{"id":3327,"date":"2019-08-24T17:13:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T00:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/?p=3327"},"modified":"2019-08-29T21:05:24","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T04:05:24","slug":"day-126-into-the-sierras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/24\/day-126-into-the-sierras\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 126: Into the Sierras"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anticipating another amazing cooked breakfast at Kennedy Meadows before setting out, we gave ourselves a sleep-in until 7 am. Much to our disappointment, the chef did not appear at the promised time so we ate some Cliff bars and headed out.<img data-attachment-id=\"3342\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/24\/day-126-into-the-sierras\/img_5498-012520759466383599678\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5498-012520759466383599678.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_5498-012520759466383599678.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5498-012520759466383599678-200x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5498-012520759466383599678-683x1024.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3342 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5498-012520759466383599678.jpeg\" width=\"911\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5498-012520759466383599678.jpeg 911w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5498-012520759466383599678-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5498-012520759466383599678-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5498-012520759466383599678-683x1024.jpeg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px\" \/><img data-attachment-id=\"3336\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/24\/day-126-into-the-sierras\/img_5504-012224753045385335521\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5504-012224753045385335521.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_5504-012224753045385335521.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5504-012224753045385335521-200x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5504-012224753045385335521-683x1024.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3336 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5504-012224753045385335521.jpeg\" width=\"911\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5504-012224753045385335521.jpeg 911w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5504-012224753045385335521-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5504-012224753045385335521-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5504-012224753045385335521-683x1024.jpeg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px\" \/>Since we didn&#8217;t get started until after 8:30, the sun was already blazing down as we trekked on a sandy path with a slow steady ascent.There is a requirement that we carry all our food, eating utensils and toothpaste and brushes in heavy bear proof canisters which take up almost all the space in our packs.<img data-attachment-id=\"3338\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/24\/day-126-into-the-sierras\/img_5507-011036366765882306397\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5507-011036366765882306397.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_5507-011036366765882306397.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5507-011036366765882306397-300x200.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5507-011036366765882306397-1024x683.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5507-011036366765882306397.jpeg\" width=\"1366\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5507-011036366765882306397.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5507-011036366765882306397-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5507-011036366765882306397-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5507-011036366765882306397-1024x683.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/>As we hiked northwards we passed a valley with smoke from a current small forest fire and to the north we can see billowing smoke from a larger one so we hope this doesn&#8217;t lead to trail closures and bypasses.<img data-attachment-id=\"3337\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/24\/day-126-into-the-sierras\/img_5506-011864293124820555178\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5506-011864293124820555178.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1365,1366\" 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_5506-011864293124820555178.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5506-011864293124820555178-300x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5506-011864293124820555178-1024x1024.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5506-011864293124820555178.jpeg\" width=\"1365\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5506-011864293124820555178.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5506-011864293124820555178-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5506-011864293124820555178-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5506-011864293124820555178-768x769.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5506-011864293124820555178-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/>We are camped at about 9800 ft having come up from around 6100 ft. Despite the late start we managed 19.8 miles.<img data-attachment-id=\"3341\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/24\/day-126-into-the-sierras\/img_5508-011677726788914208233\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5508-011677726788914208233.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1363,1366\" 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_5508-011677726788914208233.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5508-011677726788914208233-300x300.jpeg\" 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