{"id":1518,"date":"2019-04-13T03:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T10:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/?p=1518"},"modified":"2019-04-07T17:44:46","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T00:44:46","slug":"walking-among-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/13\/walking-among-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking Among Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today we hiked among the Ancient Ones in the Jedediah Smith State Park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1333\" height=\"2000\" data-attachment-id=\"1519\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/13\/walking-among-giants\/redwoods-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Redwoods-5.jpg?fit=1333%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1333,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1554388787&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Redwoods 5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Redwoods-5.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Redwoods-5.jpg?fit=525%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Redwoods-5.jpg?fit=525%2C788\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Redwoods-5.jpg?w=1333&amp;ssl=1 1333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Redwoods-5.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Redwoods-5.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Redwoods-5.jpg?resize=682%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Redwoods-5.jpg?w=1050 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>The silence in the woods was as dense as the trees. Not a bird chirped nor an animal scurried. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1326\" data-attachment-id=\"1520\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/13\/walking-among-giants\/redwoods-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Redwoods-3.jpg?fit=1999%2C1326&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1999,1326\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1554376363&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Redwoods 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Redwoods-3.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Redwoods-3.jpg?fit=525%2C348&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Redwoods-3.jpg?fit=525%2C348\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Redwoods-3.jpg?w=1999&amp;ssl=1 1999w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Redwoods-3.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Redwoods-3.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Redwoods-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C679&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Redwoods-3.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>The trails we hiked weaved in and out of the standing giants. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-attachment-id=\"1521\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/13\/walking-among-giants\/redwoods-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Redwoods-1.jpg?fit=1500%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;TG-5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL 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\/><figcaption>The old lay down to nourish the young.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" data-attachment-id=\"1590\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/13\/walking-among-giants\/wales-friends\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Wales-Friends.jpg?fit=612%2C459&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"612,459\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wales Friends\" 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Have a great time!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tidbit:  Some of these trees were upwards of 2,000 years old. We could have stayed all day to absorb their wisdom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we hiked among the Ancient Ones in the Jedediah Smith State Park. Tidbit: Some of these trees were upwards of 2,000 years old. 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