{"id":4045,"date":"2019-12-10T12:50:16","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T19:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluesboots.com\/?p=4045"},"modified":"2022-03-23T15:02:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T15:02:40","slug":"mazama-ridge-mt-rainier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluesboots.com\/?p=4045","title":{"rendered":"Mazama Ridge, Mt. Rainier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes Mother Nature calls, and I just have to listen!!! I struggle with S.A.D. (seasonal affective disorder) in our PNW winters with short daylight hours, and even then usually it&#8217;s gray and dull even in daylight. When I get a chance to head to Mt. 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