tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59381850468175365412024-03-06T03:26:17.863-05:00The Braeburn BlogAn accumulation of autobiographical articulationCaroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.comBlogger335125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938185046817536541.post-1961896604184842312021-09-07T17:08:00.001-04:002022-05-27T17:19:38.114-04:00Stehekin: Where No Roads Can Take You<p> This is a bizarre town with 75 permanent residents, plus a couple hundred seasonal workers. It's accessible only by ferry, seaplane, or foot, which results in a funny mix of grungy backpackers mingling with ritzy seaplane folks. I was fascinated by it and glad that I spent a couple days there. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvyW1V1f0g6nOh9k96fY1e0n3tJgzcAX_iCsy2l9Al9A2NQiRdXvfkIQ0SDegcZ5Da97_aPS3UswErsCJE3WRnuLqVM_AM1m0IDp_Nrsyvl4ZLLLG7v9M9UoYUSV1Kyd4CqNmdLgI4Mr6l8tRn5HdJytJVsvTYw2gyVoOHoDHyYOmXtLnm5Q4BdvG/s6016/DSC_0758.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvyW1V1f0g6nOh9k96fY1e0n3tJgzcAX_iCsy2l9Al9A2NQiRdXvfkIQ0SDegcZ5Da97_aPS3UswErsCJE3WRnuLqVM_AM1m0IDp_Nrsyvl4ZLLLG7v9M9UoYUSV1Kyd4CqNmdLgI4Mr6l8tRn5HdJytJVsvTYw2gyVoOHoDHyYOmXtLnm5Q4BdvG/w640-h426/DSC_0758.JPEG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This sign was the first thing I saw, at the trailhead when I made it to the town's one road (which doesn't connect to anything). I found it very endearing. </td></tr></tbody></table><p>When you hike in, you get to the famous Stehekin Bakery before you hit the actual town. That was actually my main draw, so I was very happy to start there.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofnztNmpU1vyNrzchZdiRw5bQ7CzducMfVzfuwf1yz2b-r84QU0NpqWu5hujY4kJVsyDkTcoNFIRsmmjs17o3db7p-yGzTiYQ4Dw2Nmer0pF7YGZGW4QOpF0kRuPSW5r-brMWcENIl88Ekd277oQI5mbs6Xtn5F1hwwZuNz9smOsegQC5HoI6ubbF/s4512/DSC_0735.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofnztNmpU1vyNrzchZdiRw5bQ7CzducMfVzfuwf1yz2b-r84QU0NpqWu5hujY4kJVsyDkTcoNFIRsmmjs17o3db7p-yGzTiYQ4Dw2Nmer0pF7YGZGW4QOpF0kRuPSW5r-brMWcENIl88Ekd277oQI5mbs6Xtn5F1hwwZuNz9smOsegQC5HoI6ubbF/w640-h426/DSC_0735.JPEG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first thing I did upon arrival was to order this delicious blueberry pie with huckleberry ice cream. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbL7v2nTM7tIV9d4rFGUR5MxhN9gOtqe-zhIJoj_9YO348C8yqhRXvJmgw0FfTZVkCwhUIFeNpVxZnrFYhMNoDJM64yjMKCvAzGYZLBh_WcqMUKVHjs4gMVtcAud1fIHEvtJB-NfjfRJRBBwaaKXA31bOyCBL1ScWd1j172r8oogaPk2lPo_yQUPM/s4512/DSC_0736.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbL7v2nTM7tIV9d4rFGUR5MxhN9gOtqe-zhIJoj_9YO348C8yqhRXvJmgw0FfTZVkCwhUIFeNpVxZnrFYhMNoDJM64yjMKCvAzGYZLBh_WcqMUKVHjs4gMVtcAud1fIHEvtJB-NfjfRJRBBwaaKXA31bOyCBL1ScWd1j172r8oogaPk2lPo_yQUPM/w640-h426/DSC_0736.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cute gumball machine on the walk from the bakery to the "downtown" area</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4n2Uh-eeqzlwdBmANlgzzTWTlvwj1n89XtZXdV_h3uKZkNrLcIK5gxtlimH1zmb-ieDKcBW-l3hBt3KZ762RvIs1bk1rWIuW1FEVtzWo_f4km4bIY6hidMdQGZwoegOcnFZQ-2ekALbJYgTSGAhF1tt5EJm-iqE3lmy7H1TOvZ2Yyfv2nG1a6i0O/s4512/DSC_0739.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4n2Uh-eeqzlwdBmANlgzzTWTlvwj1n89XtZXdV_h3uKZkNrLcIK5gxtlimH1zmb-ieDKcBW-l3hBt3KZ762RvIs1bk1rWIuW1FEVtzWo_f4km4bIY6hidMdQGZwoegOcnFZQ-2ekALbJYgTSGAhF1tt5EJm-iqE3lmy7H1TOvZ2Yyfv2nG1a6i0O/w640-h426/DSC_0739.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Chelan, from the northern end</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bGW1i30v78ihf0BiQpBFGyF_IIdxD2EYyxe50wWtl1HgQXwmG8838mKJPwMbbpBM3S6Dm3nGim5ZWkvKtRoLjTIbfbQfDp2xoLgCTNlGy1uHuQ864eOb4_0k-pksGgUP7zZCE3tfIzNqUaWJEtrp_Rs3O9sEq9MyNJmfSOoEBaGUVqGXbvzFL_Qi/s4512/DSC_0743.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bGW1i30v78ihf0BiQpBFGyF_IIdxD2EYyxe50wWtl1HgQXwmG8838mKJPwMbbpBM3S6Dm3nGim5ZWkvKtRoLjTIbfbQfDp2xoLgCTNlGy1uHuQ864eOb4_0k-pksGgUP7zZCE3tfIzNqUaWJEtrp_Rs3O9sEq9MyNJmfSOoEBaGUVqGXbvzFL_Qi/w640-h426/DSC_0743.JPEG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was very, very hot while I was there. Probably the only thing that has ever given me trouble sleeping!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5AKUHH-68AnSpzUJmDnp_zALhBXxEn3xMqk4kziwuWWUK_F8Hgkv-2dywnAYTsQzOTgce8nY8aSD0yLOg4TZM6UxqkDcST2zDY7-eUUafSALgm4bUmNN_pFOhIGQ_0xV1OYJyCc553hmToIH_M34530t2liGV72NBWjc6ICUeCpFeMXwIwKbnwlF/s4512/DSC_0751.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5AKUHH-68AnSpzUJmDnp_zALhBXxEn3xMqk4kziwuWWUK_F8Hgkv-2dywnAYTsQzOTgce8nY8aSD0yLOg4TZM6UxqkDcST2zDY7-eUUafSALgm4bUmNN_pFOhIGQ_0xV1OYJyCc553hmToIH_M34530t2liGV72NBWjc6ICUeCpFeMXwIwKbnwlF/w640-h426/DSC_0751.JPEG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I camped near the center of town and then walked back to the bakery early the next morning.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWU3w6cBEzBKUTSaEhNhQVd2lZSdU5J4Z50PyIICKnyb0VC6Oyin9AJZDzXz1EdgnEvlpHf0IxgT_FgLqHw2NJMrYJGy8G406LvOvFX9F13u3kfkb7dAx3voiqiIvMLNpS2FJid9HMyvgicjURioHpk9xKT10wLR1ty4BfdfvvyPaZaBuJmWUR-A6/s4512/DSC_0752.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWU3w6cBEzBKUTSaEhNhQVd2lZSdU5J4Z50PyIICKnyb0VC6Oyin9AJZDzXz1EdgnEvlpHf0IxgT_FgLqHw2NJMrYJGy8G406LvOvFX9F13u3kfkb7dAx3voiqiIvMLNpS2FJid9HMyvgicjURioHpk9xKT10wLR1ty4BfdfvvyPaZaBuJmWUR-A6/w640-h426/DSC_0752.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-aGzypfpmRdUJWobxG7sz6YS5S_o0AXvS7xGInKzxubyWQEnQANKFoqemdwWjcG6oU8FalnErVnkvTaGMRK6VM6Yfuw2SqSdgPSyJ_V48mdhTYXfASjz93f65SSf4fan7xU5rXXZovzTAqfOHQ9p9kiREbPAh1IYCFkNpdyJw2ih0n1YWSPjrFW1/s4512/DSC_0753.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-aGzypfpmRdUJWobxG7sz6YS5S_o0AXvS7xGInKzxubyWQEnQANKFoqemdwWjcG6oU8FalnErVnkvTaGMRK6VM6Yfuw2SqSdgPSyJ_V48mdhTYXfASjz93f65SSf4fan7xU5rXXZovzTAqfOHQ9p9kiREbPAh1IYCFkNpdyJw2ih0n1YWSPjrFW1/w640-h426/DSC_0753.JPEG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I ordered one of those cinnamon buns and ate half before starting my hike back up into the mountains. I did feel a little sick at first, and also regretted carrying the other half... until I made it to my next campsite that afternoon. It was the perfect reward for finishing the climb.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJeKnubiuNpV7xuSFBXDWpyc-ONlNXFvRhAOsv3g3UtF-wBprJvZzogBA7BLCDOXx9wmQHjAZwDh9MYc6gEGsKOPeuJSZ0bkhXUA8IfKSB0Gt1xgHWkKLJGXLdizK31N9Y48NWSMRTC08v0sH6CZg5C-m6n9sW51-jeg5RnFH93CrgcTfwmicldiY/s4512/DSC_0756.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJeKnubiuNpV7xuSFBXDWpyc-ONlNXFvRhAOsv3g3UtF-wBprJvZzogBA7BLCDOXx9wmQHjAZwDh9MYc6gEGsKOPeuJSZ0bkhXUA8IfKSB0Gt1xgHWkKLJGXLdizK31N9Y48NWSMRTC08v0sH6CZg5C-m6n9sW51-jeg5RnFH93CrgcTfwmicldiY/w640-h426/DSC_0756.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFnOBfgzkEToV0cx9SyhdTDyxQN3nB6vyDnj0ShJzGfgv7oPvPUXq9EuA8iFVD_U_pKvRpam383DkKIwXdJqTB4SJD9pw5zdako7sZd7OmNPVGPUkjo6HdT1JUqy4oDUVcXt3BVi56Iqj-zf75Mlz13cCIlMrb7ULmhCZfXH1AW8LZqisp3Rk3XoU/s4512/DSC_0757.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4512" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFnOBfgzkEToV0cx9SyhdTDyxQN3nB6vyDnj0ShJzGfgv7oPvPUXq9EuA8iFVD_U_pKvRpam383DkKIwXdJqTB4SJD9pw5zdako7sZd7OmNPVGPUkjo6HdT1JUqy4oDUVcXt3BVi56Iqj-zf75Mlz13cCIlMrb7ULmhCZfXH1AW8LZqisp3Rk3XoU/w426-h640/DSC_0757.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I almost flushed my hopes and dreams, but this sign stopped me.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I would've taken more photos, but my camera was on low battery, so I was conserving it as much as I could. </div>Caroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938185046817536541.post-28510987194525982922021-09-05T17:01:00.001-04:002022-05-27T17:08:21.211-04:00Mountain, forest, water<p>North Cascades! These are all from the hike from Rainy Pass to Stehekin. I went clockwise to make a five-day loop.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AxrSf9IReBS9aspe_vyuVfkRkw_iayranuqlP5w9woCBxYPWPUbDR0-jU49MGaGGz_bz1PPlo49OqjGU8Ged8PkQgFHtr8CWGkuthAO1H0x3ldmU2FbgjoxLpI6ufVFyEOB4Ja27E4h22nQzW-FMqMa6w2OPVv387gTOWgjXz30zynNLVP_ziooq/s4512/DSC_0684.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4512" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AxrSf9IReBS9aspe_vyuVfkRkw_iayranuqlP5w9woCBxYPWPUbDR0-jU49MGaGGz_bz1PPlo49OqjGU8Ged8PkQgFHtr8CWGkuthAO1H0x3ldmU2FbgjoxLpI6ufVFyEOB4Ja27E4h22nQzW-FMqMa6w2OPVv387gTOWgjXz30zynNLVP_ziooq/w426-h640/DSC_0684.JPEG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">spot the bird :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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On our last full day in the park, Laini rested and journaled while I did some day hikes to see waterfalls and St Mary Lake. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvRzdEnzP2XyZvq89xb2lfgWrAmJVJOxB_-UGhav3r93qJ4TFpbQtUQ6ARa9M98a2UiL4DyxxfEiLi-aRoFrjjrH1w2-gyy7Egczkm-KKDQyPkMI810a50xRMi6DzNvLysbZ4qduvSC1eYjBRLZ2gZXzvkEPTDL1BSeKMs9zqicSmmlAKM7Y8o0Sm/s4512/DSC_0628.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvRzdEnzP2XyZvq89xb2lfgWrAmJVJOxB_-UGhav3r93qJ4TFpbQtUQ6ARa9M98a2UiL4DyxxfEiLi-aRoFrjjrH1w2-gyy7Egczkm-KKDQyPkMI810a50xRMi6DzNvLysbZ4qduvSC1eYjBRLZ2gZXzvkEPTDL1BSeKMs9zqicSmmlAKM7Y8o0Sm/w640-h426/DSC_0628.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love waking up to views like this.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilM47PqwsyPjTLGIolKy7Z-tALSdUVa1Du26uKSYopkfQc9vFPweGknLY3FqthCGL805sLaWUzplzrw_OHbYAxlY6ynjTgtMN6oZGJXvVz1B8bUe3KF5pNbPuz0wPekaYZlKor67CKDKLxZKPNFFeEHIXss2jEYfT5436pfGGTzLfYGyw22T604FOS/s4512/DSC_0681.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilM47PqwsyPjTLGIolKy7Z-tALSdUVa1Du26uKSYopkfQc9vFPweGknLY3FqthCGL805sLaWUzplzrw_OHbYAxlY6ynjTgtMN6oZGJXvVz1B8bUe3KF5pNbPuz0wPekaYZlKor67CKDKLxZKPNFFeEHIXss2jEYfT5436pfGGTzLfYGyw22T604FOS/w640-h426/DSC_0681.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you see the waterfall? Below is a closer crop...<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39nx5R5oVKPIvskXlFkIS05SwjrFe2y5bo_nC8j_mjVxMsMTlQtoavrZP7a14i_EH8SGCYTb1bVvc8a-pgAnl8JGOmZDw-6xr3KJaoWVWM211PoZ_sqLwc4v1Vzxu0Yxoh9AgipcLmrMCCJ-PK44p5SQBJbyYGqSifhocNXykSMbh_dBnAekikYTF/s4512/DSC_0683.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39nx5R5oVKPIvskXlFkIS05SwjrFe2y5bo_nC8j_mjVxMsMTlQtoavrZP7a14i_EH8SGCYTb1bVvc8a-pgAnl8JGOmZDw-6xr3KJaoWVWM211PoZ_sqLwc4v1Vzxu0Yxoh9AgipcLmrMCCJ-PK44p5SQBJbyYGqSifhocNXykSMbh_dBnAekikYTF/w640-h426/DSC_0683.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See the waterfall near the center of this photo? I hiked there before hiking to the other side of the lake for this photo :) </td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2L1mGysvc6cwQCes61xkFrXUuURCnL0hCnOJAdV4nh2BbKGYYLrrt9tXJXmAZ-EEhwnraUeNwe8lhE6GpP2TgyJP5cUW94MUf0vzGly0EDZSUoS9GGY9r8iRitEH9Mbu8-9Jn9BCQ87LqdE7s8ymaRzWANtbJy1-b5-u-7-G6NlceXQxEcy__oT9U/s4512/DSC_0680.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4512" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2L1mGysvc6cwQCes61xkFrXUuURCnL0hCnOJAdV4nh2BbKGYYLrrt9tXJXmAZ-EEhwnraUeNwe8lhE6GpP2TgyJP5cUW94MUf0vzGly0EDZSUoS9GGY9r8iRitEH9Mbu8-9Jn9BCQ87LqdE7s8ymaRzWANtbJy1-b5-u-7-G6NlceXQxEcy__oT9U/w426-h640/DSC_0680.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRX4pMp93JVwdBOjV80a3NDXxLpqvgis0OFqXWzmpuQO3AKAfNWEblU6SffJWDyOdxfZk9hhDJ3zak3B0qy7KMog_Vx43d2K-aoHGeD1ujIl3TXREg936EztOWZBkHp5kLH4LWhu7W6sjJjloQBY_RhzXT0hwfGgbExsDNeVhnCmbamtmzOvXc5ZPa/s4512/DSC_0679.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRX4pMp93JVwdBOjV80a3NDXxLpqvgis0OFqXWzmpuQO3AKAfNWEblU6SffJWDyOdxfZk9hhDJ3zak3B0qy7KMog_Vx43d2K-aoHGeD1ujIl3TXREg936EztOWZBkHp5kLH4LWhu7W6sjJjloQBY_RhzXT0hwfGgbExsDNeVhnCmbamtmzOvXc5ZPa/w640-h426/DSC_0679.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kLM_fRhH-Csgahre2T6K7dW6E5PTtOtNY-qq9ayehn60ZNvqH2OCDvbxxd2wu0aldfFy0MoeH1WnB1xUod5_e1TA555UOZqa8sgzKAoVXnDBcZrLaxZXjxbi5luIFDbIiOCiFcievH2IDEWNoLMciLuLtB6qScvZCdi0lmiCct6VshJaNBodBayv/s318/DSC_0678.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="211" data-original-width="318" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kLM_fRhH-Csgahre2T6K7dW6E5PTtOtNY-qq9ayehn60ZNvqH2OCDvbxxd2wu0aldfFy0MoeH1WnB1xUod5_e1TA555UOZqa8sgzKAoVXnDBcZrLaxZXjxbi5luIFDbIiOCiFcievH2IDEWNoLMciLuLtB6qScvZCdi0lmiCct6VshJaNBodBayv/w640-h425/DSC_0678.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I saw a moose! It was verrryyyy far away.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk7XrULNbQVHHqwyxlaO4NJbaFh4sqSu2nZla2ytqimzXjvQpHQLUsm5jS_I2oiHqFDDwhqvSG_0NOylE11Ua6V2k4HayRTjljLlxKHZbbRCZ6Wpd9Z0ZMrGaG4g1o5cSHQa7InoaQzr7_DReABSPgezPyGNfHLxioijqTnUAGGRye6z9wXXA_b9e/s4512/DSC_0667.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk7XrULNbQVHHqwyxlaO4NJbaFh4sqSu2nZla2ytqimzXjvQpHQLUsm5jS_I2oiHqFDDwhqvSG_0NOylE11Ua6V2k4HayRTjljLlxKHZbbRCZ6Wpd9Z0ZMrGaG4g1o5cSHQa7InoaQzr7_DReABSPgezPyGNfHLxioijqTnUAGGRye6z9wXXA_b9e/w640-h426/DSC_0667.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQnU73FEI1-_AZlkSZ2gh8VL9BVQ4HHfx9yMatny8-fpYIdEpNn7u9BzmAEfwTvvus_JCePHeysqp65qUEekRejgLPORHJzyXLZ0TdH-TqLGcN7nwoNIIeNB1pameep3tiGsXf0sDNDxXbNGOf3JVC4ORRb1Tru2b3U9kntcFIEoAQDtinHAfmxUa/s4512/DSC_0669.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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We packed up in the rain and then hiked 1.5 miles uphill to the road, where we caught a shuttle back to Apgar. Long story short, our reserved shuttle back to the airport completely forgot us, so we hitched a ride with a ranger who was headed out to pick up a friend. I missed my flight but Laini just barely caught hers. I was settling in for a long, uncomfortable, damp night at the airport when my sister Janie came through with a Kalispell connection who picked me up, drove me to her house, and set me up with her wonderfully giant laundry room, kitchen complete with fresh veggies from the garden, a long hot shower, a bathrobe to wear while my clothes were washing, and a very comfortable bed. I was in heaven. The best part was being able to dry out all my gear before repacking it for my flight the next morning. They even let me drive their car back to the airport! Incredible generosity and hospitality for which I couldn't have been more grateful. <p></p>Caroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938185046817536541.post-28238548432941420312021-09-02T16:27:00.001-04:002022-05-27T16:33:12.166-04:00Glacier Day 5, Part II<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNmoiLNJJ9QUU4zp-_2yCsr94wr0xljLyYi5ViPbW1e_iK-okEZZ7B-h21LpzFf5GZaWmsdEkaTOzBNg_COcGPTj58E1Jf1s4TvH7RrB5RprlH2o71fvLO3TCmFZkqGXYczAjPqusGNAW2ItYDNhcNSW_6epXXt3L_8qKphLs_kOrVR7c9bPcXaFp/s4512/DSC_0586.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNmoiLNJJ9QUU4zp-_2yCsr94wr0xljLyYi5ViPbW1e_iK-okEZZ7B-h21LpzFf5GZaWmsdEkaTOzBNg_COcGPTj58E1Jf1s4TvH7RrB5RprlH2o71fvLO3TCmFZkqGXYczAjPqusGNAW2ItYDNhcNSW_6epXXt3L_8qKphLs_kOrVR7c9bPcXaFp/w640-h426/DSC_0586.jpeg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Worth it!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>Caroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938185046817536541.post-68818708994882231022021-09-01T16:16:00.001-04:002022-05-27T16:27:29.985-04:00Glacier Day 5, Part I<p>As I'm wrapping up these posts almost a year later, I am a bit fuzzy on the details but happy to be posting the last of the photos from the trip. Enjoy!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspLSHIujOrLTjmJoDFePvjlLuMZJ4VpNCuRSH4LtObdf34mbXslj6_fAuCIr6MpbyMydrfWwp_c52rWK99zPOad8YFTuutIkWEoZt6bGsMDPhRMeXjpFCmbuWfGUJyXz53pli5ObEzaeEaoATlp_6LUZhYQuE-xCBM3QbAiym9RRvAkcssRpQvATa/s4512/DSC_0504.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspLSHIujOrLTjmJoDFePvjlLuMZJ4VpNCuRSH4LtObdf34mbXslj6_fAuCIr6MpbyMydrfWwp_c52rWK99zPOad8YFTuutIkWEoZt6bGsMDPhRMeXjpFCmbuWfGUJyXz53pli5ObEzaeEaoATlp_6LUZhYQuE-xCBM3QbAiym9RRvAkcssRpQvATa/w640-h426/DSC_0504.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My morning view</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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This was early August.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AkP6p1P92EmEGl1kMFRdMyksEkrBaws-dSbJXxyXIwH32--RBB0J1qpCW5T63ebB-fqbTMELqfruQ007tWdoXKVn3mMEnPlphg-gu6wzFShzRpVkOpyYhRmL-wT25xiOoM3zJYF06qpZaC8m2sTgdzCWgNMFMQc5N9MfrSHSnhpfbLi2HOKEAV-K/s4512/DSC_0549.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4512" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AkP6p1P92EmEGl1kMFRdMyksEkrBaws-dSbJXxyXIwH32--RBB0J1qpCW5T63ebB-fqbTMELqfruQ007tWdoXKVn3mMEnPlphg-gu6wzFShzRpVkOpyYhRmL-wT25xiOoM3zJYF06qpZaC8m2sTgdzCWgNMFMQc5N9MfrSHSnhpfbLi2HOKEAV-K/w426-h640/DSC_0549.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EdJiYj28IK-e0DGcyjpln8zu7yR-nznaIYs4zU95OLu606qWhMLDwrHbojfcqAnJnIKN4Z4Z2f6ko8brHTafLvH-BmR3-h1rlc3WIqkmeeLOBPIxtT_UcTrsHDtcoC4Lgqehz0ajqxHjEs0wk8-jzBU0gLyDbF7txV4R4z2Fp4RtVUcweTSa9ApM/s4512/DSC_0553.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJmrfAv56zqdUeho7ld2DY_O-6QuVEWvnj6WM_o1cnvkt2HbBu2e1GS6WY1nc2xZ7TzeJssacF0MjS8FdT74w2C6_5nrZ7PjzMFBHcKkEhI2vsUk-wCTO_EyvYySQCO9NSdDbUEMvcYs/s2048/DSC_0499.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJmrfAv56zqdUeho7ld2DY_O-6QuVEWvnj6WM_o1cnvkt2HbBu2e1GS6WY1nc2xZ7TzeJssacF0MjS8FdT74w2C6_5nrZ7PjzMFBHcKkEhI2vsUk-wCTO_EyvYySQCO9NSdDbUEMvcYs/w640-h426/DSC_0499.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my excellent dinner of cheesy parboiled rice with rehydrated shiitake mushrooms</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSpaMmQxAsc24gnwZO-ZWcFs-DIAr6KUi49ZdYMmIdM6JsAdPFrQOAM6WoeJQH-7denh1RtWS4Q-mWjziGpGIrB-qi_69jkL8OTjtW5UK3oZbocjX6BckAWhdwa1yaCb6cTQo9xgsiDY/s2048/DSC_0501.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSpaMmQxAsc24gnwZO-ZWcFs-DIAr6KUi49ZdYMmIdM6JsAdPFrQOAM6WoeJQH-7denh1RtWS4Q-mWjziGpGIrB-qi_69jkL8OTjtW5UK3oZbocjX6BckAWhdwa1yaCb6cTQo9xgsiDY/w640-h426/DSC_0501.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a room with a view!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>That afternoon, I delightedly swam/frolicked in the frigid lake while Laini rested on the pebbly beach shore. Then I very happily scrubbed my sweaty, smelly hiking clothes in the sand at the water's edge, laid them out to dry, and then bundled up in my warmest fleece jacket and pants before sitting by my clothes to guard them from the curious mountain goats. It was a wonderful day.</p>Caroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938185046817536541.post-80691460740612776292021-08-27T21:40:00.043-04:002021-09-07T12:51:39.672-04:00Glacier Day 4: AM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Day 4 of Glacier was better than all the highlights of days 0-3 combined.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As in the days before, we got up very early (at sunrise). After writing a short but heartfelt thank-you note to our site host Susan, we walked the short distance back to Apgar Visitor Center and caught the shuttle to Lake McDonald Lodge, from which we hit a nicely-wooded trail that climbed 3,380 feet over six miles to the Sperry Chalet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Fh0K9YdHeGZZhTXMFsneceW6jsaWjOYPCxJzlqhAwQprITnYssylTmkzkjg7vpqg_zMtyvVjkpUJX8nw-r9H__tx4E5QBeT-hXF5KSuEwrGF4ISw1aAHEIjXhqV6fBVA3_44l3nXuCI/s2048/DSC_0362.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Fh0K9YdHeGZZhTXMFsneceW6jsaWjOYPCxJzlqhAwQprITnYssylTmkzkjg7vpqg_zMtyvVjkpUJX8nw-r9H__tx4E5QBeT-hXF5KSuEwrGF4ISw1aAHEIjXhqV6fBVA3_44l3nXuCI/w640-h426/DSC_0362.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">higher elevation! cooler temps! much happiness!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-wRgm0RnModv4q_Mzzx8HcvMzLs6mHO4zRAczYhEZzWZULdX_jtT8matpfc94gJOhP1mZ2ZoVMMbmolJgjbBstd61Zn4NUyAVNqDo_KgNcNkMHgnku9d2G_hhcj4D_IN4Ur7uIz8_SM/s2048/DSC_0363.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-wRgm0RnModv4q_Mzzx8HcvMzLs6mHO4zRAczYhEZzWZULdX_jtT8matpfc94gJOhP1mZ2ZoVMMbmolJgjbBstd61Zn4NUyAVNqDo_KgNcNkMHgnku9d2G_hhcj4D_IN4Ur7uIz8_SM/w640-h426/DSC_0363.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Goats have sharp, lethal horns."</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26toOy4pLwFqAiw_pubJTxhhNHi0KUxa0yo_eLxiOOu99ZQCK2kB3Zteia5Ml5E-cbvBWLdElUIWN2BmHy32b11jx3x-ua64XFpl3G2k0A1TRZt6E734sQIQLeRbV3UIRiSFLuO5rruc/s2048/DSC_0367.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26toOy4pLwFqAiw_pubJTxhhNHi0KUxa0yo_eLxiOOu99ZQCK2kB3Zteia5Ml5E-cbvBWLdElUIWN2BmHy32b11jx3x-ua64XFpl3G2k0A1TRZt6E734sQIQLeRbV3UIRiSFLuO5rruc/w640-h426/DSC_0367.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">more burned areas</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtVrvaHuuVQb3mbyAMrp9Rr5m7957zstXwtqdNByuscL8kEkVaVxLm5BVNDTDNAib_beLB1RTdrujT2Vu3orZBeRNtfs84piUYkP1Rf9ifxLSUYv-v5UZAi3QRrbqSztnmTK2MG3XWj8/s4512/DSC_0368.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtVrvaHuuVQb3mbyAMrp9Rr5m7957zstXwtqdNByuscL8kEkVaVxLm5BVNDTDNAib_beLB1RTdrujT2Vu3orZBeRNtfs84piUYkP1Rf9ifxLSUYv-v5UZAi3QRrbqSztnmTK2MG3XWj8/w640-h426/DSC_0368.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pack horses!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3PUlWo8rOGT_zb5siY1RTyRXsscnTnxvSkZeXUo-bvLxliVjpG6A48tsMdEB4W5ExzJ_dkbe__5mZie7I12tqTkaPmIimfdM0Fs4xa6ip9mF7jddqM0IC6kNNBkBiKaKrKrdAbROayY/s2048/DSC_0375.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3PUlWo8rOGT_zb5siY1RTyRXsscnTnxvSkZeXUo-bvLxliVjpG6A48tsMdEB4W5ExzJ_dkbe__5mZie7I12tqTkaPmIimfdM0Fs4xa6ip9mF7jddqM0IC6kNNBkBiKaKrKrdAbROayY/w640-h426/DSC_0375.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the trail looked like this for much of the higher portions</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFDtxoaMWBnLqgWwt_Bnv6LiAnw-SyXwhMVUBpKOmHAmbBQ-Mjn9GIpyoPBfYDaisgLNs-ys47QkYQnor3KV7jMsb7YggLsdpOoe9jU9Ozx9onZWet4Rq8x1vjk2g88Wdxsh1cMSp_Ns/s4512/DSC_0377.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFDtxoaMWBnLqgWwt_Bnv6LiAnw-SyXwhMVUBpKOmHAmbBQ-Mjn9GIpyoPBfYDaisgLNs-ys47QkYQnor3KV7jMsb7YggLsdpOoe9jU9Ozx9onZWet4Rq8x1vjk2g88Wdxsh1cMSp_Ns/w640-h426/DSC_0377.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We could see the chalet on a ridge in the distance. "That's only about 10 minutes away," I told Laini confidently. I was wrong.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJsrdRXKGG50Cl8R22EJzOzAtoq5k8PutRbgqZv3RcUA2mYr-jMlqSV-9EfKrQjm96RdxMof-fYklMGB28ONcKB6NJK51qabOWHsEx4yBtiJm_0X6ENNRTvZYsUR3IG2uLDWWXwei8fM/s2048/DSC_0381.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1362" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJsrdRXKGG50Cl8R22EJzOzAtoq5k8PutRbgqZv3RcUA2mYr-jMlqSV-9EfKrQjm96RdxMof-fYklMGB28ONcKB6NJK51qabOWHsEx4yBtiJm_0X6ENNRTvZYsUR3IG2uLDWWXwei8fM/w426-h640/DSC_0381.jpeg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mountain stream!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuKPMpj7JJUH3F0fyGvj3KrwYc6nmRnkPkun8KpOLEci_x1t8EZAUAuww0SDvR_o6dwGrKlg3M9Ip-GJTeF02l9IrblThVDrxOYw0l1WAqljZ-SrQPGep9r41h_u6v_2xNiIeT_9tTQo/s2048/DSC_0385.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuKPMpj7JJUH3F0fyGvj3KrwYc6nmRnkPkun8KpOLEci_x1t8EZAUAuww0SDvR_o6dwGrKlg3M9Ip-GJTeF02l9IrblThVDrxOYw0l1WAqljZ-SrQPGep9r41h_u6v_2xNiIeT_9tTQo/w640-h426/DSC_0385.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">marmot crossing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPhn4t2yPItDjK4nQ0cUgvSdK3-1D97iiz2-KNimqL0FIx7qA3LflyGdYWtjKgA0-KUbBBCvPy2qkl2gMg7Z_q5_IyVvs6uE-AW2pXjiwhBBbIf5m4i4KLJSAkKj3h813NNKo5V41eJU/s2048/DSC_0386.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPhn4t2yPItDjK4nQ0cUgvSdK3-1D97iiz2-KNimqL0FIx7qA3LflyGdYWtjKgA0-KUbBBCvPy2qkl2gMg7Z_q5_IyVvs6uE-AW2pXjiwhBBbIf5m4i4KLJSAkKj3h813NNKo5V41eJU/w640-h426/DSC_0386.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The best part about the chalet was that they served lemonade and cherry pie.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaeNJtzvuFbr9v44Y0HUX0L0BN42Ndkf-j28gmC1Z9jIHbhOP4cWuUSEPV_98bjHr3K0SiTrNVY9QX_TgdZqByC1YpWWOENoLzB0F5JRDe5pDiiRvdX4pjsRwtBzC3L_5PCoTeVQvQ4d0/s2048/DSC_0387.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1362" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaeNJtzvuFbr9v44Y0HUX0L0BN42Ndkf-j28gmC1Z9jIHbhOP4cWuUSEPV_98bjHr3K0SiTrNVY9QX_TgdZqByC1YpWWOENoLzB0F5JRDe5pDiiRvdX4pjsRwtBzC3L_5PCoTeVQvQ4d0/w426-h640/DSC_0387.jpeg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">took this pic in honor of Janie, whose birthday was this day! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I have many more photos from the afternoon, as Laini and I climbed over a pass about 2 miles after leaving the chalet — and then the views kept getting better. Part II coming soon!<br /><br /></p>Caroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938185046817536541.post-31664677665718106722021-08-26T21:17:00.008-04:002021-09-06T21:27:34.922-04:00Glacier Day 3<p>Our third day of retracing our own steps through overgrown trails. Unable to find the path we were trying to follow, we decided to head back to Apgar to regroup. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6eU4iA4tLLTcNOQO5HukKk9B371WplOiQyKoAwYV9eWy7s_pZHSM-L6CxspDB6I5D6YBckbMc0uE5Lnz0DDwKrsWCI6Mz95kEPeBVgcO0P2RNpOkpDiW8DWWfbY2Ow-3Nb55G0AscfMU/s2048/DSC_0345.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1362" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6eU4iA4tLLTcNOQO5HukKk9B371WplOiQyKoAwYV9eWy7s_pZHSM-L6CxspDB6I5D6YBckbMc0uE5Lnz0DDwKrsWCI6Mz95kEPeBVgcO0P2RNpOkpDiW8DWWfbY2Ow-3Nb55G0AscfMU/w426-h640/DSC_0345.jpeg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My view ever morning: Laini's head poking out of her sleeping back, and our essential gear of bear spray, glasses, and headlamps.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO57r0XXgRt3EnqIMSV1P62OtspifAefxtqMsUTUpbyXuDet_JhRVM1PYCk62Q8nLb9sqs_0-cZi0FKduscnBNA6BA6NcFCLQZjuRtyKM8zp6zxBnvz7xU-8QPyTgsylYGrDkmZk6q2CM/s2048/DSC_0346.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO57r0XXgRt3EnqIMSV1P62OtspifAefxtqMsUTUpbyXuDet_JhRVM1PYCk62Q8nLb9sqs_0-cZi0FKduscnBNA6BA6NcFCLQZjuRtyKM8zp6zxBnvz7xU-8QPyTgsylYGrDkmZk6q2CM/w640-h426/DSC_0346.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">self timer pic - proud of ourselves for hanging our food safely away from bears and other animals! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7FwYoy53cFEPiX85DP1SkanO5LR8PbkT4jrXyhiSuB94GB-EqGegU__vKWoANNNRA5KtdTBK_MAwjhrMjCTGxCTtKJ1sBmn_l8Icl0h_pEQIedu_LUKSUpm-5SAWTeh-sotv9mncxjo/s2048/DSC_0351.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1362" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7FwYoy53cFEPiX85DP1SkanO5LR8PbkT4jrXyhiSuB94GB-EqGegU__vKWoANNNRA5KtdTBK_MAwjhrMjCTGxCTtKJ1sBmn_l8Icl0h_pEQIedu_LUKSUpm-5SAWTeh-sotv9mncxjo/w426-h640/DSC_0351.jpeg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">steep climb. no views. :/ </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9iu5MRJMANpxoaXL8ew_mM1y2xEQaILtFAKiOtZOD5q5oD9L1Ce2G-einaAECoDGzcbDCtCpc7XCIIDzwmCbykmhXBk5B25J0oofFtV2FMdLxjrLZp2_utWK1L6KUzirrdIdv6EvZSY/s4512/DSC_0354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9iu5MRJMANpxoaXL8ew_mM1y2xEQaILtFAKiOtZOD5q5oD9L1Ce2G-einaAECoDGzcbDCtCpc7XCIIDzwmCbykmhXBk5B25J0oofFtV2FMdLxjrLZp2_utWK1L6KUzirrdIdv6EvZSY/w640-h426/DSC_0354.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">grateful for a bridge and dry feet</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxIuAqjvu61vmPzxKOgMuTlAZK_XxovLObOy747oWSsFyK1RKP4HMffvW58nVbLjktcKIaWIicUlZLJmM1yN0Z1BovvrM2CV-rymfAzWqu90gIJ9IcEGw_KBg6rkHcOx-S2Gp8WnXHRE/s4512/DSC_0359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4512" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxIuAqjvu61vmPzxKOgMuTlAZK_XxovLObOy747oWSsFyK1RKP4HMffvW58nVbLjktcKIaWIicUlZLJmM1yN0Z1BovvrM2CV-rymfAzWqu90gIJ9IcEGw_KBg6rkHcOx-S2Gp8WnXHRE/w640-h426/DSC_0359.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one of many snack breaks</td></tr></tbody></table><p>As night was falling, we made it back to Apgar Visitor Center with aching feet and nowhere to sleep. We walked to the nearby Apgar Campground and wandered around, half hoping to miraculously find an empty campsite and half hoping someone nice would let us stay with them.</p><p>Lo and behold, a kind woman named Susan saw us looking forlorn and bedraggled, and invited us to share her site. We cooked dinner in silence once more and I mustered up enough energy to jot a few lines in my journal for the first time on the entire trip thus far.</p><p>Starting the next day, things were on the up and up.</p>Caroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938185046817536541.post-71556927545029293912021-08-25T20:42:00.066-04:002021-09-06T21:20:23.089-04:00Glacier Day 2<p>On the morning of Aug. 3, we woke up to a misty yet beautiful lake view:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RRj26ozk_NbfPYS39SmcWlZsvTBa9ubjONZiWy7diW6PhV8EOxPsGrqykO8h7cOklgkqGCORa3u6oz7td6Oy6Uj9M8dVu3ua_ZzMBkBAsEUjPzlW_-73rt6Rcfg4Sl9jlsGbIlRmIuY/s3329/IMG_8337.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="3329" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RRj26ozk_NbfPYS39SmcWlZsvTBa9ubjONZiWy7diW6PhV8EOxPsGrqykO8h7cOklgkqGCORa3u6oz7td6Oy6Uj9M8dVu3ua_ZzMBkBAsEUjPzlW_-73rt6Rcfg4Sl9jlsGbIlRmIuY/w640-h182/IMG_8337.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Not quite worth the ordeal of getting there, but still rewarding.</p><p>We headed out early with another long day ahead of us.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-6izbcFGNfhD7Sy4wMfjlq1q7NCxj1yFqMWTl3cG00YwqjKInHwQC_dWtqqXDjxEUp3a-9lcd5WXXSGUiSBcjSvH2_rrOvvw33TWYi4q4K8HIs6X0wyAteDOhyPFSTiIXWLOcQxC4eY/s2048/DSC_0314.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-6izbcFGNfhD7Sy4wMfjlq1q7NCxj1yFqMWTl3cG00YwqjKInHwQC_dWtqqXDjxEUp3a-9lcd5WXXSGUiSBcjSvH2_rrOvvw33TWYi4q4K8HIs6X0wyAteDOhyPFSTiIXWLOcQxC4eY/w640-h426/DSC_0314.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I finally had enough energy to pose for a photo with the absurdly overgrown trail</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnQ3kKw80kVb80SQqTsef7n0Q4_r6mYOFWX_YTy64zz3gj0tYIHf2GSK5ecADu1qAfYbd20CLThMMV4SZloLp40hvkLQXiyyCFe7N0RU855buTsUkW0WKRnPy0_abuf6VGiyKLXf4CZI/s2048/DSC_0317.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnQ3kKw80kVb80SQqTsef7n0Q4_r6mYOFWX_YTy64zz3gj0tYIHf2GSK5ecADu1qAfYbd20CLThMMV4SZloLp40hvkLQXiyyCFe7N0RU855buTsUkW0WKRnPy0_abuf6VGiyKLXf4CZI/w640-h426/DSC_0317.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How it really felt ^</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysHQQcBGk2zOU7zXQlopMQflOFSMpGpGhsJAJukmTUmKSDWMSScPNjKpVMtu-3Fzq2lHgFtwrT6UyaFuV4egcpUlUicJvSkubY1i3CebNJQlBpmclDYbgj1vHn-X2lJ3cJnfMarF2SG0/s2048/DSC_0334.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysHQQcBGk2zOU7zXQlopMQflOFSMpGpGhsJAJukmTUmKSDWMSScPNjKpVMtu-3Fzq2lHgFtwrT6UyaFuV4egcpUlUicJvSkubY1i3CebNJQlBpmclDYbgj1vHn-X2lJ3cJnfMarF2SG0/w640-h426/DSC_0334.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">more river fording, more wet shoes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaSftL0YokV3k2C1lomDN-6ICBimvv7beMUvyFaQq14ilpvoU8TNNtg2I0yXLrGqY7aofEeLEF9pxd_OzC7VXWNoIh63OCKVtCTUzNpq4hlK6IPnDLZ0SfP8veQcJw0jwaUQbZzmgFsc/s2048/DSC_0331.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaSftL0YokV3k2C1lomDN-6ICBimvv7beMUvyFaQq14ilpvoU8TNNtg2I0yXLrGqY7aofEeLEF9pxd_OzC7VXWNoIh63OCKVtCTUzNpq4hlK6IPnDLZ0SfP8veQcJw0jwaUQbZzmgFsc/w640-h426/DSC_0331.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a bear marking its territory?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Oc3ZLP0ahAJWGIVzD4_-Yo_QsRe71gbFEk8w8wKhD1gANcYRedy4Xxrc_q6vzY2vBlkh5r-JwUt7CPDRImTz5MB8pJa6MdfU_KCZ-QbnBDTD1Vmtz7J07YMq95b4ke8CzCmhXxPyDGM/s2048/DSC_0338.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Oc3ZLP0ahAJWGIVzD4_-Yo_QsRe71gbFEk8w8wKhD1gANcYRedy4Xxrc_q6vzY2vBlkh5r-JwUt7CPDRImTz5MB8pJa6MdfU_KCZ-QbnBDTD1Vmtz7J07YMq95b4ke8CzCmhXxPyDGM/w640-h426/DSC_0338.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I liked the flower fields</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our hike involved a bit more elevation gain this day, but not much as far as views. As you can see below, it was very smoky and the trees were either dead/burnt from wildfires, or very young and small (growing after a fire). This made the hike very bright and hot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq61p4PnPxhTMGZDhyphenhyphenu6AcPOdVB__mwBhLmBGtTCaO2Q3Q4p7kBuKEGv_qm-PVgvpdbP81CNS2Q3TTD9DPkMQbrTKn6b-PqBwducj59EloTLabqpjkaiCXBf9iDGwC-rJVPzw0p2Q2eVU/s2048/DSC_0328.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq61p4PnPxhTMGZDhyphenhyphenu6AcPOdVB__mwBhLmBGtTCaO2Q3Q4p7kBuKEGv_qm-PVgvpdbP81CNS2Q3TTD9DPkMQbrTKn6b-PqBwducj59EloTLabqpjkaiCXBf9iDGwC-rJVPzw0p2Q2eVU/w640-h426/DSC_0328.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>We hiked along a big stream for a long while, which I'd assumed we could access at any point for water. Unfortunately, the trail was far above the stream and both of us ran out of water for a couple miles before we could refill. That was not fun.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jrgASeizDZzXkCT06hsMNJZ67khEYY_H-JaZ_H_rdZntBALDzVzlACHF2VB5Gz4cdgHEwAyce17fRP54o4CBN1moB5Ws-r5625yIRyCtlN0GtndfRBsOsttaqRSzUJTzg7oWjztZhco/s2048/DSC_0349.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1362" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jrgASeizDZzXkCT06hsMNJZ67khEYY_H-JaZ_H_rdZntBALDzVzlACHF2VB5Gz4cdgHEwAyce17fRP54o4CBN1moB5Ws-r5625yIRyCtlN0GtndfRBsOsttaqRSzUJTzg7oWjztZhco/w426-h640/DSC_0349.jpeg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so close, yet so far</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Y24hXG3-QXxkX9o1x17X35-3QjaClxeHUimOXv2wfn72prcncpkSNAKp8rBlxGK8YjFmXkSepg8nvqbJdXh1tiFODOh5fNZyHCB5jjaGgTruUvBKhyphenhyphenUS_kQfWbO7x2dRY8N-LMd-3gg/s2048/DSC_0327.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Y24hXG3-QXxkX9o1x17X35-3QjaClxeHUimOXv2wfn72prcncpkSNAKp8rBlxGK8YjFmXkSepg8nvqbJdXh1tiFODOh5fNZyHCB5jjaGgTruUvBKhyphenhyphenUS_kQfWbO7x2dRY8N-LMd-3gg/w640-h426/DSC_0327.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">artsy wildlife pic</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The trail was easier to follow for much of the way, but then disintegrated once more into an overgrown mess. Laini, who was wearing shorts, started to get very scratched up by the thorny bushes and weeds. Ever innovative, she tied a bandana around each of her shins to protect her legs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzCUJrCvx6yV67WPMtexwTMPT7FLyjkJvP8_Ic_dvXzA4VdLfMByZuNiXN55irGLXUtSwXmSPmFtt9evvMmg_AG2gncMY-P_rX3iv1CtivSIXI0-e5kUPhY5kidjnGAnYIxQ8GrrSs-M/s2048/DSC_0347.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzCUJrCvx6yV67WPMtexwTMPT7FLyjkJvP8_Ic_dvXzA4VdLfMByZuNiXN55irGLXUtSwXmSPmFtt9evvMmg_AG2gncMY-P_rX3iv1CtivSIXI0-e5kUPhY5kidjnGAnYIxQ8GrrSs-M/w640-h426/DSC_0347.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a lot of hiking, we reached a point where the trail crossed some fallen logs. We climbed over said logs. Then there were some more fallen logs. We climbed over those too. Then the trail disappeared. We climbed back over the logs behind us and searched for the trail — to no avail. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I did a lot of back-and-forth along the trail, trying to find where we missed it. Then I pushed on ahead, trying to find it in the direction we were supposed to be going. The fallen logs multiplied into a veritable field of fallen logs, completely wearing me out and scratching me up and making me nervous about twisting my ankle. By now it was close to sundown, so we gave up on finding the trail and camped in a mossy area near the stream.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wiy4r468xJ72PJnK5GfZ6I04U3EnVTyugKw7H_w10-T6Y6v2L6Y0ZJ_Fz6n8YpWWrfT6TtVD0Nh1bGggQff_4fMoQtwAX9QhRsFa3XKXmuJial-qRBzL7Q_QXZFBTM0YAiwItAb9rSA/s2048/DSC_0342.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wiy4r468xJ72PJnK5GfZ6I04U3EnVTyugKw7H_w10-T6Y6v2L6Y0ZJ_Fz6n8YpWWrfT6TtVD0Nh1bGggQff_4fMoQtwAX9QhRsFa3XKXmuJial-qRBzL7Q_QXZFBTM0YAiwItAb9rSA/w640-h426/DSC_0342.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The very beginning of the fallen logs. It got much worse from here.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RXAIo4s7hj7zv3Z7gKJ4pyVbTDdt6hbPDn8YAZoTL8Q8daR46k5qkpRxTsP335ldJMcqZywI4T25Eu3QQbFwuVQxg8OawDhEgzI4bgDA-JCzbi4IZrCBOfaYdob8-8j0ljYCz_ayFsc/s2048/DSC_0344.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RXAIo4s7hj7zv3Z7gKJ4pyVbTDdt6hbPDn8YAZoTL8Q8daR46k5qkpRxTsP335ldJMcqZywI4T25Eu3QQbFwuVQxg8OawDhEgzI4bgDA-JCzbi4IZrCBOfaYdob8-8j0ljYCz_ayFsc/w640-h426/DSC_0344.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">somehow still smiling after another tiring, frustrating day!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p></p>Caroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938185046817536541.post-81370751571954079862021-08-24T19:50:00.001-04:002021-09-01T20:40:56.558-04:00Glacier, Day One<p>On the morning of Monday, Aug. 2, Laini and I embarked on a week-long backpacking trip — Laini's first backpacking trip ever.</p><p>The afternoon before, while at Apgar, we'd gotten a walk-up backcountry pass for our seven nights in the park. (The reserve-in-advance passes booked up in March, a few weeks before I planned our trip). Because many backcountry campsites were already booked, and because we didn't have a car, our options for where to hike were very limited. Therefore we ended up doing 16 miles on our first day, with full packs and multiple stream crossings.</p><p>This would've been fine, except that it was raining, and the hike views were very monotonous due to no elevation gain. Also, for the last five miles or so of our hike, the trail was so overgrown we could hardly see the trail — sometimes simply following our feet on the packed earth underneath all the bushes.</p><p>I didn't take many photos, because of the rain, but here are a few:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEzOsU4w63mVbnkfu6sg3SrzX0DEYHLXiylKWlH86BfLAB5RB9VysuMDdsFDF0zr51wrvetndHQmIbQKuwqxIp13bvOoDJmh_lxzHGF3MbOTKAXF77JVr1HFOBYtzVkbG8KE0RwuEHgM/s2048/DSC_0311.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEzOsU4w63mVbnkfu6sg3SrzX0DEYHLXiylKWlH86BfLAB5RB9VysuMDdsFDF0zr51wrvetndHQmIbQKuwqxIp13bvOoDJmh_lxzHGF3MbOTKAXF77JVr1HFOBYtzVkbG8KE0RwuEHgM/w640-h426/DSC_0311.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xcYNvsdsqtg_3v2oxuBFZ6VOYXk90x5juvwa_Eq-yRxB0fwJ4EqrJC37tErqlDaQChAaeHQP5ksbiFny985msiTJo7j4ji7ZX4Nh0GzvlRuGIGkGyAva76aEgioHMT-jOGfpKLvC194/s2048/DSC_0306.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xcYNvsdsqtg_3v2oxuBFZ6VOYXk90x5juvwa_Eq-yRxB0fwJ4EqrJC37tErqlDaQChAaeHQP5ksbiFny985msiTJo7j4ji7ZX4Nh0GzvlRuGIGkGyAva76aEgioHMT-jOGfpKLvC194/w640-h426/DSC_0306.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The most scenic view of this day's hike</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRRB_CqZwEzsp5bccaG16WTwHEGd-SagyPIqmc4dNJaj6wQ1jzFipQnbmsm_aXp_O95D1HtJKun9mbBf6nVBMawYd32qnwbQJT5iBXmlA1zrYwTG2BoEUnogYk4Pl02ck3WB3zfguS7o/s2048/DSC_0304.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRRB_CqZwEzsp5bccaG16WTwHEGd-SagyPIqmc4dNJaj6wQ1jzFipQnbmsm_aXp_O95D1HtJKun9mbBf6nVBMawYd32qnwbQJT5iBXmlA1zrYwTG2BoEUnogYk4Pl02ck3WB3zfguS7o/w640-h426/DSC_0304.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laini under her backpacking poncho</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5EY6DXhEasoWUyhquyoOZ-n0nD_zU2bfddWMqd3Y5KKvy_7V3I3KYPy-VH5XTFwfA6O-iLSobTUyLJl45wqgIqAK5_z0vBeQItEqsnD6DRWUQewyRHHojwwq0mbarp_XPK4kS-bIZRE/s2048/DSC_0299.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1362" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5EY6DXhEasoWUyhquyoOZ-n0nD_zU2bfddWMqd3Y5KKvy_7V3I3KYPy-VH5XTFwfA6O-iLSobTUyLJl45wqgIqAK5_z0vBeQItEqsnD6DRWUQewyRHHojwwq0mbarp_XPK4kS-bIZRE/w426-h640/DSC_0299.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>In the last few miles of that day, we were both very tired and hungry — almost to the point where exhaustion overcame hunger. We were both trying very hard to keep our own and each other's spirits up, making silly conversation that nearly became nonsensical. Needless to say, there wasn't much conversation at all after we finally arrived at camp, as night was falling. We set up our tent, cooked dinner, and found the pit toilet in the dark. </p><p>Unfortunately, the next day wasn't much better...</p>Caroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938185046817536541.post-5597281433005919612021-08-23T20:37:00.002-04:002021-09-01T20:39:34.463-04:00Glacier, Day 0<p> Upon arriving in Kalispell, Laini and I took a pre-scheduled shuttle to the Apgar Visitor Center at Glacier National Park. We then rode the Going-to-the-Sun-Road shuttle all the way across the park to its east side, an area called St. Mary (not Mary's; adding the possessive will out you as a tourist!).</p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaYiErbVMOKRci8yx7U5mcGrZXIh5yjZzhpWIr7oqjSfq8Lgj0mF8ZFjOwGe-S8TUOJAEHtQ0OQXRo_nY_vlGDiV9T5ngeZussQ1yorpe95a-qWkoxWogyjejbgaqFjIxehsByZpmLkg/s2048/IMG_8309.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1539" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaYiErbVMOKRci8yx7U5mcGrZXIh5yjZzhpWIr7oqjSfq8Lgj0mF8ZFjOwGe-S8TUOJAEHtQ0OQXRo_nY_vlGDiV9T5ngeZussQ1yorpe95a-qWkoxWogyjejbgaqFjIxehsByZpmLkg/w480-h640/IMG_8309.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">us on da bus </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbLzI3c-e9O8vemnTzH41ltktNIDSJZM3E_wvQf6czi8zW8NuxWKiGoWcbnzBZ7uNcOiMM2qwM6wc909BMLBm554jfEgwMw3uWLtW0FEg5ygAmo9BMFWf6wunqcmu8yHiv6Emj3zwfT0/s2048/IMG_8328.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbLzI3c-e9O8vemnTzH41ltktNIDSJZM3E_wvQf6czi8zW8NuxWKiGoWcbnzBZ7uNcOiMM2qwM6wc909BMLBm554jfEgwMw3uWLtW0FEg5ygAmo9BMFWf6wunqcmu8yHiv6Emj3zwfT0/w640-h480/IMG_8328.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">views from the shuttle through the park</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0L_3qm9PpcZmp6YRB5WdkDShSJzpngzb5UPF1xzv9HpsAXY2lm4jnViMvtgZKcnkcpB_3pHiEyPMV7KeMNPKeGTS5mDrL3pKrkNmy5XTtlYVnc3-6S3Sz7v_6ttGeDV_qH_TWCJd7iw/s2048/IMG_8325.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0L_3qm9PpcZmp6YRB5WdkDShSJzpngzb5UPF1xzv9HpsAXY2lm4jnViMvtgZKcnkcpB_3pHiEyPMV7KeMNPKeGTS5mDrL3pKrkNmy5XTtlYVnc3-6S3Sz7v_6ttGeDV_qH_TWCJd7iw/w640-h480/IMG_8325.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">very hazy from wildfire smoke!</td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From the St. Mary Visitor Center, we walked about a mile to a campground just outside the park, having a leisurely dinner on a picnic table and appreciating the access to running water — knowing we wouldn't have it for the next few days.</div><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2t0wvsDpVcDzxPLB_kPw4xDX8LlqaYBY-pUTHTqQ1DDm4ojFnIyAtPvXwp6sIl7dlqJYysoGj2luEoZgjdcgGWgLUIsVgaUgcmFTwAuBhs9kLCh4Hx4ihFwCKSXO6wINTcMzRzfOjHU/s2048/IMG_8330.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2t0wvsDpVcDzxPLB_kPw4xDX8LlqaYBY-pUTHTqQ1DDm4ojFnIyAtPvXwp6sIl7dlqJYysoGj2luEoZgjdcgGWgLUIsVgaUgcmFTwAuBhs9kLCh4Hx4ihFwCKSXO6wINTcMzRzfOjHU/w640-h480/IMG_8330.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Night one in our tent: all smiles!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Caroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938185046817536541.post-40260472662506012362021-08-22T20:25:00.001-04:002021-09-06T20:44:31.728-04:00Denver, Aug. 2021<p>On Friday, July 30, I completed my last day of work at the Carolina Center for Public Service and then went straight from the office to the airport. Denver or bust, baby!</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiip148q_-T7J0qVA8VfuD6duPg-fHAoskVoMQn2iilc-oCMcyHXH5p9Yp2PjQCG0mYD3v-UgRlWO6piNJ9di7zv0LrGk3y3SpeRe8RtgXeROXpxmLlsKPt_U_lnSB8Xt5UnTm1tsUnu1U/s2048/IMG_8282.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiip148q_-T7J0qVA8VfuD6duPg-fHAoskVoMQn2iilc-oCMcyHXH5p9Yp2PjQCG0mYD3v-UgRlWO6piNJ9di7zv0LrGk3y3SpeRe8RtgXeROXpxmLlsKPt_U_lnSB8Xt5UnTm1tsUnu1U/w640-h480/IMG_8282.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was there visiting one of my favorite people, Brooke Eller: my bff from my college semester abroad in Pamplona, Spain. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We started our weekend with a HIIT workout at Brooke's gym, after which we made and ate a delicious veggie egg scramble. Then Brooke went to get a covid test (long story, but it was negative) while I worked on activating my GPS device for check-ins and emergency SOS signaling (happily, turned out not to be needed) on my upcoming hikes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFiHv5pFi0oegqefyYAPCWcnKO9PpQywab7e1Om993ZQjmn5Aj2CmHPVsOu9FCQhVypdUvqgqoywU9ZeAiQtc-Izus8zSdP1915ZzhodXmUrqkN19NgLicatQP6RPQPHUDJkzyPm9GHc/s2048/64943960910__9FDAA21B-117A-44F8-9A56-F4A7F0F98EB2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFiHv5pFi0oegqefyYAPCWcnKO9PpQywab7e1Om993ZQjmn5Aj2CmHPVsOu9FCQhVypdUvqgqoywU9ZeAiQtc-Izus8zSdP1915ZzhodXmUrqkN19NgLicatQP6RPQPHUDJkzyPm9GHc/w480-h640/64943960910__9FDAA21B-117A-44F8-9A56-F4A7F0F98EB2.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prepping my first-aid kit! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then we biked to REI so I could stock up on a few items I still needed for the trip. It was a lovely bike ride, even if the massive Denver REI was a bit overwhelming. Brooke and I both ended up finding some good deals in the clearance/garage sale section and I spent way too much money for someone who'd just received her last paycheck for a while. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFe_aMFljDBaBEuCdY78bQDRrSqutg19Unc04fjZu9mxfFCVEiQB_TRqiWoOrHhGDbiALItQPbspr4OTMpBO46D4iGLcHlbiFsAdLS6WScVU9LDVjrMimPIMTGPuZUxVZXLo8vKRNhQKk/s2048/IMG_162E257FD1E1-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFe_aMFljDBaBEuCdY78bQDRrSqutg19Unc04fjZu9mxfFCVEiQB_TRqiWoOrHhGDbiALItQPbspr4OTMpBO46D4iGLcHlbiFsAdLS6WScVU9LDVjrMimPIMTGPuZUxVZXLo8vKRNhQKk/w360-h640/IMG_162E257FD1E1-1.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That evening, Brooke made pad thai for me and her gf Meg. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bbkH5iFcrK_4CYK1xwgukrwrNv1gUr8jbIoJ2m5SG_wBvnQJQpQcrdAXn-CCKD0z2aHC5V4CnT0tX8zT1Z4DzOzLKJsZLgjk2PeSbZXgaqVZ7vzkSNn-8By3Paq3A2boCvlvQAhBziU/s2048/IMG_8289.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bbkH5iFcrK_4CYK1xwgukrwrNv1gUr8jbIoJ2m5SG_wBvnQJQpQcrdAXn-CCKD0z2aHC5V4CnT0tX8zT1Z4DzOzLKJsZLgjk2PeSbZXgaqVZ7vzkSNn-8By3Paq3A2boCvlvQAhBziU/w640-h480/IMG_8289.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-d2ZtCaQI1zFCSxQrVpgaj0fYpB0R-_81e8rahxsfcho07hvhlQbi-NooMZq9cIWzP9rbo2bGipoJ1uSYVfjpcXTNfFXN45ZaRuyDV2PN3MaSogrNRb7DmnqcGGXrx1CE5lNhlrZIYY/s2048/IMG_8290.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-d2ZtCaQI1zFCSxQrVpgaj0fYpB0R-_81e8rahxsfcho07hvhlQbi-NooMZq9cIWzP9rbo2bGipoJ1uSYVfjpcXTNfFXN45ZaRuyDV2PN3MaSogrNRb7DmnqcGGXrx1CE5lNhlrZIYY/w480-h640/IMG_8290.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then our friend Kemper came! And focused most of her attention on Meg's dog. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMHbvc6_DBlxGSFNT_GLftyL_iuqsTgMPND7yk2o6c5gZ3UPOHPJ-1shkdvL0Z44-tjCTcFJYVWSrj5AueZKs1XXfFFj-zfpfC-xo2QiJ8hU_hlLUUTn0Atr1qCIXs49fTQwWTVLpH5U/s2048/IMG_8293.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMHbvc6_DBlxGSFNT_GLftyL_iuqsTgMPND7yk2o6c5gZ3UPOHPJ-1shkdvL0Z44-tjCTcFJYVWSrj5AueZKs1XXfFFj-zfpfC-xo2QiJ8hU_hlLUUTn0Atr1qCIXs49fTQwWTVLpH5U/w480-h640/IMG_8293.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Laini arrived in Denver late that night and stayed with me at Brooke's house. The next morning, Kemper kindly drove me and Laini to the airport for [drumroll] our flight to Kalispell, Montana! </p>Caroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938185046817536541.post-17001014406095244912020-09-09T21:19:00.001-04:002021-08-29T21:29:39.696-04:00San Diego!<p>In SD, I stayed at the apartment of one of my oldest friends, Nicole Kofman. She was actually out of town at the time, but I hung out with her partner and contentedly spent a lot of time by myself (lounging in her pajamas — on this trip I brought one outfit for hiking and wore one "city" outfit on the plane). After sleeping on the ground and on a couch, Nicole's guest bed felt incredibly comfortable, and her *guest bathroom* incredibly luxurious. I even got to do laundry! Which I especially appreciated because my city/airplane clothes were particularly grimy after not one but two hikes up LA's steep hills to Griffith Observatory.</p><p>After a slow morning drinking fresh coffee, I drove to a beachside cafe and sat at an outdoor table to eat brunch, journal, and people-watch. I walked along the beach before settling down to read in the sand for awhile. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_lka-2lljEd7f6jYspeL4xL23I2kcqHe_JHQOllLLc1QSUD7eOvskOERCn2190ngJTFXmfJ7Wh9d3IKrrdOpwt_DxSOvDk5Mu9tEsQG_II-P_pFHgOSXdSasjI31Q5IcqzdEO663uik/s2048/IMG_1064.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_lka-2lljEd7f6jYspeL4xL23I2kcqHe_JHQOllLLc1QSUD7eOvskOERCn2190ngJTFXmfJ7Wh9d3IKrrdOpwt_DxSOvDk5Mu9tEsQG_II-P_pFHgOSXdSasjI31Q5IcqzdEO663uik/w640-h480/IMG_1064.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p>Eventually I found a longer beach on which to go running, and very happily showered afterwards back at the apartment. Later I found a delicious dinner at a tiny taco shack near a different beach.<div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIsh7dLAfvecyo5q-W0tOmx9pfICN9v-g46hTxq8LvwD8vbaFxAO7DO4JLIb5vQbnoOBwrA0hQwWVxnOoHFRcb1obFbIukKeHcCMWFeW9_MG3rcxC1xXXuik-txLtP4ZXXL16uDZWc54/s2048/IMG_1065.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIsh7dLAfvecyo5q-W0tOmx9pfICN9v-g46hTxq8LvwD8vbaFxAO7DO4JLIb5vQbnoOBwrA0hQwWVxnOoHFRcb1obFbIukKeHcCMWFeW9_MG3rcxC1xXXuik-txLtP4ZXXL16uDZWc54/w480-h640/IMG_1065.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I then went on yet another beach stroll, savoring the gorgeous sunset (we don't have beach sunsets on the East Coast!).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrw5KwveLCz_LDLFxzpSzF_2rGoGS-b4uasXuLPMIUq0URAaY2WQGZExDzpFt0ky9NNt7vp9HktGdl6xU-WAteeKNyy-RbHLlkyX8UiedFagLnSvyALUKsxQxvvhxbcEqEPuIRG49ua0/s2048/IMG_1070.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="2048" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrw5KwveLCz_LDLFxzpSzF_2rGoGS-b4uasXuLPMIUq0URAaY2WQGZExDzpFt0ky9NNt7vp9HktGdl6xU-WAteeKNyy-RbHLlkyX8UiedFagLnSvyALUKsxQxvvhxbcEqEPuIRG49ua0/w640-h446/IMG_1070.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Xa7iMdBnjxDqpZq8FO5DGCKKoxeHw4FbzDjnrxpvpfN50Jh89Ku3ap0iDJXoCC-BGURRk7LoUvRRUsnrKtZ4BQ9cpeVGCktVRcQQxcLsuwqYuBRQib2VPfCVA2VNY3DXO0GLN4Tiyfg/s2048/IMG_1072.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Xa7iMdBnjxDqpZq8FO5DGCKKoxeHw4FbzDjnrxpvpfN50Jh89Ku3ap0iDJXoCC-BGURRk7LoUvRRUsnrKtZ4BQ9cpeVGCktVRcQQxcLsuwqYuBRQib2VPfCVA2VNY3DXO0GLN4Tiyfg/w640-h480/IMG_1072.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRkuClnIT8nUJSjQhL8vCo6BHDiTPItJylFTxIsmGeZEknoMnsnHsi7tgS7k4fAy3EIQIncL_IrtI1KOq0TUrirqfEjjUYbZOBzZ04DhC0X016Jl0I3hBwBgrw86TFTCR4CCVe7JN9Do/s2048/IMG_1073.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRkuClnIT8nUJSjQhL8vCo6BHDiTPItJylFTxIsmGeZEknoMnsnHsi7tgS7k4fAy3EIQIncL_IrtI1KOq0TUrirqfEjjUYbZOBzZ04DhC0X016Jl0I3hBwBgrw86TFTCR4CCVe7JN9Do/w640-h480/IMG_1073.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>My flight home was early the following morning. What a spectacular trip! </p></div>Caroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938185046817536541.post-66443920705588621062020-09-08T19:59:00.002-04:002021-08-29T21:18:03.377-04:00City of Angels<p>On my last night camping, I rather stupidly chose to stay on top of a hill, imagining a scenario like the morning before where I was able to watch the sunrise while eating breakfast and packing up. However, the hilltop I chose on my final night left me exposed to a strong, battering wind that persisted all night long. My tent basically collapsed around me, and a broken pole ripped through the tent itself and the rain fly (which I'd erected for warmth). I chose to burrow deep inside my sleeping back and try to ignore the chaos around me until about 5:30 a.m., when I finally gave up on seeing the sunrisem— realizing it was too windy for my camp stove to heat up breakfast, anyway.</p><p>I hiked back to my car in the pre-dawn semi-darkness and then started driving toward Los Angeles, searching Google Maps for "pancakes" en route. I (very happily) chose a little diner called Carolyn's Cafe in Redlands, CA. Their signature item is a very moist coffee cake doused in butter, which I chose as my side for my egg and potato plate (in place of a pancake, after all). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9Qc2J1dUouKXvS1esZgi6_sETvG7M_Z5XjvoNApov64E1u2B-YO-SJovCJCO0gpiSlId53QaI7Rmg4yo5fdmdaOMj6wOG6nb4aWmULc0pRpmG30b_IQp-1dmGegENS1CurDfay-jBCs/s1200/22469287-8725-452d-933c-95a271cdf562.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9Qc2J1dUouKXvS1esZgi6_sETvG7M_Z5XjvoNApov64E1u2B-YO-SJovCJCO0gpiSlId53QaI7Rmg4yo5fdmdaOMj6wOG6nb4aWmULc0pRpmG30b_IQp-1dmGegENS1CurDfay-jBCs/w640-h336/22469287-8725-452d-933c-95a271cdf562.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I got to LA around 11am, showered at my friend Austin's apartment, and then headed to the Getty art museum for a couple of pleasant hours (though I did feel a bit overwhelmed by all the people). That afternoon/evening, Austin and I hiked up to Griffith Observatory and back, then did a delicious Thai dinner with Austin's gf at the time, and my friend Mo. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwSy00V8YNpVfg-5lJIRRyGPIhHO7UCcI-Oa_gUjz-rCJ-pRFU1tu2ZPZ5II4A-4nY4dqRV6xzy_qKHJXX2WO_VLGVcYtqDWMGZBzr-iyxJzn3xvY0V8-dtBNcuZ4hF8cw0E01syuwAA/s2048/IMG_1025.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwSy00V8YNpVfg-5lJIRRyGPIhHO7UCcI-Oa_gUjz-rCJ-pRFU1tu2ZPZ5II4A-4nY4dqRV6xzy_qKHJXX2WO_VLGVcYtqDWMGZBzr-iyxJzn3xvY0V8-dtBNcuZ4hF8cw0E01syuwAA/w640-h480/IMG_1025.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">view from the Getty</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The next morning, I got coffee/breakfast with Mo and then the two of us hiked back up to the Observatory. My calves were very tight — I took more daily steps in LA (30k-36k!) than on any other day on my entire hiking trip! </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHV8fN5QMPz16M0nata1aKb4cCaODT3hp47vQDn7Z4cBgQurti4YQk_-45hnsuo-xyhTmidufE8FCXujJuTTpX0vkkPtJuiyFdnThQuLC_dFfFGHQYKzkOJd9KdqeJ3G6I62ivyf1GiY/s2048/IMG_1029.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1881" data-original-width="2048" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHV8fN5QMPz16M0nata1aKb4cCaODT3hp47vQDn7Z4cBgQurti4YQk_-45hnsuo-xyhTmidufE8FCXujJuTTpX0vkkPtJuiyFdnThQuLC_dFfFGHQYKzkOJd9KdqeJ3G6I62ivyf1GiY/w640-h588/IMG_1029.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">touristing with Mo</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Later that morning, I headed downtown: checked out the public library, Grand Central Market, Japangeles, City Hall, Olvera Street (where I somewhat unwittingly ordered a cheese enchilada plate and a margarita that together cost $46. womp). </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFqIQi_Xqj7R_qThhP9zaU7VmSFt3Y3_ipv-cxAiXa8sE409qs08MsyglwdzYBtyCj2xoa_vFFsrC9XevajkNTnz8Za8YNh262JDZK_H9JgKnOgKmkunfFZlzdLU_aUVJs8g68rdej4k/s2048/IMG_1034.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFqIQi_Xqj7R_qThhP9zaU7VmSFt3Y3_ipv-cxAiXa8sE409qs08MsyglwdzYBtyCj2xoa_vFFsrC9XevajkNTnz8Za8YNh262JDZK_H9JgKnOgKmkunfFZlzdLU_aUVJs8g68rdej4k/w480-h640/IMG_1034.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pretty tiles!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOqJyOxVzjOlsU932iRKhbFa-dwJoU80IJmN0HXdRUfTqxJ3nonRC-TYMnje3b5QM-Ysu6ZTK508RTyHHpmGuuidoFZtj46oXeZ8jwdL5tKbIWTG1Zs9iZvvrIo0AhjarrEeyMyhpbQZ0/s2048/IMG_1038.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOqJyOxVzjOlsU932iRKhbFa-dwJoU80IJmN0HXdRUfTqxJ3nonRC-TYMnje3b5QM-Ysu6ZTK508RTyHHpmGuuidoFZtj46oXeZ8jwdL5tKbIWTG1Zs9iZvvrIo0AhjarrEeyMyhpbQZ0/w480-h640/IMG_1038.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">street food in Japangeles</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Then I walked to a contemporary art museum downtown that happily was free, then I took the train back to Austin's. I caught the sunset solo at Barnsdall Park and then drove south to San Diego, arriving there around 8:30 p.m. Just one more post in this long saga!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhha6P0ksaRUtWdGl_LFhjxtjJ1IeMB1HgSqcawKlyRjiqxaGiIIRUWW7Tu8ojn-TtSt1LOkPp70pQBtY_PDIFTbieMfoI2N4Th5Xh59iTIltMEAINDw1CKI-Yehtuerll7FalBweJ9Ebo/s2048/IMG_1040.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhha6P0ksaRUtWdGl_LFhjxtjJ1IeMB1HgSqcawKlyRjiqxaGiIIRUWW7Tu8ojn-TtSt1LOkPp70pQBtY_PDIFTbieMfoI2N4Th5Xh59iTIltMEAINDw1CKI-Yehtuerll7FalBweJ9Ebo/w640-h480/IMG_1040.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uGWuRI3gF4YX9Bg6je7mVX55HZsosM3ZTM7aqsL_ZFEQSLugySfDBuIJv90Q9pbGoRwtvGmm1Vq_dcMorzrQ6xBp_OnecfPV7oAibNpmD4ew4Nvd40MM3g7St29UFxenEFUbejLvxK8/s2048/IMG_1039.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uGWuRI3gF4YX9Bg6je7mVX55HZsosM3ZTM7aqsL_ZFEQSLugySfDBuIJv90Q9pbGoRwtvGmm1Vq_dcMorzrQ6xBp_OnecfPV7oAibNpmD4ew4Nvd40MM3g7St29UFxenEFUbejLvxK8/w640-h480/IMG_1039.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p>Caroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938185046817536541.post-87398929889194030662020-09-07T19:09:00.001-04:002021-08-29T19:58:45.580-04:00Joshua Tree, Part II<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The morning of Jan. 1, 2020, I woke up warm and cozy in my tent (I think the first night of the trip that I felt warm the entire time). I woke to the sound of an owl gently hooting and the sight of a spectacular sunrise. I made a delicious pot of oatmeal and drank darjeeling tea while watching the sunrise and packing up my tent. Then I hiked back to my car and drove the 15 minutes to the town of Joshua Tree, where I bought gas and fancy coffee before driving back into the park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then I drove the entire length of the park from north to south, stopping all along the way for 1-3 mile hikes / nature trails along the way. Pros: I learned some plant names and facts! Cons: Crowded, and I was sick with a sore throat, runny nose, and cough (well before covid became known to the average American). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_x33tRfF6trYnLVlIFfYEdiL_Ihd31V8jALP1xLurIV218ZQV4hM6SDcTXzMYdbhNpu0KjM2fBNoJsCl0UraB6-ZYA5OPl3DL7qGIhrl64cKRtYxBgz86ufFEBl1VVf87pQerFDv8L9w/s2048/IMG_0984.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_x33tRfF6trYnLVlIFfYEdiL_Ihd31V8jALP1xLurIV218ZQV4hM6SDcTXzMYdbhNpu0KjM2fBNoJsCl0UraB6-ZYA5OPl3DL7qGIhrl64cKRtYxBgz86ufFEBl1VVf87pQerFDv8L9w/w640-h480/IMG_0984.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhca2Nyik4rNkTfgNq-MNUjnUQbVBLmGaXyVE-E5Ihhv0H_Jj5M7DECrijiZ_je02G22rVqIq6D24a6H9IUNqMsaoRTjAztVxMHXZJARVswtF0KcPngQozI4scnSRcHEKBRuqm6eqBbyY/s2048/IMG_0989.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhca2Nyik4rNkTfgNq-MNUjnUQbVBLmGaXyVE-E5Ihhv0H_Jj5M7DECrijiZ_je02G22rVqIq6D24a6H9IUNqMsaoRTjAztVxMHXZJARVswtF0KcPngQozI4scnSRcHEKBRuqm6eqBbyY/w640-h480/IMG_0989.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfk3CLcF9f62T4k1yp-VNdUzbeU-iNfLRa0svVzSx8XvUMrPD4IO1WD3n3HvKI07wOrpnQwH9jc1R97GeRnxxen9-HNH56LFM8xZR8VBc0iyV2VulFY70mz52vCNzLYn-u598eFYDGU8/s2048/IMG_0990.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfk3CLcF9f62T4k1yp-VNdUzbeU-iNfLRa0svVzSx8XvUMrPD4IO1WD3n3HvKI07wOrpnQwH9jc1R97GeRnxxen9-HNH56LFM8xZR8VBc0iyV2VulFY70mz52vCNzLYn-u598eFYDGU8/w640-h480/IMG_0990.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">not my tent, but this is where I was supposed to camp that night - glad I found a warmer option!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIF0U_pGPPW_sG_dDdexjQL0LTi38Z4uz7fRWJ3CiLzFEX_i60Ik4eQyDsZek09MoaGz2II4nVhYOBT_OuZkltrDGYb3afJ3AL3wbUILGCC1WiIn1PnAMD_mHvxe1s44t_nlB-XtGngM/s3040/IMG_0991.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="3040" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIF0U_pGPPW_sG_dDdexjQL0LTi38Z4uz7fRWJ3CiLzFEX_i60Ik4eQyDsZek09MoaGz2II4nVhYOBT_OuZkltrDGYb3afJ3AL3wbUILGCC1WiIn1PnAMD_mHvxe1s44t_nlB-XtGngM/w640-h218/IMG_0991.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Ok, other pros: obviously beautiful. I really enjoyed how the snow accentuated the rocks and plants. <div><br /></div><div>My last hike of the day was to Lost Palms Oasis. I hiked to the oasis and then most of the way back, camping about two miles from the trailhead so that I could get an early start on the road the next morning. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhMgn1GVdbUIxIY03sp0OsssWp_B7neNG5MelHFzbWBd5CMk88Od0LoJCCHsIiQl7Ek-vbN9PPLqI8ad_G7HZHM5F8UaWDSupmWxlg7_aYVjU3RoCsMPn3k1Vhi7rPHOdxtOU8b6OIxY/s2048/IMG_0997.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhMgn1GVdbUIxIY03sp0OsssWp_B7neNG5MelHFzbWBd5CMk88Od0LoJCCHsIiQl7Ek-vbN9PPLqI8ad_G7HZHM5F8UaWDSupmWxlg7_aYVjU3RoCsMPn3k1Vhi7rPHOdxtOU8b6OIxY/w640-h480/IMG_0997.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpCigbvu9TTxa5Yuj-AGuzODFd-LkK_hY_hNYUPMHMgVaBlp9mSlMwAaQ_5eAAnVYrbZ9mLDywZnUYnmjSEi2AvZYFiXwmAOlH9Uyoj7yF2BHN2CBQff5qO3WmIDsSYMgF7PS-61W1ZA/s2048/IMG_0998.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgxZKNDffDjPOf4iyr-MCdLSLFYzNKq9c4A5yWJVZSn8N4eBZwAmZbwnsIF6-o7eFMCbbATScHYduy2xqVtaiFj8bVvAnm6QMhH00cMiy4FC7fKqm_Mqxhxnldh8JaVOV6TM63zDjJeE/s2048/IMG_1002.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgxZKNDffDjPOf4iyr-MCdLSLFYzNKq9c4A5yWJVZSn8N4eBZwAmZbwnsIF6-o7eFMCbbATScHYduy2xqVtaiFj8bVvAnm6QMhH00cMiy4FC7fKqm_Mqxhxnldh8JaVOV6TM63zDjJeE/w640-h480/IMG_1002.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cool, right???</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjocpB3C3zT78e7cKneDwIhsAoJcXvwFU4J8EIQrMtyl32qbJOdGdP-fo6xoEU8mnjSLTtl6b0P5LOhSHNPmVHGECXTpb1SxHVYvx6GQyaiSkK7IEbK6mLRGbRlHjEPyZzd-g8oC8bW2A/s3110/IMG_1003.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1011" data-original-width="3110" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjocpB3C3zT78e7cKneDwIhsAoJcXvwFU4J8EIQrMtyl32qbJOdGdP-fo6xoEU8mnjSLTtl6b0P5LOhSHNPmVHGECXTpb1SxHVYvx6GQyaiSkK7IEbK6mLRGbRlHjEPyZzd-g8oC8bW2A/w640-h208/IMG_1003.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On the "back" of my out-and-back, I witnessed possibly the most spectacular sunset I've ever seen.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmE7VSib-RzCpHCylcMhaiQdEUyp2Gt6DrfbvmHDFEbvIR52fdQW9g2-kWacV-sVhzbkvxGyg4TLicPK_S-w225IiObOrMIEMt6k0-c0Yn2B202RiJmnHZ53GveNWNCIk-ITKE7DEwr8/s2048/IMG_1013.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmE7VSib-RzCpHCylcMhaiQdEUyp2Gt6DrfbvmHDFEbvIR52fdQW9g2-kWacV-sVhzbkvxGyg4TLicPK_S-w225IiObOrMIEMt6k0-c0Yn2B202RiJmnHZ53GveNWNCIk-ITKE7DEwr8/w640-h480/IMG_1013.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguewURmjbPqB2cty1Qp0KzO8cxP38ixK8SE5Gx-0p6xjarRP6ifUTUcVE1xgzSLGxxsopr7472V1mf37sQ-LiCFFcTFBC_RIgQt2pDiLGYV46yIHTqV1D3N9gyhKCFxGm5ziXwCH9yN6w/s2048/IMG_1017.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguewURmjbPqB2cty1Qp0KzO8cxP38ixK8SE5Gx-0p6xjarRP6ifUTUcVE1xgzSLGxxsopr7472V1mf37sQ-LiCFFcTFBC_RIgQt2pDiLGYV46yIHTqV1D3N9gyhKCFxGm5ziXwCH9yN6w/w640-h480/IMG_1017.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQ59jUtsf8YTcojgab0ZBO7XHgz74rGXU0y1f1MPzmsQe_aC6DCEtAyaY8xX8_PIrIQ7ES0fF6RJHZIDqt7nDC0NxqAd42UHbFd97JcEDq6QObZV55KMcld5zwt8QwlLXsEZOJScJb9Y/s2048/IMG_1021.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQ59jUtsf8YTcojgab0ZBO7XHgz74rGXU0y1f1MPzmsQe_aC6DCEtAyaY8xX8_PIrIQ7ES0fF6RJHZIDqt7nDC0NxqAd42UHbFd97JcEDq6QObZV55KMcld5zwt8QwlLXsEZOJScJb9Y/w640-h480/IMG_1021.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is from the next morning. Wildlife spotting!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Caroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938185046817536541.post-49713557206662966472020-09-06T18:41:00.036-04:002021-08-29T19:09:43.518-04:00Joshua Tree, Part I<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Upon leaving Mojave Preserve, I drove southeast to Joshua Tree National Park. After getting advice, a postcard, and two stickers from the Oasis Palms Visitor Center, I drove to Indian Cove Road, parked at the backcountry registration board, and then hiked just over two miles on a slightly uphill trail until I reached a flat-ish spot on a crest overlooking the valley I'd just left behind. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was New Year's Eve. I wrote in my journal that night: "I'm so content right now. (This is) one thousand times better than getting drunk and staying up for midnight!" I remember reading in my tent until about 10 p.m., and then happily going to sleep. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjtV8Jbk5XNJjstlyTlx0VFDJcK6AGtfqfG22bdcdV44MwfJTTkFalZXcwWh8ZzVl5QMIXufTaBtVa7iY-zls4OO2p58l3U6x1jgvQVDJgplthBZQqqFUSTLlcYxZLYjwRmkOQ4bNxuI/s2048/IMG_0957.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjtV8Jbk5XNJjstlyTlx0VFDJcK6AGtfqfG22bdcdV44MwfJTTkFalZXcwWh8ZzVl5QMIXufTaBtVa7iY-zls4OO2p58l3U6x1jgvQVDJgplthBZQqqFUSTLlcYxZLYjwRmkOQ4bNxuI/w480-h640/IMG_0957.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When I saw this, I thought to myself, "What a fantastic title: 'Apostle of the Cacti.'"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXpPxk7RxjodFI39ljjyBqPxjt2EtF-9ogo5qwi38xVMIjkEfV-5eGLslhW7_cstbg0UB7BBn9ooE9_Rm4k9Do9hObgQ7KRUMMZTTietom9GoJr3D1gPejGhUbBOpZK87wEK1NRRGWFM/s2048/IMG_0982.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXpPxk7RxjodFI39ljjyBqPxjt2EtF-9ogo5qwi38xVMIjkEfV-5eGLslhW7_cstbg0UB7BBn9ooE9_Rm4k9Do9hObgQ7KRUMMZTTietom9GoJr3D1gPejGhUbBOpZK87wEK1NRRGWFM/w640-h480/IMG_0982.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorite informational sign in JT.</td></tr></tbody></table>Caroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938185046817536541.post-31523445226205053392020-09-05T18:21:00.039-04:002021-08-29T18:40:02.724-04:00Mojave Day Two<p> On my first morning in Mojave National Preserve, I got up early to watch the sunrise from the top of the sand dune. It was very cold and windy, and there was no sunrise to speak of. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMygY6a-TSgTQuo7n_fC3MUpIqlN-loBUtQoBfT7Zwhgrcch9DnDsqjadI_pMHBnaafCHSTC8HV9ne-i-ie3RWPwOhSdve-KUnBVJLL9qsQXkrhCqiqOk8D5R4f8ms91Kn41LSQfL0DLE/s2048/IMG_0892.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMygY6a-TSgTQuo7n_fC3MUpIqlN-loBUtQoBfT7Zwhgrcch9DnDsqjadI_pMHBnaafCHSTC8HV9ne-i-ie3RWPwOhSdve-KUnBVJLL9qsQXkrhCqiqOk8D5R4f8ms91Kn41LSQfL0DLE/w640-h480/IMG_0892.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I did see some neat animal tracks, though:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8Z49-Pp7btFYvUiKga2lX-TEu2vKvCE2cITU3nORhZJaaIZcSa3AW5h7YCGtvbvdPXHUJKnRlsQqWESzaKkBLPkcA93LAAnvp1FI1ygHbTQBOzypgErA4n3hM6Acln7POpmkM4ihyphenhyphenvA/s2048/IMG_0893.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Z-AO81OJJEkoVfQglvkwAjYN2IW_omCxGCdT2Go17hhpYLm3m7awK2T-2hGcLxstD3nbfcFMgPXCZTDiM0F7qJqLGnaErpw1LyDuI8RFRdGDpkmapHLJvTXe3rQYvogjdIPIuovfPpA/s2048/IMG_0902.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="2048" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Z-AO81OJJEkoVfQglvkwAjYN2IW_omCxGCdT2Go17hhpYLm3m7awK2T-2hGcLxstD3nbfcFMgPXCZTDiM0F7qJqLGnaErpw1LyDuI8RFRdGDpkmapHLJvTXe3rQYvogjdIPIuovfPpA/w640-h446/IMG_0902.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was very afraid of this bull and went wayyy in the bushes around him so that he wouldn't charge me 😳</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcSjKGowOwuxki_hOc-ILVbpDfPYjfsA8zIlQEOoa4qU5UGL12QP7HfrzK98hZvOeApu4ooEiBWOBUadocYILD4pqP1EiI9-FoWBz4hABXcjnYupWqTg4zTLgxa-bxEb1TAjwGPOUO18/s2048/IMG_0904.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqgcT1JgJvH46I4DzazID0sSJxoxzG6Og30e6u78omCaaTkhx2MIKRvwCWqPnDwUcpJ0t1Ttzr42JrgkDWd-oP0Gvg-bMUAa5OfwXcT-H-YMPRE384a0L1yRAO_s9yEypypf1ssoff1I/w640-h480/IMG_0909.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How many different desert plants can you identify in this one photo??</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qKdDdYelfeOvPTY8uSgjjiUgXhmHYYhFVV2R4NKvr_cU6i5DQMgAag_Hir6s681jJQSUhY6vRRl9GvLRIjKsQ8WM8QZMWpmy2Jb8XG_GYM34TWY7Q0QmFyjQVk8FXji6zvJBdX3dN94/s2966/IMG_0918.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="2966" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qKdDdYelfeOvPTY8uSgjjiUgXhmHYYhFVV2R4NKvr_cU6i5DQMgAag_Hir6s681jJQSUhY6vRRl9GvLRIjKsQ8WM8QZMWpmy2Jb8XG_GYM34TWY7Q0QmFyjQVk8FXji6zvJBdX3dN94/w640-h228/IMG_0918.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wind forms these holes!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeaRvFqGhTth8v5AkuROaLAtw2QtqS-rL0GhVmcHY6rz0NAFjSb3YhYjpH205xou6NbuCVfdr3D_Ad0N7KkaY9R5lCNQt-Lh9q1-kr6YGwoq9DT-TXUR_X_SmhlcbVvoD_n4ScEhZBW1w/s2048/IMG_0954.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeaRvFqGhTth8v5AkuROaLAtw2QtqS-rL0GhVmcHY6rz0NAFjSb3YhYjpH205xou6NbuCVfdr3D_Ad0N7KkaY9R5lCNQt-Lh9q1-kr6YGwoq9DT-TXUR_X_SmhlcbVvoD_n4ScEhZBW1w/w640-h480/IMG_0954.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">on towards Joshua Tree!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Caroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938185046817536541.post-34867837367977867912020-09-04T14:08:00.083-04:002021-08-29T17:12:04.155-04:00Mojave National Preserve: Day OneI ended up spending only two days in Death Valley because all the high-elevation hikes were snowed out. They were jam-packed days with many miles of hiking each day (about 20 miles total I think), but I ended up feeling grateful for my extra day in Nevada because Red Rock Canyon was so gorgeous and my hiking options in Death Valley were more limited than I originally expected.<div><br /></div><div>After my second full day in Death Valley, I drove in the (pitch-black) darkness to an area called Tepoca in the Mojave Desert. There, I stayed at a campground I'd found online before my trip, called Tecopa Hot Springs Campground and Pools. Rather than the simple shower I'd normally get at a campground, I instead got to soak in a hot spring pool. </div><div><br /></div><div>The pools were separated for men and women, and no clothing (including bathing suits) was allowed. The women's section had two pools, a concrete one that was a bit cooler and a pebble-bottom one that was warmer. The concrete one was enclosed, but the one with pebbles was open-air. I loved soaking in that hot spring water under the bright desert stars — easily a top highlight of the trip. </div><div><br /></div><div>I swam in the pools both the night I arrived and early the next morning, reveling in the ability to wash off all the dirt and grime of my preceding four days without a shower. </div><div><br /></div><div>I left Tecopa just before sunrise on Dec. 30, next driving to Mojave National Preserve. I had planned to stay that night at Joshua Tree, but I received an email after leaving Death Valley informing me that my booked campsite was under 8" of snow and accessible only by a 4x4. So I adjusted plans once again, and once again it was for the better.</div><div><br /></div><div>Mojave is gorgeous. I first hiked Teutonia Peak, taking my time and savoring the solitude (and the self-timer on my new iPhone ☺). </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0uHT1SsAp6DOxT9xvZqFDulFmahYq07_YJ992r4nCgOgrRHv1NtP4S3oehBlcoeXqKe-G2Z5ETMV2wH3cWZlby-Bm_MYHfLCQj9atiDkJVXF6NO1kqOUyQ1edr3p8lQUcT5JSSTW4e6U/s2048/IMG_0747.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0uHT1SsAp6DOxT9xvZqFDulFmahYq07_YJ992r4nCgOgrRHv1NtP4S3oehBlcoeXqKe-G2Z5ETMV2wH3cWZlby-Bm_MYHfLCQj9atiDkJVXF6NO1kqOUyQ1edr3p8lQUcT5JSSTW4e6U/w640-h480/IMG_0747.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrXlSY5Jq6QsXFjhfNmEA1_CWw_dBrwiJ4tGXMKdeKQTgJWJNfkhhlIIwcHM1eg5ZX-hl0Hu8_DSZ3FdxXbUUDZrnquQUgAsxXN3ytHOz6QSaPsxeRV2TyYuuSKvSEN6VdUBBgZeoajQ/s2048/IMG_0748.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I climbed the tallest dune for sunset.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUtB8O6oK-Zwmkd1v_EXRJqRUXREFB_HpOvtYstbi8F0zjUASRvPcNOMYYGJ0oftKLoA7yy8F3wrqrN7fi2V2KEtMJhmMdGNTbPFRJmsg2x90VXechMJ8qIVTX5ZpPkQq-76THkiwpVo/s2048/IMG_0851.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUtB8O6oK-Zwmkd1v_EXRJqRUXREFB_HpOvtYstbi8F0zjUASRvPcNOMYYGJ0oftKLoA7yy8F3wrqrN7fi2V2KEtMJhmMdGNTbPFRJmsg2x90VXechMJ8qIVTX5ZpPkQq-76THkiwpVo/w640-h480/IMG_0851.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrKcMRIhfX2_B9cbLdqqQR2r2O6lFuCeOYIi-9i7tCytVnl6K7sy1G3Z4i1Rq4KRAf2zJNgU_p7qNbClziCphXpCpbNfCkAZN4_7ixOKTw26t3JvzjlvXtKFq8SUyoFzvydq0Z45mXJc/s2048/IMG_0855.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRcLHe52PCxX6hmgC-yoAJBRWhv8_wUyLdL4Siqc7S1vOk5FvSKZq0fPsH5R9ChzhK2ugPYgv1ELJxL7S748sxsQi9FeZBePV0Ff25-Xsn6xNYARv6qWAjmNnnA0TqGvvANBNOP_WzMk/s2048/IMG_0860.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRcLHe52PCxX6hmgC-yoAJBRWhv8_wUyLdL4Siqc7S1vOk5FvSKZq0fPsH5R9ChzhK2ugPYgv1ELJxL7S748sxsQi9FeZBePV0Ff25-Xsn6xNYARv6qWAjmNnnA0TqGvvANBNOP_WzMk/w640-h480/IMG_0860.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7jCFHtW8Lijzi7wMRAKHUVde5KQqPIn5clB8q_gM_Sg8ecYjVDUj2peI-t7VgozVRJrWqv_SeMnrv1FbPT5DnauhQGz5lUXtK59abJKkk9-rAuIq6yqVFyfDYtFIS0bEUmo8aWDuU60/s2048/IMG_0871.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7jCFHtW8Lijzi7wMRAKHUVde5KQqPIn5clB8q_gM_Sg8ecYjVDUj2peI-t7VgozVRJrWqv_SeMnrv1FbPT5DnauhQGz5lUXtK59abJKkk9-rAuIq6yqVFyfDYtFIS0bEUmo8aWDuU60/w640-h480/IMG_0871.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">soft smiles for sunset</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDKzJTpUtfmxyy_sMvPchwctBGDrovLYin-F-FTc-_HknaSAnSqV5jlB_82HHkaaUYNyTe_9Bb7iBvRRfCDXUvqfoDo8uNhLaGHktXlFKlUzvQGLaikeaIqMw1DuOGEMUNpzyiYSE7Ok/s2048/IMG_0882.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDKzJTpUtfmxyy_sMvPchwctBGDrovLYin-F-FTc-_HknaSAnSqV5jlB_82HHkaaUYNyTe_9Bb7iBvRRfCDXUvqfoDo8uNhLaGHktXlFKlUzvQGLaikeaIqMw1DuOGEMUNpzyiYSE7Ok/w640-h480/IMG_0882.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">random person but I liked the shot</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>Caroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938185046817536541.post-58079619988125354432020-09-03T13:42:00.001-04:002021-08-29T14:08:00.782-04:00Death Valley, Day Two PM<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nOM8kv8V3uA5cF1uTeDTwOuO89ovLb4OEP-xDG_HIA7QGQrNxOG4qsfiMCGr0MyE9qusiLL5R1tTQfiHpKx1LN-ajHL4VVDAQcmJqSGk_orwrsOSucECus26nZ5Jwc2ELx4oDmAtMYE/s2048/IMG_0638.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nOM8kv8V3uA5cF1uTeDTwOuO89ovLb4OEP-xDG_HIA7QGQrNxOG4qsfiMCGr0MyE9qusiLL5R1tTQfiHpKx1LN-ajHL4VVDAQcmJqSGk_orwrsOSucECus26nZ5Jwc2ELx4oDmAtMYE/w640-h480/IMG_0638.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Desolation Canyon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBarxtziy7XpOtmDNj382xvEqQ3wWN15JTNMO7QTfB0onei2BJz_3vplBemsb2BckA58c1kJh16knW7S9leIbQ6VHdWaTBh3RcaMAZlDRIV6ATGe9nXqlOs45uU33kspJ1HYvFea3s71M/s2048/IMG_0640.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBarxtziy7XpOtmDNj382xvEqQ3wWN15JTNMO7QTfB0onei2BJz_3vplBemsb2BckA58c1kJh16knW7S9leIbQ6VHdWaTBh3RcaMAZlDRIV6ATGe9nXqlOs45uU33kspJ1HYvFea3s71M/w640-h480/IMG_0640.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Desolation Canyon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTz9YfJXOGI97pRO3X5IrynAF9E1Hf6ML_0usHLR79u_usdrjgpy7Xst1b-GVxvSo1wvNyjHNJDAsNYJzUnUuZKH_-VraQvTvZHd2J7oy5oPZB9WqiI58ejTdxnI2TVNe8z2eR0MCl0Eg/s2048/IMG_0643.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTz9YfJXOGI97pRO3X5IrynAF9E1Hf6ML_0usHLR79u_usdrjgpy7Xst1b-GVxvSo1wvNyjHNJDAsNYJzUnUuZKH_-VraQvTvZHd2J7oy5oPZB9WqiI58ejTdxnI2TVNe8z2eR0MCl0Eg/w480-h640/IMG_0643.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Desolation Canyon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMW8WbNs2tmou72YpssOU-5GtUnp69C8kFFJodZShCkcp87LcujAQdClGTRYGGJaKzni3hlGt-MOizfUv7I6TZZRIkO3HRma1lQA79uhHktC3K-WY01G7AYS0pgCEfWqmVdBQywJj4XU/s2048/IMG_0659.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMW8WbNs2tmou72YpssOU-5GtUnp69C8kFFJodZShCkcp87LcujAQdClGTRYGGJaKzni3hlGt-MOizfUv7I6TZZRIkO3HRma1lQA79uhHktC3K-WY01G7AYS0pgCEfWqmVdBQywJj4XU/w640-h480/IMG_0659.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">blue rock! idk</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHjYJyPzBfTKc_PfIG03vX6WyVflhfI8xY5c2YCTBa4l5X2zZd78Rv_xWviPNG-2fysLWgDxYTz6iz1cFZe7AqabNUKXtiCohjJqzFJgYPwbSt32mckxUHl7pa5VDKLr-fvv0tBRk2Cs/s2048/IMG_0666.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHjYJyPzBfTKc_PfIG03vX6WyVflhfI8xY5c2YCTBa4l5X2zZd78Rv_xWviPNG-2fysLWgDxYTz6iz1cFZe7AqabNUKXtiCohjJqzFJgYPwbSt32mckxUHl7pa5VDKLr-fvv0tBRk2Cs/w480-h640/IMG_0666.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">very dry</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9WEFjUauw6nOo-qVdXLS8nli2VUoRSoOhv2BxCaiurETBNTCeUmQLsvA1EDpze437754f_t1tZRDKQ1dbBVlltr_VaHOenAvq07bOawAio1rEoZJJUxzQyyWkh2OTY5REdEugM2zLkU/s2048/IMG_0667.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9WEFjUauw6nOo-qVdXLS8nli2VUoRSoOhv2BxCaiurETBNTCeUmQLsvA1EDpze437754f_t1tZRDKQ1dbBVlltr_VaHOenAvq07bOawAio1rEoZJJUxzQyyWkh2OTY5REdEugM2zLkU/w480-h640/IMG_0667.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">small bootsies, big mud cracks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-MnHGsHc6sH2Pjwqmcg4LLns6HywhD-EDqxPR1JCzgBaOCong826rrQ47xvrHqw2gE8POC-QrpcmSIYTuBkVnULFZD8X1keo6NgV7KKZaTQKOzHQeWmyGdjqrh7oBttyEjQsUKqmOkA/s2048/IMG_0678.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-MnHGsHc6sH2Pjwqmcg4LLns6HywhD-EDqxPR1JCzgBaOCong826rrQ47xvrHqw2gE8POC-QrpcmSIYTuBkVnULFZD8X1keo6NgV7KKZaTQKOzHQeWmyGdjqrh7oBttyEjQsUKqmOkA/w640-h480/IMG_0678.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Devil's Golf Course (like, what even is this??!?)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmpuGen5TfFJ_LVkED0PonlFdba_aebOhZTwnG45eJILNcrNpQZi4AAImVuWyfCxNklFL3YkzVC5v_4RugmUYRTnq1qAqUS06Vf629lVkAO2o7X9bQdnmjT-oJ7tOb7OE0_Sjyvt1TlA/s2048/IMG_0683.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmpuGen5TfFJ_LVkED0PonlFdba_aebOhZTwnG45eJILNcrNpQZi4AAImVuWyfCxNklFL3YkzVC5v_4RugmUYRTnq1qAqUS06Vf629lVkAO2o7X9bQdnmjT-oJ7tOb7OE0_Sjyvt1TlA/w640-h480/IMG_0683.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Devil's Golf Course</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFB7bjsV_1l4AFGe6geDuzHIAhlOI-cJvsljF6N4Cpak6Lp792kSBiCLPW0uGRxRf34oudsPkkwiYDMNnLXQz6ssl5BZHYgxIXo87BMrGtUXP5nrg9dewoRnC3soIjxvftaQ_TFIRD2M/s2048/IMG_0687.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFB7bjsV_1l4AFGe6geDuzHIAhlOI-cJvsljF6N4Cpak6Lp792kSBiCLPW0uGRxRf34oudsPkkwiYDMNnLXQz6ssl5BZHYgxIXo87BMrGtUXP5nrg9dewoRnC3soIjxvftaQ_TFIRD2M/w640-h480/IMG_0687.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">salt formations</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhme0yYegd6uukqBQmvfeF5lfTxb84eOLGtshhyDUL3132lB9e7KHMZdLYdfqK1w8ovM71Er6WU3QB6uiOknMpz0HipKnd6XUQ9tVjmA8SvcxD6E7ZhnLyrm4ci-v2exLx9IefoOu69ADc/s2048/IMG_0688.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhme0yYegd6uukqBQmvfeF5lfTxb84eOLGtshhyDUL3132lB9e7KHMZdLYdfqK1w8ovM71Er6WU3QB6uiOknMpz0HipKnd6XUQ9tVjmA8SvcxD6E7ZhnLyrm4ci-v2exLx9IefoOu69ADc/w480-h640/IMG_0688.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">salt formations (!!)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxW8pr-csXA-uhEaKVlHeYQR5bQgjMx71DJNjYSTYxO4nD2aUMrqxf-O_aaQH0BqTmezUmD64p7pjLk02SMKs05sxNh7MZAKcSPFK06UzTOLKtDBQHJkMda8STaixrKIRHwmUTiNzeK-k/s2048/IMG_0689.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxW8pr-csXA-uhEaKVlHeYQR5bQgjMx71DJNjYSTYxO4nD2aUMrqxf-O_aaQH0BqTmezUmD64p7pjLk02SMKs05sxNh7MZAKcSPFK06UzTOLKtDBQHJkMda8STaixrKIRHwmUTiNzeK-k/w640-h480/IMG_0689.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">does something live in there? no idea</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBi3QTbCIvlDp8Bqe4SPitDN2R-RjtH1K8Yv-Vqa-IsAQmj4m15FOy9eP_UX4A3BwGLSjZFYaPTVVp5hDSf3smF_Bsv37OKdF8H8gW2KXogAf5uC5neKHOWnFt4f0EfkAQ3a5jzbogc4/s2048/IMG_0700.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBi3QTbCIvlDp8Bqe4SPitDN2R-RjtH1K8Yv-Vqa-IsAQmj4m15FOy9eP_UX4A3BwGLSjZFYaPTVVp5hDSf3smF_Bsv37OKdF8H8gW2KXogAf5uC5neKHOWnFt4f0EfkAQ3a5jzbogc4/w640-h480/IMG_0700.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Badwater Salt Flats!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGju0DQTas2FMgio1Bzv7h4R5yiht-o_zPcpgIaNi-NPRhBewnEFgvNj2TTBBnuRTNJgdpO2328QYyfQzNC-8FLZrvZeS3QNY4T1ehHIg6MZc8gKGLrW0d4CnwlvTdw0Hbs27ayT4edw/w640-h480/IMG_0703.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Badwater Salt Flats</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBkMtqXSc2ORFN3gIbRW8IwvrP4DV8gJVTy01fz7Nqjb30q6dxdWAwLIoDxm_AHSHqbo_87eqR0YTezIkQ_6DvAQsJ3PH3L3DnppQKiZPnefoHEfBwhVt26-PCvD6t1CRzzJsuKFvV8s/s2048/IMG_0705.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBkMtqXSc2ORFN3gIbRW8IwvrP4DV8gJVTy01fz7Nqjb30q6dxdWAwLIoDxm_AHSHqbo_87eqR0YTezIkQ_6DvAQsJ3PH3L3DnppQKiZPnefoHEfBwhVt26-PCvD6t1CRzzJsuKFvV8s/w640-h480/IMG_0705.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Badwater Salt Flats</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaghmkwL0lxonc9pDyww3pRwAgVylbb6q_OjiHkbk0ZN3JBxQ26Mao43p4gqutVW983Bp_v7Xd0VupuxifW3Q2d1bUSgs5JCqneOBqkpt-n2tiSiJi7ywmBqjKchJ-wcZCLdZu3K-0DI/s2048/IMG_0727.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaghmkwL0lxonc9pDyww3pRwAgVylbb6q_OjiHkbk0ZN3JBxQ26Mao43p4gqutVW983Bp_v7Xd0VupuxifW3Q2d1bUSgs5JCqneOBqkpt-n2tiSiJi7ywmBqjKchJ-wcZCLdZu3K-0DI/w640-h480/IMG_0727.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">caught it just before dark :) </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxUXv2ZU3BLjli9MRuhn7nz6X3BmboqN2nsZcrXvjNN6mKnpGk7LtAzC6mnoLoOZWODg-LgHZz1tJgvST380A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p><br /></p>Caroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938185046817536541.post-70240136120478023262020-09-02T13:09:00.001-04:002021-08-29T13:42:04.602-04:00Death Valley, Day Two AM<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOC71tfbSw0rL5-Ybk0kdLNnon1A-pP-KimIo_axSsHpX44mCO3clKjDq7FADug-Z8z7xCuImnrc_Zs98b1cunWzpqVVlRPIJoS-TTPNC4OG1dZOsX57VYXx2MJxeLh76U-tIa6jhARc/s2048/IMG_0515.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOC71tfbSw0rL5-Ybk0kdLNnon1A-pP-KimIo_axSsHpX44mCO3clKjDq7FADug-Z8z7xCuImnrc_Zs98b1cunWzpqVVlRPIJoS-TTPNC4OG1dZOsX57VYXx2MJxeLh76U-tIa6jhARc/w640-h480/IMG_0515.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my not-so-solitary sunrise :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAReEV02f3RWumrXcupUdRRkbPT1nsyRqqkYWAzrS7P5bWJZeh9PiEgtplgTbZwWHLh1KPe-IW5E-2Q4l8I_0B2K4y8lGVBrDNyu0-oSSdc3o5wCB9lW5auV10gdJBw0qpIRcoT8ktRI/s2048/IMG_0521.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAReEV02f3RWumrXcupUdRRkbPT1nsyRqqkYWAzrS7P5bWJZeh9PiEgtplgTbZwWHLh1KPe-IW5E-2Q4l8I_0B2K4y8lGVBrDNyu0-oSSdc3o5wCB9lW5auV10gdJBw0qpIRcoT8ktRI/w640-h480/IMG_0521.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lotsa people at Zabriskie Point</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOAWv2eCrBID6L8gGlDwKGTJhqO5RGYu51G0_KvsOs0WMTq4Y8YvlYNgw-NpU7VHNrfxfVDRQc-Ispvbn2U0jyjEawpvRgcaUtTteXZWNNd_-IfuJD8HTQAUVnCb6UfRCcFKWGC7HMko/s2048/IMG_0522.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOAWv2eCrBID6L8gGlDwKGTJhqO5RGYu51G0_KvsOs0WMTq4Y8YvlYNgw-NpU7VHNrfxfVDRQc-Ispvbn2U0jyjEawpvRgcaUtTteXZWNNd_-IfuJD8HTQAUVnCb6UfRCcFKWGC7HMko/w640-h480/IMG_0522.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">but the sunrise was gorgeous!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CdKw6KasGQ2zFrMPS3J2xsPyUmFj-k37CkknbROr5v1mSXrKXvjlSaglHzi5QWe6W5ttRQkw1SL1SJGbwluvnX08kWtzRBH-jB7RHBLGCD1Dp1EEVNwtGhFu5amdUWXRNnI2l3QVhxs/s2048/IMG_0524.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CdKw6KasGQ2zFrMPS3J2xsPyUmFj-k37CkknbROr5v1mSXrKXvjlSaglHzi5QWe6W5ttRQkw1SL1SJGbwluvnX08kWtzRBH-jB7RHBLGCD1Dp1EEVNwtGhFu5amdUWXRNnI2l3QVhxs/w640-h480/IMG_0524.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pls admire my fashion choices! 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qGT-q8fA1SWMswYjn9s4y1BSyhOxh4Io1I0ibD-rp_OIdqgfP38RjMnoSKbuf5GUty6U5UDlFGycXv1vFcD3MsXgWl_yl2op0W8GFwdrFBv4UHKmKeH92knMxhwk9KfU7X5CWGNCWOo/w640-h480/IMG_0622.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is from a hike later that morning, when I followed a drainage ditch up to this viewpoint.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZCO8S6mEsW2512DmaaXivwVzdpUy0ZgH54Nt8CNVfjLYvyI2O2chmt8gXoy9dLhzKstwcuEfakoET8UdlY7gGN9GXHWBtOLDzynpwAcT0PXybEAH4HYQ8I2BV4IGxHwaAfcMRYG4T78/s2048/IMG_0627.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZCO8S6mEsW2512DmaaXivwVzdpUy0ZgH54Nt8CNVfjLYvyI2O2chmt8gXoy9dLhzKstwcuEfakoET8UdlY7gGN9GXHWBtOLDzynpwAcT0PXybEAH4HYQ8I2BV4IGxHwaAfcMRYG4T78/w640-h480/IMG_0627.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last leg of this hike (a big loop) was pretty desolate-looking</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CrNrJf5JEfAyZk7EK23n_HUEP84TtTnqViKk-pmdt2kJiWZTxHSyp1M_LUcISFYPIAoau6cR48tmDLKjzpfRkTWVoxFEkE8Yba1xXxnNESZjJhS9sn_jh-SnXRfeOBdoYT0xZ9ZJFuk/s2048/IMG_0631.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CrNrJf5JEfAyZk7EK23n_HUEP84TtTnqViKk-pmdt2kJiWZTxHSyp1M_LUcISFYPIAoau6cR48tmDLKjzpfRkTWVoxFEkE8Yba1xXxnNESZjJhS9sn_jh-SnXRfeOBdoYT0xZ9ZJFuk/w640-h480/IMG_0631.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">virga! rain that doesn't fall all the way to the ground! (Death Valley is very dry, as you can imagine)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0pNi5_18pKhC37F-TWLu-7SLYzXX_KUYvkPsU8Xu6ZXQhYFdX1tdEIgfmYQHlmwcH2W8LsQPss1qhRRXfJYXKi7ZAeZEVYUE51fHJv1hM1M6ovGJL7GTuRPltC5YhbcxKSoiL49FRKg/s2048/IMG_0632.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0pNi5_18pKhC37F-TWLu-7SLYzXX_KUYvkPsU8Xu6ZXQhYFdX1tdEIgfmYQHlmwcH2W8LsQPss1qhRRXfJYXKi7ZAeZEVYUE51fHJv1hM1M6ovGJL7GTuRPltC5YhbcxKSoiL49FRKg/w480-h640/IMG_0632.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was very hungry after those two big hikes. This car lunch was quite satisfying. </td></tr></tbody></table>Caroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938185046817536541.post-33502649602861366702020-09-01T13:15:00.002-04:002021-08-29T13:23:10.731-04:00Death Valley, Day One<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I left Red Rock Canyon Campground before the sun rose and drove two hours straight to Death Valley National Park. The photos below show the highlight of that day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEKl9WdeJdpzqUhiQ2hL2vFckmrJaTRNBjsM0Vxod747NYaiHBUHyM7S33tGNLPU9iv3LXK4kRnEqfQ1Y6HUukLmw4QLVNIVomstbFmDXcfoxx2TaP73re8OsW1Kyg9n7L4gnGFpcFEuE/s2048/IMG_0498.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEKl9WdeJdpzqUhiQ2hL2vFckmrJaTRNBjsM0Vxod747NYaiHBUHyM7S33tGNLPU9iv3LXK4kRnEqfQ1Y6HUukLmw4QLVNIVomstbFmDXcfoxx2TaP73re8OsW1Kyg9n7L4gnGFpcFEuE/s640/IMG_0498.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">composite rocks!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<br />Caroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938185046817536541.post-30365472714690495592020-02-23T20:23:00.001-05:002020-02-23T20:23:51.035-05:00What Happened in Vegas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These reviews are for an Airbnb I booked for myself in Vegas for $24.84. Why, Caroline, why? I know, I know. In my defense:<br />
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Knowing that I'd be landing very late at night, I didn't to spend more than I needed to for half a night's sleep. And the host had an average of 4.5 stars on Airbnb! And that top review was posted after I'd booked the unit. And (regretfully; this is the only clue where I really should have listened) I disregarded the longer review (above), thinking the guest must have been exaggerating.<br />
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In the end, that Airbnb was the most stressful night I can remember ever having. WORST AIRBNB EVER, indeed.<br />
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So many things. First, my flight was delayed and the airline lost my bag, so I arrived at the Airbnb at 3am rather than 1am. The apartment complex where it was located looked run-down and vaguely menacing. The drizzling rain and late hour didn't help my impressions.<br />
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The host, Janice, had told me twice to make sure to park in a visitor spot in the lot, but when I arrived, all the visitor spots were occupied. So I parked in the spot marked with the number of the unit I'd booked.<br />
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Rather than hide a key outside the unit for me, Janice insisted on waiting up to let me in, which somehow sketched me out even more. Clenching my pepper spray inside my jacket pocket, I used my other hand to knock on the metal bars outside the door. A short, heavy-set woman, perhaps in her late fifties, unbolted it and then stepped aside for me to pass. Behind her, a TV blared cable news.<br />
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<i>At least Janice really is a woman,</i> was my first thought.<br />
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"Hi, I couldn't find a visitor spot in the lot so I took your parking space," I told her.<br />
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Janice stared at me a moment before responding. "You're leaving first thing in the morning, right? You should be ok for a few hours."<br />
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My anxiety level spiked. I did not want my trip to begin with my rental car being towed from an Airbnb parking lot. Feeling there was nothing else I could do about the car, I stepped into the apartment, resolving to leave at first light.<br />
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I looked around at a cluttered living room and a cluttered kitchen. The place smelled musty, as if the person living there never went outside.<br />
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Janice gestured towards a door at the back of the unit and said matter-of-factly, "This is your bathroom. Your shower is broken, but you can use mine in the morning if you want."<br />
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I looked at her disbelievingly. The main reason I'd booked an Airbnb rather than a campsite was so that I could shower after my cross-country flight from NC.<br />
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"That's my room," Janice continued, gesturing at the next door. "My son is staying with me right now, so I'm sleeping on the couch."<br />
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My incredulity and strong sense of discomfort continued to grow. There was a man in the apartment? This was not what I thought I'd be signing up for.<br />
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"Thanks," I mumbled to the woman, too tired to think and overwhelmed by my feeling of dread. I went into my room, shut the door, and locked it behind me. <i>At least there's a lock,</i> I told myself. And the room itself seemed clean.<br />
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I reached into my bag to grab my toothbrush and toothpaste, and then dashed across the short hallway to the bathroom. It was grubby but not gross. I put my toothbrush in my mouth, and then immediately took it back out. Instead of toothpaste, I'd put anti-itch cream on my toothbrush. <i>So tired. </i><br />
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I stumbled back into the bedroom, dug around in my backpack again, and finally found my toothpaste. I brushed my teeth in a rush, desperate to be locked alone with my stuff in my room. Meanwhile, the TV continued to blast noise into the living room on the other side of the bathroom wall.<br />
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"Goodnight," I said to Janice, who was now sprawled on the couch. I shut the bedroom door and locked it.<br />
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Before crawling into bed, I cracked the window. The fresh air helped cut through the odd smell of the place, and made me feel more calm. I was glad to be on the second floor of the building, at least.<br />
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I grabbed my passport and wallet to stash under my pillow. I carefully placed my pepper spray on the bedside table. After inspecting the sheets (which looked clean enough), I finally lay down.<br />
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Staring at the ceiling, I debated what to do about the high-volume TV that was continuing to pierce the thin apartment walls. I was terrified to say anything, as I had <i>just</i> read the long Airbnb review posted above that specifically mentions how a guest triggered an angry outburst from Janice simply for asking her to turn down the television. Knowing that I wouldn't sleep much either way, I decided to wait it out. Thankfully, Janice turned off the TV after just a few minutes.<br />
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I slept fitfully for maybe three hours. Shortly before sunrise, a car alarm went off. I wondered if it was mine but was too scared to leave the room to find out.<br />
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By 7am, the TV was back on, and I could hear Janice and her son talking loudly over it. I climbed out of bed, put on the clothes I'd traveled in the day before, and grabbed my backpack. Taking a deep breath, I stepped into the living room.<br />
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Janice's son was rocking back and forth in an armchair on the other side of the room. He didn't acknowledge me. Janice was standing in the kitchen. "Bye," I mumbled to both of them, and rushed out.<br />
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I speed-walked to my car and was immensely relieved to find it intact. I then headed to the bougiest cafe I could find on Yelp for some culinary therapy (my version of retail therapy).<br />
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On the drive to the cafe, I spotted snow-capped mountains and felt much better.<br />
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At the cafe, which was called Makers & Founders, I ordered a South-American-style eggs benedict with a $7 lavender latte. This is how I recover.<br />
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I then ordered a $7 turmeric coconut latte, feeling better with every sip.</div>
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Next up: My day hiking in Red Rock Canyon, a national conservation area just west of Vegas.<br /><br />
Spoiler alert: The trip gets much, much happier from here. Sometimes the only way you can go is up, right?Caroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938185046817536541.post-26148655190816367452019-12-14T16:37:00.000-05:002019-12-14T16:37:20.884-05:00Baby's First Marathon<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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So, the race was fun. It was good! Nothing bad happened! which sounds like a low bar— but think about all the bad things that could happen in 3 hours and 49 minutes!<br />
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Yes, that was a not-so-subtle flex on my finish time. My time goal was very broad: I would've been happy with anything under 3:55. All my long runs were around 9:00/mile, but I read that long runs could be up to a minute and a half per mile slower than your race pace! So I had no idea what to expect, except that it would be somewhere between an 8:30 and a 9:00 pace (which is very broad).<br />
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My coach, Jim, told me to start at 8:55. I knew that wasn't going to happen. But I did listen to his instructions about pacing based on heart rate, and that's what I'm most proud of. This is the graph of my heart rate throughout the race:<br />
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See that long, slow, gradual increase? That's the discipline I worked toward throughout my training. That's why I love endurance sports. I'm not a fast sprinter, but when other people are starting out too fast and burning out too soon... I'm the slow and steady tortoise. I'm proud of that.<br />
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Oh, and the pain in my foot? I took a risk by running in brand new shoes (I put five miles on them before the race) and I had absolutely zero pain during and after the race. See? Nothing bad happened! And for that, I am grateful.Caroline Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775035636408470536noreply@blogger.com0