{"id":2075,"date":"2019-04-23T20:14:07","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T03:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/04\/23\/day-3-to-mt-laguna\/"},"modified":"2019-06-20T13:48:31","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T20:48:31","slug":"day-3-to-mt-laguna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/04\/23\/day-3-to-mt-laguna\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 3: to Mt Laguna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today was a steady climb from Fred&#8217;s canyon at 4500 ft to Mt Laguna at 6000 ft. With the increase in elevation we noticed a progression of vegetation from low scrubby bushes to tall pines. The fragrance of the forest was a nice contrast to the hot dry air of the desert.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"2073\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/img_2791-015108488952182219942\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2791-015108488952182219942.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_2791-015108488952182219942.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2791-015108488952182219942-200x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2791-015108488952182219942-683x1024.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2073 alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2791-015108488952182219942.jpeg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2791-015108488952182219942.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2791-015108488952182219942-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2791-015108488952182219942-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2791-015108488952182219942-683x1024.jpeg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We noticed a few trees with small holes in the bark all the way up. Some busy little squirrels had been at work because every hole had a little acorn in it!<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"2078\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/04\/23\/day-3-to-mt-laguna\/img_2793-019119799903623810207\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2793-019119799903623810207.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_2793-019119799903623810207.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2793-019119799903623810207-200x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2793-019119799903623810207-683x1024.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2078 alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2793-019119799903623810207.jpeg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2793-019119799903623810207.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2793-019119799903623810207-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2793-019119799903623810207-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2793-019119799903623810207-683x1024.jpeg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just about every PCT hiker stops in at the Mt Laguna general store for a snack or needed supplies so we followed the trend.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"2080\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/04\/23\/day-3-to-mt-laguna\/img_2790-016883960323425371771\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2790-016883960323425371771.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1426,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_2790-016883960323425371771.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2790-016883960323425371771-223x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2790-016883960323425371771-761x1024.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2790-016883960323425371771.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-2080 alignnone size-full\" width=\"1426\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2790-016883960323425371771.jpeg 1426w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2790-016883960323425371771-223x300.jpeg 223w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2790-016883960323425371771-768x1034.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2790-016883960323425371771-761x1024.jpeg 761w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1426px) 100vw, 1426px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hiking on in the heat of the early afternoon was a drudge but after about an hour we came to the edge of the escarpment and were greeted by the most incredible view of the desert below us.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"2076\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/04\/23\/day-3-to-mt-laguna\/img_2803-016692805351062647814\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2803-016692805351062647814.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1154\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_2803-016692805351062647814.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" 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a steady climb from Fred&#8217;s canyon at 4500 ft to Mt Laguna at 6000 ft. With the increase in elevation we noticed a progression of vegetation from low scrubby bushes to tall pines. 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