{"id":3575,"date":"2013-06-15T07:26:18","date_gmt":"2013-06-15T15:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=3575"},"modified":"2013-06-15T09:15:38","modified_gmt":"2013-06-15T17:15:38","slug":"mt-si-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=3575","title":{"rendered":"Mt. Si Hike, June 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mt. Si<br \/>\nDate:<\/strong> June 14, 2013<br \/>\n<strong>Difficulty:<\/strong> 6 out of 10<br \/>\n<strong>Distance:<\/strong> 8 Miles \/ 13 Kilometers Roundtrip<br \/>\n<strong>Elevation Gain:<\/strong> 3,400 Feet \/ 1,036 Meters<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 3 to 4 hours<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Near North Bend, Washington<br \/>\n<strong>Users Group:<\/strong> Hikers &amp; Dogs Only<br \/>\n<strong>Permits:<\/strong> Discovery Pass<br \/>\n<strong>Trail Conditions:<\/strong> Dry all the way to the top<br \/>\n<strong>Hiking with:<\/strong> with my wonder dog Macho<\/p>\n<p>I needed to get my wonder dog Macho out for a little exercise so I chose Mt. Si to accomplish this task.  There were only a few cars in the parking lot, normal for a Friday morning.  I decided to relax and just take my time ascending&#8230;keeping the heart rate around 140.  When I reached the 2 mile marker I noticed an individual creeping up on me at a nice pace.  I am not one who appreciates getting passed on the trail and I wasn&#8217;t about to let it happen today.<\/p>\n<p>So I picked up my pace and soon enough my heart rate was up in the 160&#8217;s.  After a quarter of a mile I noticed the individual was actually gaining on me&#8230;.from here it was game on baby!  I put my legs into overdrive and shoved my heart rate into the high 180&#8217;s.  By the time we reached the top he was only 50 yards behind me.  I was totally exhausted and was pleased with the win.  I reached a personal best for my heart rate at 189.<\/p>\n<p>I spoke with my so called competition on top after I caught my breath.  He too saw me in my bright red shirt at the two mile mark and he thought he would catch me like he usually does with most hikers.  For my winning prize, I stopped at the North Bend Bar &#038; Grill for a cold beer and a cup of jambalaya soup.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_3607\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=3607\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3607\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3607\" data-attachment-id=\"3607\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=3607\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/008.jpg?fit=6000%2C4000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NEX-7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1371334055&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;43&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"I hate getting passed on the ascent and there was one hiker on my ass pushing me to the top.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;My Highest Heart Rate Ever!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/008.jpg?fit=584%2C389&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/008.jpg?resize=584%2C389&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"I hate getting passed on the ascent and there was one hiker on my ass pushing me to the top.\" width=\"584\" height=\"389\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/008.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/008.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/008.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/008.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My Highest Heart Rate Ever!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mt. 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