{"id":809,"date":"2010-12-26T16:08:47","date_gmt":"2010-12-27T00:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=809"},"modified":"2012-05-24T20:13:48","modified_gmt":"2012-05-25T04:13:48","slug":"mt-whitney-july-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=809","title":{"rendered":"Mt. Whitney, July 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>July 12, 2008<br \/>\nDifficulty:<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 9 out of 10<br \/>\n<strong>Distance:<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a022 miles roundtrip<br \/>\n<strong>Elevation Gain:<\/strong> 6,500&#8242;<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a012 to\u00c2\u00a015\u00c2\u00a0hours<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Near Lone Pine, California<br \/>\n<strong>Users Group:<\/strong> Hikers\u00c2\u00a0Only<br \/>\n<strong>Permits:<\/strong> Permits Required<br \/>\n<strong>Hiking with:<\/strong> Mike Curry\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: 25%;\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 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