{"id":3436,"date":"2019-08-30T09:43:36","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T16:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/?p=3436"},"modified":"2019-09-06T12:57:56","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T19:57:56","slug":"day-132-rae-lakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/30\/day-132-rae-lakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 132: Rae Lakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Unfortunately when we rang the shuttle service to book our lift back to the trail, the earliest we could arrange was 9 am. Then he didn&#8217;t arrive until after 10 so we started hiking at 10:40 with our ascent to Kearsage Pass in the heat of the midday sun, our packs heavy with new supplies. However we did have a lovely cool breeze all day and really didn&#8217;t notice the heat although the sun was bright in a clear sky. As we descended from Kearsage Pass, we met a group of four hikers, one of whom was Liz B who is the CEO of the PCT Association.<img data-attachment-id=\"3442\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/30\/day-132-rae-lakes\/img_5859-013167982416285399993\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5859-013167982416285399993.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_5859-013167982416285399993.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5866-011777322108645640329.jpeg\" width=\"1366\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5866-011777322108645640329.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5866-011777322108645640329-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5866-011777322108645640329-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5866-011777322108645640329-1024x683.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><img data-attachment-id=\"3445\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/30\/day-132-rae-lakes\/img_5862-014533430998930194753\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5862-014533430998930194753.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_5862-014533430998930194753.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5862-014533430998930194753-200x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5862-014533430998930194753-683x1024.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3445 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5862-014533430998930194753.jpeg\" width=\"911\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5862-014533430998930194753.jpeg 911w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5862-014533430998930194753-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5862-014533430998930194753-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5862-014533430998930194753-683x1024.jpeg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px\" \/>I (Ros) did not have a good hiking day &#8211; I found myself breathless with exertion at altitude and was frequently needing to stop and rest due to fatigue and dizziness.<img data-attachment-id=\"3443\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/30\/day-132-rae-lakes\/img_5869-011912774796942440718\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5869-011912774796942440718.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1366,911\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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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_5870-016231474488292532982.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5870-016231474488292532982-200x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5870-016231474488292532982-683x1024.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3444 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5870-016231474488292532982.jpeg\" width=\"911\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5870-016231474488292532982.jpeg 911w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5870-016231474488292532982-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5870-016231474488292532982-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5870-016231474488292532982-683x1024.jpeg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px\" \/>Anyway, we walked through beautiful meadows, up 2 mountain passes (Kearsage and Glen 11,949&#8242;) and above and around some truly spectacular lakes with clear water and fish jumping. We arrived at the Rae Lakes campground at about 7 pm and ate our dinner by torchlight.<img data-attachment-id=\"3447\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/30\/day-132-rae-lakes\/img_5888-017457716941179478222\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5888-017457716941179478222.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_5888-017457716941179478222.jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5888-017457716941179478222-200x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5888-017457716941179478222-683x1024.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5888-017457716941179478222.jpeg\" width=\"911\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5888-017457716941179478222.jpeg 911w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5888-017457716941179478222-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5888-017457716941179478222-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_5888-017457716941179478222-683x1024.jpeg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px\" \/>Hopefully we will all be refreshed after a good night&#8217;s sleep.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unfortunately when we rang the shuttle service to book our lift back to the trail, the earliest we could arrange was 9 am. Then he didn&#8217;t arrive until after 10 so we started hiking at 10:40 with our ascent to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5885-01.jpeg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paLLGr-Tq","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3436"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3436"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3456,"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3436\/revisions\/3456"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}