{"id":611,"date":"2016-06-07T00:20:11","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T00:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intothewideopen.com\/?p=611"},"modified":"2016-10-13T16:53:15","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T16:53:15","slug":"pct-day-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intothewideopen.com\/?p=611","title":{"rendered":"PCT: Day 45"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p><\/p>June 4th, 2016\n<p>Miles Hiked: 22<\/p>\n<p>Total Miles: 618<\/p>\n<p>Start Location: Mile 702<\/p>\n<p>End Location: Mile 724<\/p>\n<p>End Location GPS: 36.25981, -118.12676<\/p>\n<p>We got a nice early start and headed out from KM around 5:15. The temperature wasn\u2019t too bad but as we decended into the meadow it got chilly- possibly from a higher humidity level since the Kern River flows through it.<\/p>\n<p>The day was beautiful as we climbed from KM at 6K feet to another meadow at 8k feet. For the first time we saw the snowy peaks of the high Sierra not too far off in the distance. Granite and white stood like a fortress above endless pine tree forests.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The last 8 miles of the day went up and up and up, ascending from 8K to 10.5K feet, an altitude we have not seen since Mount San Jacinto. It was not so bad of a climb, just long, but we were pretty tired when we reached the apex. We are camped up here tonight and don\u2019t know if it will be cold or not since the day was so warm again. We shall see.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-608\" style=\"width: 853px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1106.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"608\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.intothewideopen.com\/?attachment_id=608\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1106.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-RX100M4&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1465031252&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;8.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1106\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kennedy Meadow<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-607\" style=\"width: 853px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1107.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"607\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.intothewideopen.com\/?attachment_id=607\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1107.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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height=\"480\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1113.jpg?resize=853%2C480\" title=\"\" class=\"size-large wp-image-605\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1113.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1113.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1113.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1113.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1113.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The S. Kern<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-606\" style=\"width: 853px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1114.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"606\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.intothewideopen.com\/?attachment_id=606\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1114.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-RX100M4&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1465073167&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20.63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1114\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1114.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1114.jpg?resize=853%2C480\" title=\"\" class=\"size-large wp-image-606\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1114.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1114.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1114.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1114.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1114.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Going Up<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-610\" style=\"width: 853px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1115.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"610\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.intothewideopen.com\/?attachment_id=610\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1115.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-RX100M4&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1465081362&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1115\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1115.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1115.jpg?resize=853%2C480\" title=\"\" class=\"size-large wp-image-610\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1115.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1115.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1115.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1115.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1115.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Orange Glow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 4th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 22 Total Miles: 618 Start Location: Mile 702 End Location: Mile 724 End Location GPS: 36.25981, -118.12676 We got a nice early start and headed out from KM around 5:15. The temperature wasn\u2019t too bad but as we decended into the meadow it got chilly- possibly from a higher humidity 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