis MO 40 6.21 1:56:56 3.186 18:50 157.40 3.94 Third hike with Backpack +30 lbs. Clear, 87°F, Feels like 93°F, Humidity 58%, Wind 4mph from WNW. CCW loop from Visitor's Center. Back not happy afterwards. Merrell1 200
09/19/19 Winfield KS 41 2.30 1:01:49 2.232 26:53 159.70 3.90 Early evening, Hot, 87°F, Feels like 90°F, Humidity 51%, Wind 11mph from SE. Loop out to Union Graham Cemetary with Kelly.   Merrell1 82
09/21/19 Winfield KS 42 3.37 1:09:02 2.929 20:29 163.07 3.88 About Noon, temp 77. Dad's house to the Bluegrass Festival at the Fairgrounds the long way. Rained on. With Kerry and Madeline. Merrell1 49
09/24/19 Arches National Park, Moab UT 43 3.39 1:31:44 2.217 27:04 166.46 3.87 Early afternoon, temp about 75. Nice hike with brother Dave to see Delicate Arch. I remembered the stone hole you can frame it thru. On our way to Havasupai. Merrell1 674
09/25/19 Havasupai Indian Reservation, Supai AZ 44 11.00 8:44:25 1.259 47:40 177.46 4.03 Havasupai Day 1: Hike In, Trailhead to Campground. Mileage estimated as Garmin had issues in the canyon. Merrell1  
09/26/19 Havasupai Indian Reservation, Supai AZ 45 5.50 4:47:46 1.147 52:19 182.96 4.07 Havasupai Day 2: Hike Campground to Mooney Falls and Beaver Falls. Mileage estimated as Garmin had issues in the canyon. Merrell1  
09/27/19 Havasupai Indian Reservation, Supai AZ 46 5.00 4:13:03 1.186 50:37 187.96 4.09 Havasupai Day 3: Hike Campground to Supai and Back. Mileage estimated as Garmin had issues in the canyon. Merrell1  
09/28/19 Havasupai Indian Reservation, Supai AZ 47 10.33 4:25:07 2.338 25:40 198.29 4.22     Havasupai Day 4: Hike Out, Campground to  Trailhead. Mileage estimated as Garmin had issues in the canyon. Merrell1  
10/07/19 Ottawa ON, Canada 48 0.55 0:18:45 1.760 34:05 198.84 4.14 Mid-day hike, temp about 60. Part 1, hike along Lakeside Gardens. Brooks7 7
10/07/19 Ottawa ON, Canada 49 2.34 0:59:04 2.377 25:15 201.18 4.11 Mid-day hike, temp about 60. Part 2, hike around the Britannia Conservation Area. Some of it on the Trans-Canada-Trail. Brooks7 52
10/12/19 Forest Park, Saint Louis MO 50 4.08 1:36:31 2.536 23:39 205.26 4.11     Late morning. With Kelly. Clockwise loop starting and ending at the Visitor's Center. Park Avenue Coffee afterwards. Merrell1 139
11/19/19 Whitecliff Park, Crestwood MO 51 3.18 1:24:45 2.251 26:39 208.44 4.09 Late morning hike, overcast, temp about 50. Nice fall colors. Merrell1 384
11/24/19 Berlin Reservoir Kansas City MO 52 3.10 0:59:01 3.152 19:02 211.54 4.07     Early afternoon, temp about 61. While waiting on Kelly's Global Entry interview. Asked a woman hiking about the trail and where it went - she was helpful. Brooks7 111
12/06/19 Sunset Greenway Trail Florissant MO 53 4.09 1:19:49 3.075 19:31 215.63 4.07 Refueled at Cugino’s afterwards. With Brian Bretsch. Merrell1 87
12/11/19 Whitecliff Park, Crestwood MO 54 3.18 1:23:05 2.296 26:08 218.81 4.05 Mid-afternoon hike, temp about 31. Did some trail maintenenace. Columbia1 382
12/20/19 Lost Valley Trail, Defiance MO 55 10.82 4:21:49 2.480 24:12 229.63 4.18 10.82 10.82 CW loop from trailhead on Highway 94. Saw 4 deer and some birds. Trail was snow/ice packed in places, muddy in other places. Nice day for a hike. Lunch at Chandler Hill Winery afterwards. With Katie, Kerry, Daniel Sprehe, Brian & Krista Bretsch. Vasque1 773
Meters Feet
Total Mileage   229.63 103:58:53 13.84 23.00 Total: 5000 16406
Target Mileage 201.00 -28.63 Average: 98 322
Percent Complete 100.0% -28.63 miles needed Total
Elapsed Day 365 0 * miles needed per Week
Percent of Current Year 100.0% 100.00 * miles needed per Day
Monthly Mileage     Month Total Max Month Cumlative Grant Total   Hikes Per Month
January Mileage     25.62 55 25.62 664.37   7
February Mileage 12.04 22 37.66 676.41   4
March Mileage 36.75 39 74.41 713.16   8
April Mileage 13.48 24 87.89 726.64   4
May Mileage 14.85 28 102.74 741.49   4
June Mileage 5.14 22 107.88 746.63   2
July Mileage 12.41 13 120.29 759.04   4
August Mileage 14.15 31 134.44 773.19   2
September Mileage 63.85 10 198.29 837.04   12
October Mileage 6.97 20 205.26 844.01   3
November Mileage 6.28 22 211.54 850.29   2
December Mileage     18.09 31 229.63 868.38   3
229.63 55
Mileage at the end of 2018 638.75
Cumlative Mileage since 2015 868.38
Shoes/Boots   EOY 2018 Current Year Total          
Brooks5 - Brooks Adrenaline GTS 12 Green   70.87 0.00 70.87         Put in Service 04/02/2013
Saucony1 - Saucony Guide 7 Sil/Blu/Blk 0.00 0.00 0.00 Put in Service 12/31/2013
Vasque1 - Vasque Scree 2.0 Mid UltraDry 441.48 33.24 474.72 Put in Service 04/06/2015
Saucony3 - Saucony Guide 7 Sil/Blu/Blk 26.58 0.00 26.58 Put in Service 10/20/2015
Brooks6 - Brooks Adrenaline GTS 12 Blu/Sil 29.63 0.00 29.63 Put in Service 01/01/2017
Saucony5 - Saucony Guide 8 Wht/Blu/Ctn 3.14 0.00 3.14 Put in Service 08/04/2017
Saucony6 - Saucony Guide 8 Blk/Slm/Ctn 6.81 4.11 10.92 Put in Service 05/17/2018
Columbia1 - Columbia Hikers 50.99 55.07 106.06 Put in Service 07/22/2018, from Jerry Roloff
Brooks7 - Brooks Adrenaline GTS 18 Gry/Blu 9.25 13.33 22.58 Put in Service 
Merrell1 - Merrell Men's Moab 2 Vent 0.00 123.88 123.88 Put in Service 04/21/2019
                     
Totals:   638.75 229.63 868.38
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