{"id":20799,"date":"2026-09-23T12:04:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T19:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/?p=20799"},"modified":"2026-09-23T12:04:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T19:04:05","slug":"pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/","title":{"rendered":"`PCT 2026 Day 2 &#8211; CA Section A &#8211; All went well, except\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;for the mid-day climb up a steep cliff in full sun. But first, a sunrise to wake up to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"780\" data-attachment-id=\"20992\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_20260329_045350_005-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260329_045350_005-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1951\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Insta360 Ace Pro 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data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260329_045404_006-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1621\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Insta360 Ace Pro 2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;IMG_20260329_045404_006.jpg&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774760049&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.54&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1610&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.09999&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_20260329_045404_006.jpg&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20260329_045404_006.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;IMG_20260329_045404_006.jpg&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260329_045404_006-1024x648.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260329_045404_006-1024x648.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260329_045404_006-1024x648.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260329_045404_006-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260329_045404_006-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260329_045404_006-1536x972.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260329_045404_006-2048x1297.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260329_045404_006-1140x722.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260329_045404_006-552x349.jpg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"20994\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_20260329_054902_008-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260329_054902_008-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Insta360 Ace Pro 2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;IMG_20260329_054902_008.jpg&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774763347&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.54&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00205&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_20260329_054902_008.jpg&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20260329_054902_008.jpg\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3319-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3319-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3319-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3319-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3319-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3319-1-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3319-1-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21035\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3320-2\/\" 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data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3341-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,632\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774766960&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00090415913200723&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3341\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3341-1-1024x253.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3341-1-1024x253.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3341-1-1024x253.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3341-1-300x74.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3341-1-768x190.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3341-1-1536x379.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3341-1-2048x506.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3341-1-1140x282.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3341-1-552x136.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" data-attachment-id=\"21152\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3356-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3356-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,641\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774770163&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00022701475595914&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3356\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3356-1-1024x256.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3356-1-1024x256.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3356-1-1024x256.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3356-1-300x75.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3356-1-768x192.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3356-1-1536x384.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3356-1-2048x513.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3356-1-1140x285.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3356-1-552x138.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"257\" data-attachment-id=\"21159\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3357-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3357-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,641\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774771886&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00026602819898909&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3357\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3357-1-1024x257.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3357-1-1024x257.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3357-1-1024x257.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3357-1-300x75.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3357-1-768x192.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3357-1-1536x385.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3357-1-2048x513.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3357-1-1140x286.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3357-1-552x138.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21066\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3352-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3352-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774768202&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00020100502512563&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3352\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3352-1-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3352-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3352-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3352-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3352-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3352-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3352-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3352-1-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3352-1-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flowering Chaparral Yucca, a plant that I&#8217;d see a LOT of during my time in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"21064\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3353-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3353-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774769609&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00025297242600557&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3353\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3353-1-768x1024.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3353-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3353-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3353-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3353-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3353-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3353-1-1140x1520.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3353-1-552x736.jpeg 552w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3353-1-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21065\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3354-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3354-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774769615&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.2200000286119&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00065189048239896&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3354\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3354-1-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3354-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3354-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3354-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3354-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3354-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3354-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3354-1-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3354-1-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21063\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3355-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3355-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774769618&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.2200000286119&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00063613231552163&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3355\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3355-1-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3355-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3355-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3355-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3355-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3355-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3355-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3355-1-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3355-1-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21070\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3358-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3358-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774774832&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00017500875043752&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3358\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3358-1-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3358-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3358-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3358-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3358-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3358-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3358-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3358-1-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3358-1-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21067\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3359-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3359-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774774837&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16.890625&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013477088948787&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3359\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3359-1-1024x768.jpeg\" 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data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3369-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3369-2-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774778155&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.2200000286119&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00080971659919028&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3369\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3369-2-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3369-2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3369-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3369-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3369-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3369-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3369-2-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3369-2-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3369-2-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21074\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3371-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3371-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774778203&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16.890625&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0010775862068966&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3371\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3371-1-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3371-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3371-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3371-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3371-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3371-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3371-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3371-1-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3371-1-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21072\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3372-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3372-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774778724&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;9.7002619070715E-5&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3372\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3372-1-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3372-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3372-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3372-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3372-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3372-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3372-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3372-1-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3372-1-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21075\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3373-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3373-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774778727&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00022701475595914&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3373\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3373-1-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3373-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3373-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3373-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3373-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3373-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3373-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3373-1-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3373-1-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21095\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3374-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3374-2-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774779683&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00014900908955446&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3374\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3374-2-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3374-2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3374-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3374-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3374-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3374-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3374-2-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3374-2-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3374-2-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About thta steep cliff I mentioned? Here is is. The first steep climb of many, many more to come. \ud83d\ude00 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21096\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3375-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3375-2-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774779686&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00016199578810951&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3375\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3375-2-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3375-2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3375-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3375-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3375-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3375-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3375-2-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3375-2-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3375-2-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21083\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3376-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3376-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774780295&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00014900908955446&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3376\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3376-1-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3376-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3376-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3376-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3376-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3376-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3376-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3376-1-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3376-1-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"293\" data-attachment-id=\"21158\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3382-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3382-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,732\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774797342&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00020100502512563&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3382\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3382-1-1024x293.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3382-1-1024x293.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3382-1-1024x293.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3382-1-300x86.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3382-1-768x219.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3382-1-1536x439.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3382-1-2048x585.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3382-1-1140x326.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3382-1-552x158.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"333\" data-attachment-id=\"21151\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3396-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3396-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,834\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro 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https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3389-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3389-2-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3389-2-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3389-2-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21100\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3390-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3390-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774800844&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.7999856001152E-5&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3390\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3390-1-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3390-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3390-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3390-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3390-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3390-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3390-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3390-1-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3390-1-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21104\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3391-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3391-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774800860&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000109998900011&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3391\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3391-1-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3391-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3391-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3391-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3391-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3391-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3391-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3391-1-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3391-1-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21107\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3392-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3392-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774800862&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;9.7002619070715E-5&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3392\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3392-1-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3392-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3392-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3392-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3392-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3392-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3392-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3392-1-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3392-1-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21108\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3393-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3393-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774803854&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00029197080291971&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3393\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3393-1-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3393-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3393-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3393-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3393-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3393-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3393-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3393-1-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3393-1-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21106\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3394-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3394-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774803857&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;4.4000528006336E-5&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3394\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3394-1-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3394-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3394-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3394-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3394-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3394-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3394-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3394-1-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3394-1-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"21115\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3395-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3395-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774804171&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00025700334104343&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3395\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3395-1-768x1024.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3395-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3395-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3395-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3395-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3395-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3395-1-1140x1520.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3395-1-552x736.jpeg 552w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3395-1-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lake Morena comes into view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21116\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3397-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3397-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774804709&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00022701475595914&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3397\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3397-1-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3397-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3397-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3397-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3397-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3397-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3397-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3397-1-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3397-1-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21113\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3398-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3398-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774804711&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00025700334104343&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3398\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3398-1-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3398-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3398-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3398-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3398-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3398-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3398-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3398-1-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3398-1-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21118\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3399-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3399-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3412-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3412-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3412-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3412-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3412-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21128\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3414-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3414-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774809305&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.2200000286119&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00096805421103582&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3414\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3414-1-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3414-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3414-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3414-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3414-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3414-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3414-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3414-1-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3414-1-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21126\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3415-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3415-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774809309&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;8.3998320033599E-5&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3415\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3415-1-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3415-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3415-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3415-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3415-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3415-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3415-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3415-1-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3415-1-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mile 7.5 to 18.9 \u2013 11.4 miles total hiked on PCT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Increased to  hiking over 11 miles today, but didn&#8217;t quite make it to Lake Morena as I had hoped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nice view of it for the second evening on the trail, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PCT-Day-2-CAsecA-Sunset-over-Lake-Morena-CropTL.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"21135\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3416-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3416-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro 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https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3417-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3417-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3417-1-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3417-1-552x414.jpeg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"252\" data-attachment-id=\"21155\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/pct-2026-day-2-ca-section-a-all-went-well-except\/img_3423-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3423-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,631\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro 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