{"id":283,"date":"2019-01-06T18:52:52","date_gmt":"2019-01-06T22:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/?p=283"},"modified":"2019-01-06T18:53:48","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T22:53:48","slug":"three-days-and-two-nights-on-the-appalachian-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/2019\/01\/06\/three-days-and-two-nights-on-the-appalachian-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Three days and two nights on the Appalachian Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3920.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"300\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/?attachment_id=300\" class=\"wp-image-300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3920.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3920-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3920-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption>Rain was finally clearing up<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3922-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"299\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/?attachment_id=299\" class=\"wp-image-299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3922-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3922-150x113.jpg 150w, 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https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3941.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3935-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"297\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/?attachment_id=297\" class=\"wp-image-297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3935-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3935-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3935-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3935-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3935.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3995-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"287\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/?attachment_id=287\" class=\"wp-image-287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3995-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3995-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3995-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3995-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3995.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p><!--START JUICEBOX EMBED--><br><script src=\"jbcore\/juicebox.js\"><\/script><br><script><br \/>\nnew juicebox({<br \/>\ncontainerId: \"juicebox-container\",<br \/>\ngalleryWidth: \"100%\",<br \/>\ngalleryHeight: \"100%\",<br \/>\nbackgroundColor: \"rgba(34,34,34,1)\"<br \/>\n});<br \/>\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"juicebox-container\"><!-- Image gallery content for non-javascript devices --><br><noscript><\/p>\n<h1>Appalachian Trail: Nov. 6-8, 2018<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/IMG_3920.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Heading south along Whitetop Mountain, toward Buzzard Rock.\" \/><br \/>\nHeading south along Whitetop Mountain, toward Buzzard Rock.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/IMG_3922.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"The rain had ended but a strong - and cold - wind accompanied us along the path toward Buzzard Rock.\" \/><br \/>\nThe rain had ended but a strong &#8211; and cold &#8211; wind accompanied us along the path toward Buzzard Rock.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/IMG_3928.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Buzzard Rock. We would have stopped for lunch here, but the wind encouraged us to keep going.\" \/><br \/>\nBuzzard Rock. We would have stopped for lunch here, but the wind encouraged us to keep going.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/IMG_3935.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"The cold, cloudy and rainy morning evolved into a gorgeous afternoon.\" \/><br \/>\nThe cold, cloudy and rainy morning evolved into a gorgeous afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/IMG_3941.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"We walked by - or through - many healthy water sources.\" \/><br \/>\nWe walked by &#8211; or through &#8211; many healthy water sources.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/IMG_3946.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/IMG_3953.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Honestly: Kim\u2019s checking the route, not email. We didn\u2019t have a phone signal for the entire 3 days anyway.\" \/><br \/>\nHonestly: Kim\u2019s checking the route, not email. We didn\u2019t have a phone signal for the entire 3 days anyway.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/IMG_3972.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Selfie along the dual AT\/Va. Creeper Trail\" \/><br \/>\nSelfie along the dual AT\/Va. Creeper Trail<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/IMG_3975.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"The easy walking ends as the flat, wide Virginia Creeper Trail continues to the left, and we return to the AT uphill on the right.\" \/><br \/>\nThe easy walking ends as the flat, wide Virginia Creeper Trail continues to the left, and we return to the AT uphill on the right.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/IMG_3981.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/IMG_3986.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Pretty but cold morning view from our makeshift campsite.\" \/><br \/>\nPretty but cold morning view from our makeshift campsite.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/IMG_3992.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"More rushing water, more slippery leaves. Oh, and a sheer drop off to the left if one slips too far. I walked VERY slowly on sections like this.\" \/><br \/>\nMore rushing water, more slippery leaves. Oh, and a sheer drop off to the left if one slips too far. I walked VERY slowly on sections like this.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/IMG_3995.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Our home in Damascus, Va. at the end of our hike. It was reasonably clean, quiet (only one other hiker that night and he was staying upstairs) and provided a lovely hot shower and an enormous cooked breakfast.Co\" \/><br \/>\nOur home in Damascus, Va. at the end of our hike. It was reasonably clean, quiet (only one other hiker that night and he was staying upstairs) and provided a lovely hot shower and an enormous cooked breakfast.Co<\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><!--END JUICEBOX EMBED--><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Appalachian Trail: Nov. 6-8, 2018 Heading south along Whitetop Mountain, toward Buzzard Rock. The rain had ended but a strong &#8211; and cold &#8211; wind accompanied us along the path toward Buzzard Rock. Buzzard Rock. We would have stopped for lunch here, but the wind encouraged us to keep going. The cold, cloudy and rainy&hellip;<\/p>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/2019\/01\/06\/three-days-and-two-nights-on-the-appalachian-trail\/\" title=\"Three days and two nights on the Appalachian Trail\" class=\"entry-more-link\"><span>Read More<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Three days and two nights on the Appalachian Trail<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"Layout":"1c","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["entry","author-admin","post-283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-appalachian-trail","category-hiking"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":307,"href":"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283\/revisions\/307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}