{"id":8614,"date":"2019-06-10T10:17:32","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T16:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maxcarmichael.com\/blog\/?p=8614"},"modified":"2020-07-01T11:29:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T17:29:23","slug":"first-steps-in-the-first-wilderness-part-4-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxcarmichael.com\/blog\/?p=8614","title":{"rendered":"First Steps in the First Wilderness Part 4: June"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When I returned, in pursuit of my first big hike after a few weeks off training, it was the height of springtime in the mountains. In my part of the world, late spring is our hottest and driest season, and it was forecast to reach 90 degrees today. It did get plenty hot out there, but as they say, and believe me it’s true, it’s a dry heat! And last winter’s snows ensured that the creek was running, the riparian corridor was a jungle, the wildflowers were rampant, the flies were annoying, and the birds were ecstatic!<\/p>\n