{"id":2154,"date":"2017-11-14T20:20:37","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T20:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walkingfromthelaw.com\/?p=2154"},"modified":"2023-02-18T22:06:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T22:06:24","slug":"day-154-devil-really","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/14\/day-154-devil-really\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 154: Did The Devil Really Do It?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Date: September 15, 2017
\nMiles: who knows – 923<\/p>\n

“Beauty and the devil are the same thing.” ~ Robert Mapplethorpe<\/p>\n

On the agenda this morning was a stop at Red’s Meadow Resort and Pack Station near Mammoth Lakes. \u00a0We had breakfast at the Mule House Cafe, caught up with Scoops, then headed out for a side trip to see Devil’s Postpile.<\/p>\n

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The short walk to see the hexagonal basalt columns was a worthwhile trip.<\/p>\n

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Devil’s postpile.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The top of Devil’s Postpile.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Devil’s Postpile.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From there we made our way into the Ansel Adams Wilderness, where the piles of horse poo far outnumbered the hikers and recent rains had turned the trail into a very long mud pit.<\/p>\n

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As the sun started to set, we got closer to Thousand Island Lake, where we intended to camp. \u00a0We didn’t quite make it there before it got dark, however, and we had to search for flat spots by headlamp in the biting wind. \u00a0I got crabbier as I got colder, and when I finally found a spot that was somewhat sheltered from the wind, all I wanted to do was get in my quilt and go to bed. \u00a0I weighted my tent guy lines down with some big rocks since the ground was too hard for all of the stakes, ate some bars and went to bed, hopeful that I would feel better in the morning.<\/p>\n

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Thousand Island Lake at sunset.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Fancy hair day on the PCT.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Sunset in the Ansel Adams Wilderness.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Date: September 15, 2017 Miles: who knows – 923 “Beauty and the devil are the same thing.” ~ Robert Mapplethorpe On the agenda this morning was a stop at Red’s Meadow Resort and Pack Station near Mammoth Lakes. \u00a0We had breakfast at the Mule House Cafe, caught up with Scoops, then headed out for a … <\/p>\n

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