{"id":1753,"date":"2017-09-14T10:06:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T15:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skelmo.com\/?p=1753"},"modified":"2017-09-14T10:06:53","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T15:06:53","slug":"on-the-way-to-the-monster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/?p=1753","title":{"rendered":"On the way to the Monster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Preston and I left on a road trip last Friday to Jemez. \u00a0 Ultimately, I&#8217;m heading to Pine, AZ for my 4th running of the Mogollon Monster 100 but a few days in the mountains of New Mexico offered me some time to acclimatize. \u00a0We took the dogs again since they are really easy in the car and love to explore new trails.<\/p>\n<p>It took us a full day to get there but we got out early the next morning and climbed 10 miles of the Jemez 50 course up the backside of the ski resort and then down the slopes back to the car. \u00a0It was really hot and there was only one creek for the dogs. \u00a0We were all tired when we got back to town.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1743 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0813-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0813-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0813-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0813-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0813-624x351.jpg 624w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 625px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 625\/351;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1744 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0815-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0815-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0815-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0815-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0815-624x351.jpg 624w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 625px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 625\/351;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The next day Preston had to fly out, but not until 4pm and Tracy wasn&#8217;t flying in until 5pm so we took the dogs on an easier trail that followed a creek the entire way. \u00a0The creek was bordered by steep cliffs on each side which a 16 year boy couldn&#8217;t resist climbing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1746 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0820-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0820-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0820-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0820-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0820-624x351.jpg 624w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 625px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 625\/351;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1747 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0821-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0821-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0821-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0821-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0821-624x351.jpg 624w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 625px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 625\/351;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1745 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0819-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0819-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0819-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0819-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0819-624x351.jpg 624w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 625px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 625\/351;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1742 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0823-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0823-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0823-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0823-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skelmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0823-624x351.jpg 624w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 625px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 625\/351;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All went well for the exchange of passengers at the airport and Tracy and I returned to the place we rented in Jemez for the night. \u00a0We took off the next morning and headed to Payson, AZ.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preston and I left on a road trip last Friday to Jemez. \u00a0 Ultimately, I&#8217;m heading to Pine, AZ for my 4th running of the Mogollon Monster 100 but a few days in the mountains of New Mexico offered me some time to acclimatize. \u00a0We took the dogs again since they are really easy in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mogollon-monster"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1753"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1761,"href":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1753\/revisions\/1761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skelmo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}