{"id":2570,"date":"2019-08-29T15:43:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T19:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seven-oaks.net\/dickspics\/?p=2570"},"modified":"2019-11-25T10:09:28","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T15:09:28","slug":"2570-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/seven-oaks.net\/dickspics\/2570-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Benton-MacKaye trail east of Wilscot Gap, Aug 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An exploratory hike by the Sonny Day Hikers turned out to be a very nice hike.  The original intent was to turn around at the top of Deadennen Mtn, but most of the group chose not to  go that far.  The climb of Wilscot Mtn was enough.  The distance from there to Deadennen Mtn is not that great, but it is a steep down\/up and then reverse on the return.  The trail itself is quite smooth and easy to walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More late wildflowers and mushrooms found again.  And I played more with ICM photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style id=\"bwg-style-0\">    #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 .bwg-container-0.bwg-standard-thumbnails {      width: 904px;              justify-content: center;        margin:0 auto !important;              background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00);            padding-left: 4px;      padding-top: 4px;      max-width: 100%;            }        #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 .bwg-container-0.bwg-standard-thumbnails .bwg-item {    justify-content: flex-start;      max-width: 300px;          }    #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 .bwg-container-0.bwg-standard-thumbnails .bwg-item a {       margin-right: 4px;       margin-bottom: 4px;    }    #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 .bwg-container-0.bwg-standard-thumbnails .bwg-item0 {      padding: 0px;            background-color:rgba(255,255,255, 0.30);      border: 0px none #CCCCCC;      opacity: 1.00;      border-radius: 0;      box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #888888;    }    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