{"id":27,"date":"2011-06-05T23:27:29","date_gmt":"2011-06-06T07:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moundji.com\/?p=27"},"modified":"2012-08-11T18:33:09","modified_gmt":"2012-08-12T02:33:09","slug":"the-reverse-desert-loop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moundji.com\/?p=27","title":{"rendered":"The Reverse Desert Loop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First time doing this <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.ca\/maps?f=d&amp;source=embed&amp;saddr=Burnaby,+British+Columbia&amp;daddr=Lytton,+British+Columbia+to:Lillooet,+British+Columbia+to:Ashcroft,+British+Columbia+to:Logan+Lake,+British+Columbia+to:Burnaby,+British+Columbia&amp;geocode=FWV67wIdnJGr-Clzg5whqHeGVDFpsVKHc3IK3Q%3BFWhf_gIdJePA-CnLeqn43gSBVDEo1KrrijRdPA%3BFa1qBQMd8We7-Cmd_QpKSIqAVDFX-prG-VPW1w%3BFeQLBgMdUH_F-Cm5VXvFqkCAVDHqAKxxrh325g%3BFTZ1AgMdCX3M-CkVjC3Vq86BVDEOFDxWRYEEiw%3BFWV67wIdnJGr-Clzg5whqHeGVDFpsVKHc3IK3Q&amp;hl=en&amp;mra=ls&amp;sll=49.303636,-121.030884&amp;sspn=3.410069,8.453979&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=50.071244,-121.651611&amp;spn=5.994856,16.907959&amp;z=7\">loop<\/a>: Vancouver, Lytton, Lillooet, Ashcroft, Logan Lake, then back to Vancouver.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.ca\/maps?f=d&amp;source=s_d&amp;saddr=Burnaby,+British+Columbia&amp;daddr=Lytton,+British+Columbia+to:Lillooet,+British+Columbia+to:Ashcroft,+British+Columbia+to:Logan+Lake,+British+Columbia+to:Burnaby,+British+Columbia&amp;geocode=FWV67wIdnJGr-Clzg5whqHeGVDFpsVKHc3IK3Q%3BFWhf_gIdJePA-CnLeqn43gSBVDEo1KrrijRdPA%3BFa1qBQMd8We7-Cmd_QpKSIqAVDFX-prG-VPW1w%3BFeQLBgMdUH_F-Cm5VXvFqkCAVDHqAKxxrh325g%3BFTZ1AgMdCX3M-CkVjC3Vq86BVDEOFDxWRYEEiw%3BFWV67wIdnJGr-Clzg5whqHeGVDFpsVKHc3IK3Q&amp;hl=en&amp;mra=ls&amp;sll=49.303636,-121.030884&amp;sspn=3.410069,8.453979&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=50.071244,-121.651611&amp;spn=2.468073,7.141113&amp;z=7&amp;output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I had started my trip later than planned, so I skipped <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.ca\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Lillooet,+BC&amp;sll=49.891235,-97.15369&amp;sspn=51.590561,144.492188&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=Lillooet,+Squamish-Lillooet+Regional+District,+British+Columbia&amp;z=15\">Lillooet, BC<\/a>. Total round trip distance ~700Km. A very enjoyable ride. A few PoPos just before <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.ca\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;q=Ashcroft,+Thompson-Nicola+Regional+District,+British+Columbia&amp;aq=&amp;sll=50.686637,-121.935887&amp;sspn=0.024579,0.070553&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;geocode=FeQLBgMdUH_F-A&amp;split=0&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=Ashcroft,+Thompson-Nicola+Regional+District,+British+Columbia&amp;z=13\">Ashcorft, BC<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.ca\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Logan+Lake,+BC&amp;aq=&amp;sll=50.727908,-121.274544&amp;sspn=0.098231,0.282211&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=Logan+Lake,+Thompson-Nicola+Regional+District,+British+Columbia&amp;z=15\">Logan Lake, BC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- index.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-836736ae37c1f060fe80a59fc89fbfea-1\">\n\n    \t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a 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data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/moundji.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/the-reverse-desert-loop\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc00615.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"72\"\n               data-title=\"dsc00615\"\n               data-description=\"Hello Bear!\"\n               data-image-slug=\"dsc00615-2\"\n               class=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"836736ae37c1f060fe80a59fc89fbfea\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"dsc00615\"\n                    alt=\"dsc00615\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/moundji.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/the-reverse-desert-loop\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc00615.jpg\"\n                    width=\"175\"\n                    height=\"125\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a 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alt=\"dsc00634\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/moundji.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/the-reverse-desert-loop\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc00634.jpg\"\n                    width=\"175\"\n                    height=\"125\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nAbout 30Km south of <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.ca\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;q=Ashcroft,+Thompson-Nicola+Regional+District,+British+Columbia&amp;aq=&amp;sll=50.686637,-121.935887&amp;sspn=0.024579,0.070553&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;geocode=FeQLBgMdUH_F-A&amp;split=0&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=Ashcroft,+Thompson-Nicola+Regional+District,+British+Columbia&amp;z=13\">Ashcroft, BC<\/a>, I saw this bear chilling around. I pulled a U-turn on the highway and turned back to take a few snapshots. The bear looked at me, it didn&#8217;t seem bothered. I had hoped it would dance or something for me, but no. It just kept wandering around; looking for food perhaps.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First time doing this loop: Vancouver, Lytton, Lillooet, Ashcroft, Logan Lake, then back to Vancouver. I had started my trip later than planned, so I skipped Lillooet, BC. Total round trip distance ~700Km. A very enjoyable ride. A few PoPos &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/moundji.com\/?p=27\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/moundji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/DSC00615.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1hS6L-r","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moundji.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moundji.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moundji.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moundji.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moundji.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/moundji.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moundji.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moundji.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moundji.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moundji.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}