Sometimes it's too hot to hike. This was probably one of those times.
I had no control over the weather when I'd planned the trip that would deliver the Tacoma back to Las Vegas for the winter, but when I found out it was going to be over 100°F both of the days I'd be in Death Valley, I didn't contemplate changing my itinerary, but I did start to noodle on my options for staying cool during the day.
"Cool."
There was no way I was going to stay cool.
Ryan BM | Too Hot to Hike #1 - Sometimes it's too hot to hike. This was probably one of those times. I had no control over the weather when I'd planned the trip that would deliver the Tacoma back to Las Vegas for the winter, but when I found out it was going to be over 100°F both of the days I'd be in Death Valley, I didn't contemplate changing my itinerary, but I did start to noodle on my options for staying cool during the day. "Cool." I arrived at the western entrance to Death Valley National Park just as the sun was setting. What a way…Continue readingRyan BM | Too Hot to Hike #1
Ibex BM | Too Hot to Hike #2 - There's a phrase we all know, and we've probably all used: "You live and you learn." I'm sure I've used it with others. Apparently, it does not apply to me, or if it does, it's slow acting. Having trudged through insane temperatures that would best be described as too hot to hike, and then sweating out the rest of the day in the tent - best described as an oven - I welcomed the setting sun with great relief. Knowing that my hike the following day - yes, another hike; remember, learning is difficult for this one - was at…Continue readingIbex BM | Too Hot to Hike #2
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