{"id":2394,"date":"2019-05-30T22:06:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T05:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/06\/02\/day-40-the-tortoise-and-the-hare\/"},"modified":"2019-06-20T14:08:02","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T21:08:02","slug":"day-40-the-tortoise-and-the-hare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/05\/30\/day-40-the-tortoise-and-the-hare\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 40: The Tortoise and the Hare"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night we were both woken in the middle of the night by a terrible noise. It was like the screaming of a tortured animal punctuated by the barking of a dog. It was completely dark outside and the sound was not close so we tried to get back to sleep but it was quite unsettling.<\/p>\n

We are currently hiking in the habitat of the endangered Californian desert Tortoise but he has remained elusive. This Hare however was in no hurry this morning and obligingly posed for a photo in the sun just below the trail!<\/p>\n

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This section of the PCT – from Tehachapi to this point – has been particularly beautiful with the trail passing through sheltered forest in the higher reaches and back to desert terrain lower down.<\/p>\n

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At about 3:30 pm we reached water at the campsite we were aiming for after hiking 22 miles in good time. We were able to hitch a ride into a tiny one store town where we ate enormous sandwiches and followed with ice-cream. We bought a few snacks for the trail before catching a ride back to the campsite.<\/p>\n

We had planned to exit here at Walker Pass but, since we made good time getting here, we have decided to push on through to Kennedy Meadows to complete the desert section of the PCT. We now expect to be on trail for another 2 1\/2 days and hope our warmer and drier weather lasts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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