{"id":1937,"date":"2011-07-01T17:03:10","date_gmt":"2011-07-02T01:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=1937"},"modified":"2012-05-24T19:17:14","modified_gmt":"2012-05-25T03:17:14","slug":"granite-mountain-july-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=1937","title":{"rendered":"Granite Mountain Hike, July 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Granite Mountain<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Date:<\/strong> July 1, 2011<br \/>\n<strong>Difficulty:<\/strong> 7 out of 10<br \/>\n<strong>Distance:<\/strong> 8 miles roundtrip<br \/>\n<strong>Elevation Gain:<\/strong> 4,000 feet<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 4 to 5 hours<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Exit 47, I-90<br \/>\n<strong>Users Group:<\/strong> Hikers &amp; Dogs Only<br \/>\n<strong>Permits:<\/strong> WTA Pass Required<br \/>\n<strong>Trail Conditions:<\/strong> Dry to Heavy Packed Snow (only on top)<br \/>\n<strong>Hiking With:<\/strong> Rick Massie &amp; my dog Macho<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=1937&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1937 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=1944'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/018.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/018.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/018.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/018.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1944\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=1944\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/018.jpg?fit=3872%2C2592&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3872,2592\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/008.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/008.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/008.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/008.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1943\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=1943\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/008.jpg?fit=3872%2C2592&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3872,2592\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/007.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/007.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/007.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/007.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1942\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=1942\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/007.jpg?fit=3872%2C2592&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3872,2592\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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Rainier showing its beauty&amp;#8230;.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mt. Rainier&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/007.jpg?fit=584%2C391&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1942'>\n\t\t\t\tMt. Rainier\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nI haven&#8217;t hiked Granite Mountain since last year with Doctor Robert McElroy and I was overdue.  I met up with Rick Massie at Starbucks in North Bend on a beautiful Friday morning.  After a Starbuck&#8217;s egg sandwich and an americano to wash it down we headed to the trailhead.  We got started around 9:15 a.m., not an early start&#8230;but we both had all day to finish this hike.  <\/p>\n<p>The trail was pretty much dry until we broke out into the open and started to hit a few patches of snow.  Soon, it was all snow and very deep snow at that.  The pond was completely covered with 2 to 4 feet of snow yet&#8230;.on July 1st!  Snowshoes or crampons were not needed, but&#8230;.we did put on our boot traction devices.  We took the snow-ridge along the rocks, very stable and no post-holeing.  The summit was filled with sun and fantastic views.  After getting down, changing into dry clean clothes, we headed to North Bend Bar &#038; Grill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Granite Mountain Date: July 1, 2011 Difficulty: 7 out of 10 Distance: 8 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 4,000 feet Time: 4 to 5 hours Location: Exit 47, I-90 Users Group: Hikers &amp; Dogs Only Permits: WTA Pass Required Trail Conditions: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=1937\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[157,158,156,159,115,93,20,127],"class_list":["post-1937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-moderate-hikes","tag-cascade-mountains","tag-exit-47","tag-granite-mountain","tag-i-90","tag-macho","tag-north-bend-bar-grill","tag-rick-freeman","tag-rick-massie"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jXSd-vf","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1937"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2723,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1937\/revisions\/2723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}