{"id":6373,"date":"2019-01-12T13:38:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-12T21:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=6373"},"modified":"2019-04-14T10:15:29","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T18:15:29","slug":"mt-pilchuck-snowshoe-january-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=6373","title":{"rendered":"Mt. Pilchuck Snow Hike, January 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The cold air and heavy snow made this sweet basic Pilchuck hike into a cold ass kicker.  Washington received tons of snow this year so every hike this winter has seen heavy snow pack.  The winter route up to Pilchuck is steep and deep in snow&#8230;..but still very worth it.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" data-attachment-id=\"6384\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=6384\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Heading-Up.jpg?fit=3024%2C4032&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" 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;1547140740&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=\"Heading Up\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Heading-Up.jpg?fit=584%2C779&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Heading-Up.jpg?fit=584%2C779\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Heading-Up.jpg?w=3024&amp;ssl=1 3024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Heading-Up.jpg?resize=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Heading-Up.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Heading-Up.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Heading-Up.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Heading-Up.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption>This last steep part was the ass kicker.  The look-out tower was only 5 minutes after this ass kicking steep area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" data-attachment-id=\"6374\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=6374\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Michael-Curry-1.jpg?fit=3024%2C4032&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" 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;1546781530&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=\"Michael Curry\" data-image-description=\"\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Michael-Curry-1.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption>Michael Curry waiting on us.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" data-attachment-id=\"6385\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=6385\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Jim-and-Ione-1.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Coming-In-1.jpg?fit=584%2C779\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Coming-In-1.jpg?w=3024&amp;ssl=1 3024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Coming-In-1.jpg?resize=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Coming-In-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Coming-In-1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Coming-In-1.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Coming-In-1.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption>You had to crawl into the look-out 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ione-and-Freeman-3.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption>Ione Darmiento and Rick Freeman<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" data-attachment-id=\"6390\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=6390\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Freeman.jpg?fit=3024%2C4032&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Freeman.jpg?resize=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Freeman.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Freeman.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Freeman.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Freeman.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption>I finally put my jacket on as we got into the open&#8230;.cold and windy.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cold air and heavy snow made this sweet basic Pilchuck hike into a cold ass kicker. Washington received tons of snow this year so every hike this winter has seen heavy snow pack. The winter route up to Pilchuck &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=6373\">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":[63],"tags":[756,755,30,754,318,581,219],"class_list":["post-6373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-usa-trips","tag-ione-dariento","tag-jim-dariento","tag-linna-freeman","tag-michael-curry","tag-mt-pilchuck","tag-rick-freeman-seattle","tag-wander-junkie"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jXSd-1EN","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6373","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=6373"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6400,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6373\/revisions\/6400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}