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    Quote Originally Posted by Chloe View Post
    My dad and I are hiking a trail at mount jefferson tomorrow, which we've done before, but it's also supposed to be close to 100 degrees tomorrow so we will see if I make it back or not.
    Have a camel back? Also if there is fresh water along the trail do you have a water purifier? Waterstraws are small and easy to use.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Have a camel back? Also if there is fresh water along the trail do you have a water purifier? Waterstraws are small and easy to use.
    I'll bring water and things like that and there will be freshwater along the way. I actually do have a lifestraw that I always carry with me on long hikes. I plan on taking a dip too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Standing Wolf View Post
    People get c**ky and overconfident. One of the deceased this year was a personal fitness trainer. I'm reminded of a story told by Ron White - about the guy down in Florida who tied himself to a tree during a hurricane, to prove that he was "in good enough shape" to survive something like that. As RW said, "If you get hit in the head with a Volvo, it doesn't really matter how many sit-ups you did that morning." You can be in the best physical condition of anyone you know, but Mother Nature can still kick your a*s, maybe permanently, anytime she wants to.
    learned my lesson running in a thunderstorm which turned out to be quite severe. put the fear of God in me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    4 hikers die in AZ during record breaking heat

    Probably merits a Darwin Award nomination. I am an out doors guy. But you don't stop thinking when you plan an outdoor event.
    I have never understood why people would want to go hiking in such brutal temperatures! It almost appears like it could be a suicide mission, sad to say.
    Let's see how much care and compassion Trump and Republicans show for their fellow Americans to truly help them out in their time of need.

    Let's start the count to see if Trump comes through on the many things he promised to do for Americans. If he doesn't, along with a Republican Congress, then what's his and their excuse?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Chloe View Post
    I'll bring water and things like that and there will be freshwater along the way. I actually do have a lifestraw that I always carry with me on long hikes. I plan on taking a dip too.
    If you or your dad start to overheat or feel heat-sick, find shade and wait for dark. I have done most of my "hiking" at night.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TrueBlue View Post
    I have never understood why people would want to go hiking in such brutal temperatures! It almost appears like it could be a suicide mission, sad to say.
    The Army puts on a Bataan Death March marathon every year at White Sands Missile Range. Here are the 2016 results with maps of the course and links. And stuff.

    The last time I was in Iraq we made our own.



    • I’ve done 17 marathons – this was unreal. I wasn’t prepared for the sand.
    • I wasn’t prepared for all the loose sand – many miles of this and a lot of it uphill.
    • This course was nice due to the dirt. Not much pavement to pound the feet and joints.
    • I was shocked as to how difficult walking 26.2 miles could be. I’ve been on a lot of forced marches but none were harder than this.
    • Training for this course like a regular marathon doesn’t quite do the trick. I should have done a lot of hiking, hills, rough terrain type training.
    Last edited by Peter1469; 08-17-2016 at 04:18 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chloe View Post
    You also live in the desert
    Oh Wow! I had no idea!!
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    I'm tired of this heat and humidity. Bring on the fall plz.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AZ Jim View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chloe View Post
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