{"id":1879,"date":"2017-11-01T19:45:27","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T19:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walkingfromthelaw.com\/?p=1879"},"modified":"2023-02-18T22:06:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T22:06:24","slug":"day-139-decisions-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/01\/day-139-decisions-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 139: Decisions, Decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Date: August 26, 2017<br \/>\nMiles: 2518.3 &#8211; 2546.6<\/p>\n<p>I hate waking up early, but I love watching the sunrise while I eat my cold oatmeal, so nearly every morning i&#8217;m conflicted. This morning I chose the sunrise, and it was worth it to watch it burst over the mountain tops, illuminate Mica Lake and to feel it slowly warm my face.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1883\" src=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5807-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5807-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5807-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5807-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5807-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5807-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5807-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5807-1980x1485.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><!--more--> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1884\" src=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5810-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5810-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5810-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5810-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5810-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5810-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5810-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5810-1980x1485.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The sun stayed out for us all day and we had a typical August-in-Washington kind of day &#8211; warm and a little humid. There were a lot of cold, glacial water sources to take advantage of, which I was grateful for after starting the morning with a five mile climb.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1885\" src=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5815-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5815-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5815-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5815-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5815-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5815-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5815-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5815-1980x1485.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A ten mile descent took us down to the Suiattle River.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1889\" src=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5824-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5824-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5824-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5824-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5824-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5824-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5824-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5824-1980x1485.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We then meandered through a forest thick with tightly grained trees until a final three mile climb up to a campsite near Miner&#8217;s Creek.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1886\" src=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5818-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5818-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5818-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5818-768x576.jpg 768w, 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