{"id":5263,"date":"2016-08-14T20:34:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T04:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=5263"},"modified":"2017-07-08T10:05:28","modified_gmt":"2017-07-08T18:05:28","slug":"gothic-basin-backpack-august-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=5263","title":{"rendered":"Gothic Basin Backpack, August 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Gothic Basin<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Date:<\/strong> August 6, 2016<br \/>\n<strong>Difficulty:<\/strong> 8 out of 10<br \/>\n<strong>Distance:<\/strong> 9 miles \/ 14.5 Kilometers roundtrip<br \/>\n<strong>Elevation Gain:<\/strong> 2,840 feet \/ 866 meters<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 5 to 6 hours<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Mountain Loop Highway<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<br \/>\n<strong>Hiking With:<\/strong> Linna Freeman, Rick Freeman, Jim Darmiento, AJ Soule and 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=5263&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5263 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=5264'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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id='gallery-1-5264'>\n\t\t\t\tAJ Soule &#038; Rick Freeman Enjoying The Sunrise\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=5265'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Freeman-Bathing.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Freeman-Bathing.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Freeman-Bathing.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Freeman-Bathing.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rick Freeman Washing Off The Sweat&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Freeman-Bathing.jpg?fit=584%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5265'>\n\t\t\t\tRick Freeman Washing Off The Sweat\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=5266'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Heading-Home.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Heading-Home.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, 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6s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1470475821&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00083194675540765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Foggy Lake Backpacking\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rick Freeman at Foggy Lake&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Heading-Home.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-1-5266'>\n\t\t\t\tRick Freeman at Foggy Lake\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><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=5267'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Linna-Backpacking.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Linna-Backpacking.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Linna-Backpacking.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Linna-Backpacking.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Linna-Backpacking.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"5267\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=5267\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Linna-Backpacking.jpg?fit=503%2C662&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"503,662\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gothic Basin Backpacking\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Linna Freeman &amp;#038; Rick Freeman at Foggy Lake&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Linna-Backpacking.jpg?fit=503%2C662&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5267'>\n\t\t\t\tLinna Freeman &#038; Rick Freeman at Foggy Lake\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=5268'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Macho.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Macho.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Macho.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Macho.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NEX-7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1470509141&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;51&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gothic Basin Sunrise\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gothic Basin Sunrise&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Morning-Sun.jpg?fit=584%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5269'>\n\t\t\t\tGothic Basin Sunrise\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5270'>\n\t\t\t\tOur Tents At Foggy  Lake\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=5271'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Paradise.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Paradise.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Paradise.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Paradise.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Paradise.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"5271\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=5271\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Paradise.jpg?fit=3000%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3000,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NEX-7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1470509098&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Foggy Lake Campsite\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Our Campsite On Foggy Lake&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Paradise.jpg?fit=584%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5271'>\n\t\t\t\tOur Campsite On Foggy Lake\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=5273'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/The-Boys.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/The-Boys.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/The-Boys.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/The-Boys.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/The-Boys.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"5273\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=5273\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/The-Boys.jpg?fit=3024%2C4032&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1470475874&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008841732979664&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Foggy Lake\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rick Freeman, AJ Soule &amp;#038; Jim Darmiento at Foggy Lake&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/The-Boys.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-1-5273'>\n\t\t\t\tRick Freeman, AJ Soule &#038; Jim Darmiento at Foggy Lake\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nThis was the first backpacking trip for Linna and I together and it turned out to be a beautiful weekend.  Our friends AJ Soule and Jim Darmiento joined us for this mid-summer overnight trip up to the amazing Gothic Basin.  I hiked Gothic Basin a couple of years ago and envy came over me when I saw people camping, so I had to come back with a tent this time.<\/p>\n<p>We left our house in Seattle at 6:00 a.m. on Friday to assure a spot in the tiny parking lot at Barlow Pass&#8230;we also wanted to make sure we had first come to campsites. The first mile is a nice warm-up especially with a loaded backpack, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s pretty much a flat gravel road that follows the Sauk River. After you pass the Weeden Creek sign you start to gain elevation. The trail becomes steep in areas with many boulders to cross&#8230;not a fan of scrambling with something heavy on my back! This is a tough hike but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all worth it when you have huge beautiful views around you.<\/p>\n<p>Once we hit Gothic Basin we decided to hike up Foggy Lake which was another \u00c2\u00bd mile and 500 feet gain pass Gothic Lake.  We asked a few backpackers who were on their way down about camping spots and they recommended a secret sweet spot. This was another 15 minute trek on rock at the end of Foggy Lake but well worth it, because it was a magical place for three tents. <\/p>\n<p>We were exhausted by the time we unloaded the backpacks and secured the tents in our new enchanted kingdom. I jumped in the cold water with my clothes on so I could rinse the sweat and dirt off my body and clothes.  We heated up water to cook up our Mountain House bag meal, Linna and I shared spaghetti and meat-sauce.  It was delicious&#8230;probably because it was loaded with salt and we were really hungry.<\/p>\n<p>The next day we had rice\/chicken from Mountain House for breakfast and I must have been hungry again because it was delicious.  After a hearty breakfast we started to descend through the hordes of hikers coming up on this Saturday morning. When we got back to our car in the early afternoon there were cars parked everywhere along the roadside&#8230;must have been over 50 cars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gothic Basin Date: August 6, 2016 Difficulty: 8 out of 10 Distance: 9 miles \/ 14.5 Kilometers roundtrip Elevation Gain: 2,840 feet \/ 866 meters Time: 5 to 6 hours Location: Mountain Loop Highway Users Group: Hikers &amp; Dogs Only &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=5263\">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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[658,59],"tags":[662,659,404,661,660,607,581,667,219],"class_list":["post-5263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-backpacking-trips","category-washington-trips","tag-aj-soule","tag-foggy-lake","tag-gothic-basin","tag-gothic-lake","tag-jim-darmiento-tacoma","tag-linna-freeman-seattle","tag-rick-freeman-seattle","tag-rick-freeman-wander-junkie","tag-wander-junkie"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jXSd-1mT","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5263","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=5263"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5278,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5263\/revisions\/5278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}