{"id":3662,"date":"2013-07-07T21:02:23","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T05:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=3662"},"modified":"2013-07-08T05:50:36","modified_gmt":"2013-07-08T13:50:36","slug":"mason-lake-hike-july-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=3662","title":{"rendered":"Mason Lake Hike, July 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mason Lake<br \/>\nDate:<\/strong> July 7, 2013<br \/>\n<strong>Difficulty:<\/strong> 5 out of 10<br \/>\n<strong>Distance:<\/strong> 7 Miles \/ 11 Kilometers Roundtrip<br \/>\n<strong>Elevation Gain:<\/strong> 2,550 Feet \/ 777 Meters<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 3 to 4 hours<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Exit 45, I-90<br \/>\n<strong>Users Group:<\/strong> Hikers &amp; Dogs Only<br \/>\n<strong>Permits:<\/strong> Northwest Forest Pass<br \/>\n<strong>Trail Conditions:<\/strong> Dry<br \/>\n<strong>Hiking with:<\/strong> Linna Freeman &#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: 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=3662&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3662 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=3667'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/012.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1373208135&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.13&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00071890726096334&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Bear Grass was abundant today&amp;#8230;\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bear Grass&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/032.jpg?fit=584%2C779&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3668'>\n\t\t\t\tBear Grass\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><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=3669'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/037.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/037.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/037.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/037.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3669\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=3669\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/037.jpg?fit=2448%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2448,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1373227462&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.13&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"My calorie burn today for the Mason Lake hike.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;My Calorie Burn&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/037.jpg?fit=584%2C779&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3669'>\n\t\t\t\tMy Calorie Burn\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nWith all of this warm and sunny weather Seattle has been blessed with, it was time for a lake hike in the mountains.  We decided on Mason Lake <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/sc171\">goo.gl\/sc171<\/a> off of I-90, exit 45 because it provides an assortment of vitality.  You start off with an easy ascent in a cool canopy of young forest followed by a fairly steep traverse in the open for great views and wild flowers.  Then an easy descent to a pristine lake just waiting for you. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mason Lake Date: July 7, 2013 Difficulty: 5 out of 10 Distance: 7 Miles \/ 11 Kilometers Roundtrip Elevation Gain: 2,550 Feet \/ 777 Meters Time: 3 to 4 hours Location: Exit 45, I-90 Users Group: Hikers &amp; Dogs Only &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=3662\">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":[3],"tags":[394,30,393,395,94,20],"class_list":["post-3662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-easy-hikes","tag-bear-grass","tag-linna-freeman","tag-mason-lake","tag-mason-lake-calorie-burn","tag-north-bend","tag-rick-freeman"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jXSd-X4","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3662","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=3662"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3680,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3662\/revisions\/3680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}