{"id":483,"date":"2017-05-06T04:21:04","date_gmt":"2017-05-06T04:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walkingfromthelaw.com\/?p=483"},"modified":"2023-02-18T22:06:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T22:06:28","slug":"day-26-cinco-de-mayo-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/index.php\/2017\/05\/06\/day-26-cinco-de-mayo-surprise\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 26: Cinco de Mayo Surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Date: May 5, 2017<br \/>\nMiles: 307.9 &#8211; 328.1<\/p>\n<p>Today was an exercise in umbrella futility. \u00a0It was hot and muggy, which we found out later was due to some inclement weather moving in to the area, and it made for a tiring day. \u00a0I tried to shield myself from the sun while I was hiking with my UV umbrella, but it would either turn inside out at every gust of wind making me look like a walking satellite dish, or the sky would become overcast, rendering it unnecessary. As soon as I put it away, the sun would come back out and the wind would die down. I gave up.\u00a0<span id=\"selectionBoundary_1494127220695_3432024018855977\" class=\"rangySelectionBoundary\" style=\"line-height: 0; display: none;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_478\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-478\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2256.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-478\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2256.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crossing the rainbow bridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_479\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-479\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2265.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-479\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2265.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hot, exposed, sometimes sunny, sometimes windy ridges.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2270.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-491\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe trail passed through some less scenic areas, none of which are ever included in promotional materials for the trail or anyone&#8217;s photo albums, but are no less a part of the experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2283.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-480\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2283.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2281.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-481\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2284.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-482\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The destination today was Cleghorn picnic area at Silverwood Lake. It didn&#8217;t actually click in my brain that we would be camping at an actual lake until I walked over a ridge and saw the dark blue water stretching out across the vista. It was such a welcome contrast to the dusty brown from moments before.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2288.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-485\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2288.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When we were about three miles from the park, we heard a voice coming from the roadway above us yelling, &#8216;Beer and tacos up ahead!&#8217; \u00a0Tacos! \u00a0I set a personal land speed record in those last few miles. \u00a0When we got to the park, we met Breanna, who had a cooler full of cold beverages and taco fixings on the grill. \u00a0Katie took a turn grilling vegetables and we all ate huge, delicious tacos. And ordered pizza.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_486\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-486\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2296.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-486\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2296.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My taco in a taco.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_487\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-487\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2295.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-487\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2295.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roi, Satch and Redmoon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_488\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-488\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2293.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-488\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2293.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katie cooked up some tasty peppers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the two dinners, Paul found a stretch of sand for us to camp on and we ended the day with hot chocolate and slept under a bright moon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2297.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-490\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/178.128.8.170\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img_2297.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: May 5, 2017 Miles: 307.9 &#8211; 328.1 Today was an exercise in umbrella futility. \u00a0It was hot and muggy, which we found out later was due to some inclement weather moving in to the area, and it made for a tiring day. \u00a0I tried to shield myself from the sun while I was hiking &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/index.php\/2017\/05\/06\/day-26-cinco-de-mayo-surprise\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Day 26: Cinco de Mayo Surprise&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,2],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=483"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2672,"href":"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483\/revisions\/2672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}