{"id":276,"date":"2016-04-25T01:38:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T01:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intothewideopen.com\/?p=276"},"modified":"2016-10-13T17:02:21","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T17:02:21","slug":"pct-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intothewideopen.com\/?p=276","title":{"rendered":"PCT: Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p><\/p>April 22nd, 2016\n<p>Daily Miles: 15.4<\/p>\n<p>Total Miles: 15.4<\/p>\n<p>Start: Southern Terminus<\/p>\n<p>End: Hauser Creek<\/p>\n<p>End GPS: 32.62023, -116.59567<\/p>\n<p>Finally hit the trail today, and it feels good to be out here. Got up early for a 5:30 AM breakfast at Scout and Frodos and then hopped into volunteer Tims SUV and drove out to their border. The sky was perfect blue and the sun rose over the mountains as we drove east.<\/p>\n<p>We snapped a quick photo at the monument and off we went. I\u2019m not sure what I was expecting, but I didn\u2019t think it was going to be this green and have so many trees. It was really beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>We hiked to Hauser Creek and are camping here for the night under large trees that shift and sway in the breezy air. \u00a0We are \u00a0here with one other hiker Tyler who shared some swigs of his whiskey with us to commemorate the beginning of this journey.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<figure style=\"width: 853px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_0784.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_0784.jpg?resize=853%2C480\" title=\"\" class=\"size-large\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hikers Ready to Embark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\u00a0\u00a0<br>\n<figure style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_0786.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"480\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_0786.jpg?resize=270%2C480\" title=\"\" class=\"size-large\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking Fresh at the Mexican Border<\/figcaption><\/figure>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_0792.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_0792.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_0793.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_0793.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_0789.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_0789.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_0788.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_0788.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 22nd, 2016 Daily Miles: 15.4 Total Miles: 15.4 Start: Southern Terminus End: Hauser Creek End GPS: 32.62023, -116.59567 Finally hit the trail today, and it feels good to be out here. Got up early for a 5:30 AM breakfast at Scout and Frodos and then hopped into volunteer Tims SUV and drove out to 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