{"id":174,"date":"2019-02-23T17:11:21","date_gmt":"2019-02-24T01:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maxheap.net\/cdt2019\/?p=174"},"modified":"2022-01-02T10:06:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T18:06:11","slug":"the-run-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxheap.net\/cdt2019\/the-run-up\/","title":{"rendered":"The run up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Its still a month before I hit the trail, but my preparations are actually winding down, having already purchased most of my gear and confirmed my travel plans to the southern terminus of the CDT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maxheap.net\/cdt2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190223_170216474356750.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/maxheap.net\/cdt2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190223_170216474356750-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maxheap.net\/cdt2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190223_170216474356750-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maxheap.net\/cdt2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190223_170216474356750-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maxheap.net\/cdt2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190223_170216474356750-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Organizing my gear: a work in progress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maxheap.net\/cdt2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/crazy_cook.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/maxheap.net\/cdt2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/crazy_cook.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maxheap.net\/cdt2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/crazy_cook.png 1020w, https:\/\/maxheap.net\/cdt2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/crazy_cook-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/maxheap.net\/cdt2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/crazy_cook-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>CDT southern terminus: the &#8220;Crazy Cook&#8221; monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I decided to make my way to the trail by train this time as I understand the route on Amtrak&#8217;s &#8220;Coast Startlight&#8221; line from Seattle to L.A is particularly scenic, and I wouldn&#8217;t mind avoiding the shenanigans I encountered on the Greyhound heading to the AT. 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