{"id":2466,"date":"2019-06-09T18:27:01","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T01:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/?p=2466"},"modified":"2019-07-02T07:30:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T14:30:08","slug":"day-50-mosquitoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/06\/09\/day-50-mosquitoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 50: mosquitoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a fine but cold night so we had incentive to walk briskly when we set out at 6:30am.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"2485\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/06\/09\/day-50-mosquitoes\/img_3630-018233140465925922860\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3630-018233140465925922860.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"911,1366\" 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_3630-018233140465925922860.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3630-018233140465925922860-200x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3630-018233140465925922860-683x1024.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2485 alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3630-018233140465925922860.jpeg\" width=\"911\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3630-018233140465925922860.jpeg 911w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3630-018233140465925922860-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3630-018233140465925922860-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3630-018233140465925922860-683x1024.jpeg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We had nice views of the misty lake before the trail turned away.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"2483\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/06\/09\/day-50-mosquitoes\/img_3642-018981884630910128410\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3642-018981884630910128410.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1366,954\" 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_3642-018981884630910128410.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3642-018981884630910128410-300x210.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3642-018981884630910128410-1024x715.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2483 alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3642-018981884630910128410.jpeg\" width=\"1366\" height=\"954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3642-018981884630910128410.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3642-018981884630910128410-300x210.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3642-018981884630910128410-768x536.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3642-018981884630910128410-1024x715.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"2482\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/06\/09\/day-50-mosquitoes\/img_3643-014678278956161617689\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3643-014678278956161617689.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1366,957\" 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_3643-014678278956161617689.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3643-014678278956161617689-300x210.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3643-014678278956161617689-1024x717.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2482 alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3643-014678278956161617689.jpeg\" width=\"1366\" height=\"957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3643-014678278956161617689.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3643-014678278956161617689-300x210.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3643-014678278956161617689-768x538.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3643-014678278956161617689-1024x717.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"2484\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/06\/09\/day-50-mosquitoes\/img_3636-016134534219785974334\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3636-016134534219785974334.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1366,1366\" 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_3636-016134534219785974334.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3636-016134534219785974334-300x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3636-016134534219785974334-1024x1024.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2484 alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3636-016134534219785974334.jpeg\" width=\"1366\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3636-016134534219785974334.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3636-016134534219785974334-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3636-016134534219785974334-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3636-016134534219785974334-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3636-016134534219785974334-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Like yesterday we walked through miles of beautiful forest. Twenty three miles brought us to a good campsite &#8211; the only problem is the thousands of mosquitoes. Fortunately OG lent us some repellent, and we lit a smokey fire. I think this will be pretty standard from now on, now that the snows are melting and the weather is warming up (we think).<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"2486\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/06\/09\/day-50-mosquitoes\/img_3652-016420351230015918230\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3652-016420351230015918230.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_3652-016420351230015918230.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3652-016420351230015918230-300x200.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3652-016420351230015918230-1024x683.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2486 alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3652-016420351230015918230.jpeg\" width=\"1366\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3652-016420351230015918230.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3652-016420351230015918230-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3652-016420351230015918230-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_3652-016420351230015918230-1024x683.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today and yesterday were the first days where we did not meet any other hikers doing the PCT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a fine but cold night so we had incentive to walk briskly when we set out at 6:30am. We had nice views of the misty lake before the trail turned away. 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