{"id":2831,"date":"2012-06-03T22:34:23","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T06:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=2831"},"modified":"2012-06-04T09:45:38","modified_gmt":"2012-06-04T17:45:38","slug":"granite-mountain-hike-june-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=2831","title":{"rendered":"Granite Mountain Hike, June 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Granite Mountain<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Date:<\/strong> June 3, 2012<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> Discovery Pass Required<br \/>\n<strong>Trail Conditions:<\/strong> Dry to heavy snow at the top.<br \/>\n<strong>Hiking With:<\/strong> Dr. Robert McElroy &#038; Macho the Dog Wonder.<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: 50%;\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=2831&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2831 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=2834'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/016.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/016.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/016.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/016.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2834\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=2834\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/016.jpg?fit=1936%2C2592&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1936,2592\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1338723673&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00013260840737303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Summit&amp;#8230;the look-out tower!\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Summit&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/016.jpg?fit=584%2C783&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2834'>\n\t\t\t\tSummit\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><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=2844'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Granite.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Granite.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Granite.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Granite.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2844\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=2844\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Granite.jpg?fit=4000%2C3000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4000,3000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1338720065&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"I had to pose the &amp;#8220;move&amp;#8221; near the summit.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rick Freeman&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Granite.jpg?fit=584%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2844'>\n\t\t\t\tRick Freeman\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nDr. Robert McElroy invited me to hike with him and a few of his friends on Granite Mountain, exit 47 on I-90.  The purpose of this hike was to stair-step the winter trail up to the forest ranger\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lookout tower and glissade down on the descent.<\/p>\n<p>When we got out of our cars at the trailhead, there were a couple of forest rangers hanging around.  Well, that meant Mr. Macho Man (my dog) had to be on the leash\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.which is totally miserable for me and him.  So, I told Rob I would take off before the forest rangers did so I could take the leash off down the trail.  I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know the trail conditions or more importantly I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know that one of the avalanche shoots had a major snow\/mud avalanche around March and destroyed part of the trail about a third of a mile in.  I tried to negotiate my way through the debris, but somehow I missed the trail and found myself on the other side of the mudslide completely unable to find the trail.  I was able to use my cell phone and call the Doc, who was now ahead of me and gave me a little advice on where the trail was.  After a hard push I caught up with the group in twenty minutes.<\/p>\n<p>We wanted to take the winter route up, but due to a lack of snow\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.we stayed on the summer trail until we got out of the tree-line and took the snow straight up to the look-out tower.  Snow conditions were perfect, no snowshoes needed <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=1Egl0SMdD0c&#038;feature=g-upl\">http:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=1Egl0SMdD0c&#038;feature=g-upl<\/a>.  We stayed at the top long enough to change our wet shirts, munch down a sandwich and drink some hot tea.  <\/p>\n<p>It was a much faster pace down; descending in snow goes much quicker than a normal dry trail and much easier on old knees.  When I got back down to the parking lot, a young couple asked me if they could get a ride back to Seattle because they lost their car keys on the trail.  This meant that I had to forgo my stop at the North Bend Bar &#038; Grill!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Granite Mountain Date: June 3, 2012 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: Discovery Pass Required Trail Conditions: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=2831\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[107,156,20],"class_list":["post-2831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-moderate-hikes","tag-dr-robert-mcelroy","tag-granite-mountain","tag-rick-freeman"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jXSd-JF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2831","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=2831"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2843,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2831\/revisions\/2843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}