{"id":2228,"date":"2019-05-07T21:02:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T04:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/05\/08\/day-17-a-frosty-morning\/"},"modified":"2019-06-20T13:53:36","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T20:53:36","slug":"day-17-a-frosty-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/05\/07\/day-17-a-frosty-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 17: a frosty morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a very cold night we woke up to find the cloud had lifted and the sky was clear. Feeling optimistic we started off along a track bordered by a pretty lace of frost. We stopped at the sound of a woodpecker and watched him fly away from the blackened trunk.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"2225\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/img_3094-013515085169651095180\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3094-013515085169651095180.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1366,924\" 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_3094-013515085169651095180.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3094-013515085169651095180-300x203.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3094-013515085169651095180-1024x693.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3094-013515085169651095180.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-2225 alignnone size-full\" width=\"1366\" height=\"924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3094-013515085169651095180.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3094-013515085169651095180-300x203.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3094-013515085169651095180-768x519.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3094-013515085169651095180-1024x693.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We have seen plenty of squirrels but today we saw our first chipmunks. Sorry, too fast for a photo.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"2226\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/img_3091-018838614865144941230\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3091-018838614865144941230.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"910,1366\" 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_3091-018838614865144941230.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3091-018838614865144941230-200x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3091-018838614865144941230-682x1024.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3091-018838614865144941230.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2226\" width=\"910\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3091-018838614865144941230.jpeg 910w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3091-018838614865144941230-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3091-018838614865144941230-768x1153.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3091-018838614865144941230-682x1024.jpeg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The trail was generally downhill so we put in 20 miles. Weather was mainly overcast so we made good time. Tomorrow we have about 6 miles to where a highway crosses the trail. We plan to hitch a few miles into Big Bear City and spend tomorrow night at a motel.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"2227\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/img_3098-019104054872305824250\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3098-019104054872305824250.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1366,911\" 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_3098-019104054872305824250.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3098-019104054872305824250-300x200.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3098-019104054872305824250-1024x683.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3098-019104054872305824250.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2227\" width=\"1366\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3098-019104054872305824250.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3098-019104054872305824250-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3098-019104054872305824250-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/img_3098-019104054872305824250-1024x683.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We have just passed the 10% mark!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a very cold night we woke up to find the cloud had lifted and the sky was clear. 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