{"id":613,"date":"2026-03-16T13:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldgriffy.com\/?p=613"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:32:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:32:51","slug":"views-while-training-for-the-return-to-the-camino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldgriffy.com\/?p=613","title":{"rendered":"Views While Training for My Return to the Camino"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_597\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-597\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"597\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/oldgriffy.com\/?attachment_id=597\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oldgriffy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1745.jpeg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oldgriffy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1743.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-596 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oldgriffy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1743.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Biltmore House from a distance\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oldgriffy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1743.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oldgriffy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1743.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oldgriffy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1743.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oldgriffy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1743.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oldgriffy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1743.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oldgriffy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1743.jpeg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Biltmore House from a distance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"v-qGm3IRzl-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='400' height='224' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/qGm3IRzl?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=1&amp;autoPlay=1&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<p>A murmuration at Biltmore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A murmuration at 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