{"id":2964,"date":"2019-07-28T16:43:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T23:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/?p=2964"},"modified":"2019-08-04T18:46:44","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T01:46:44","slug":"day-99-goat-rocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/07\/28\/day-99-goat-rocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 99: Goat Rocks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today was an especially good day, although tiring. The weather was perfect, and we started the day with easy level and downhill walking in the forest. We got some good views of Mt Adams, Mt St Helens and our first view of Mt Rainier.<\/p>\n

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The path had now opened out from the forest onto the mountainside and just before noon we passed a sign indicating that we were entering an Indian reservation. We rounded the corner and walked into what seemed like a movie backdrop. Spectacular colour with high rocky mountainsides, pine tree forests, fields of grass dotted with wildflowers and a tall waterfall. After traversing the valley we climbed to a saddle and joined some day hikers who were eating their lunch while drinking in the scenery.<\/p>\n

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After lunch we climbed higher in the Goat Rocks area, and this included climbing Old Snowy. The PCT goes almost to the top. Again the views were spectacular and we were thankful for the blessing of fine weather and clear skies.<\/p>\n

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Coming down was like walking down a ramp covered in marbles with lots of loose rock and some miles of ridge top track with steep dropoffs either side (consequences obvious – a fall flat on my back but no serious injury). We spoke to another couple who were walking just ahead of us who said that they both slipped and fell as well.<\/p>\n

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22.9 miles brought us to a relatively mosquito-free campsite, and takes us over 1600 miles and 60% complete to date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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