{"id":3325,"date":"2019-08-28T22:35:38","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T05:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/?p=3325"},"modified":"2019-08-30T07:33:38","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T14:33:38","slug":"day-130-the-high-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/28\/day-130-the-high-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 130: The high point!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s challenge was to go over Forester Pass. This required a 9.5 mile ascent, which was not too steep for most of the way. Along the way we passed some trail maintenance workers. The mountains all around were impressive.<img data-attachment-id=\"3398\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/28\/day-130-the-high-point\/img_5739-013113524374821141386\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5739-013113524374821141386.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1366,803\" 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_5739-013113524374821141386.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5739-013113524374821141386-300x176.jpeg\" 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data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5740-012158056400582719991-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1366,867\" 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_5740-012158056400582719991.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5740-012158056400582719991-1-300x190.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5740-012158056400582719991-1-1024x650.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3397 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5740-012158056400582719991-1.jpeg\" width=\"1366\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5740-012158056400582719991-1.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5740-012158056400582719991-1-300x190.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5740-012158056400582719991-1-768x487.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5740-012158056400582719991-1-1024x650.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><img data-attachment-id=\"3400\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/28\/day-130-the-high-point\/img_5748-016061299123523170693\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5748-016061299123523170693.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_5748-016061299123523170693.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5748-016061299123523170693-300x200.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5748-016061299123523170693-1024x683.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3400 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5748-016061299123523170693.jpeg\" width=\"1366\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5748-016061299123523170693.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5748-016061299123523170693-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5748-016061299123523170693-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5748-016061299123523170693-1024x683.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><img data-attachment-id=\"3391\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/28\/day-130-the-high-point\/img_5741-017545152047184253949\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5741-017545152047184253949.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1366,697\" 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_5741-017545152047184253949.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5741-017545152047184253949-300x153.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5741-017545152047184253949-1024x522.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3391 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5741-017545152047184253949.jpeg\" width=\"1366\" height=\"697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5741-017545152047184253949.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5741-017545152047184253949-300x153.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5741-017545152047184253949-768x392.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5741-017545152047184253949-1024x522.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><img data-attachment-id=\"3401\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/28\/day-130-the-high-point\/img_5749-016434705114511596844\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5749-016434705114511596844.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_5749-016434705114511596844.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5749-016434705114511596844-300x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5749-016434705114511596844-1024x1024.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3401 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5749-016434705114511596844.jpeg\" width=\"1366\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5749-016434705114511596844.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5749-016434705114511596844-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5749-016434705114511596844-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5749-016434705114511596844-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5749-016434705114511596844-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><em>An emu?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As we neared Forester Pass, the trail got very steep with many switchbacks. It was hard to see as we approached where the trail could possibly go.<img data-attachment-id=\"3399\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/28\/day-130-the-high-point\/img_5758-017401624600593132882\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5758-017401624600593132882.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_5758-017401624600593132882.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5758-017401624600593132882-300x200.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5758-017401624600593132882-1024x683.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3399 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5758-017401624600593132882.jpeg\" width=\"1366\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5758-017401624600593132882.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5758-017401624600593132882-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5758-017401624600593132882-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5758-017401624600593132882-1024x683.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><em>The pass is the notch just to the right of Ros<\/em><img data-attachment-id=\"3402\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/28\/day-130-the-high-point\/img_5760-015715775284075915635\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5760-015715775284075915635.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_5760-015715775284075915635.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5760-015715775284075915635-200x300.jpeg\" 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data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5768-01947016118653708672.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_5768-01947016118653708672.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5768-01947016118653708672-300x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5768-01947016118653708672-1024x1024.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5768-01947016118653708672.jpeg\" width=\"1366\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5768-01947016118653708672.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5768-01947016118653708672-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5768-01947016118653708672-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5768-01947016118653708672-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5768-01947016118653708672-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><img data-attachment-id=\"3392\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/28\/day-130-the-high-point\/img_5765-011120354495626033549\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5765-011120354495626033549.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_5765-011120354495626033549.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5765-011120354495626033549-300x200.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5765-011120354495626033549-1024x683.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3392 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5765-011120354495626033549.jpeg\" width=\"1366\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5765-011120354495626033549.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5765-011120354495626033549-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5765-011120354495626033549-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5765-011120354495626033549-1024x683.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/>We eventually reached the narrow saddle at 13,123&#8242;. There were quite a few others there including some Australians. Most were going southwards on the John Muir Trail.<img data-attachment-id=\"3404\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/28\/day-130-the-high-point\/img_5784-014997044561933941811\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5784-014997044561933941811.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_5784-014997044561933941811.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5784-014997044561933941811-300x200.jpeg\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5796-018466994911660971199.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5796-018466994911660971199-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5796-018466994911660971199-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5796-018466994911660971199-1024x683.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><em>How&#8217;s this for a lunch stop? <\/em><img data-attachment-id=\"3410\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/28\/day-130-the-high-point\/img_5799-014670822950012037774\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5799-014670822950012037774.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1366,817\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5811-011720124840924875272.jpeg 1195w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5811-011720124840924875272-262x300.jpeg 262w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5811-011720124840924875272-768x878.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5811-011720124840924875272-896x1024.jpeg 896w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1195px) 100vw, 1195px\" \/>We followed a pretty river down King&#8217;s Canyon then turned up a side trail past Bullfrog Lake. We have camped just beyond the lake. This side trail will take us tomorrow over Kearsage Pass and then down to the little town of Independence for a rest and resupply.Today&#8217;s milestones: the highest point on the PCT, and less than 600 miles to go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s challenge was to go over Forester Pass. This required a 9.5 mile ascent, which was not too steep for most of the way. Along the way we passed some trail maintenance workers. The mountains all around were impressive.An emu? 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