Tired of the 100 degree + days!

[Red Rock]

I guess I have decided to not fight the issue. It will eventually cool off. I do not want to put myself in a possible heat exhaustion or stroke postion if I can help it. As it is, I have to help mt DH with the landscape company, so this means Im outside. In the meantime, I have resorted to eating sugar free ice cream and watching the Tour.

Red Rock

[Running Mommy]

Over the weekend we had a senseless death on our trails out here.
A family thought it would be a wise idea to head out on a hike on South Mountain at 7:00 am when it was probably already near 100. It was forecasted to be 113-115 that day, and it was.
At some point a mtn biker came upon a 13 yr old boy and his mom. He was crawling, and she was yelling at him to stand up. The mtn biker stopped to help them. He gave them all the water he had, and went back to his car for more water, and I assume to get help. When he returned the boy was turning purple and only had a faint pulse. He was rushed to the hospital, but didn't make it. I guess he and his mom were from Alaska, and they were hiking with local family.
So very sad!!! The desert is a dangerous place, and I'm always amazed by the nonchalant attitutude people have towards it.

[greta]

Soooo true, last year we worked a 30 year old for quite some time that hiked usery mountain, a way easier hike in the morning about 1000 am. She was from Wisconsin and had been here only a couple of weeks. Young and strong and we couldn't save her. Arizona deserts are cruel. I worked this weekend and didn't hear about that. That's heartbreaking. But to tell him to stand up is toooo much

[HappyTexasMom]

So very sad!!! The desert is a dangerous place, and I'm always amazed by the nonchalant attitutude people have towards it.

As someone who is not from here, but who has lived here for 15 years...

the severity of the heat and dryness and what it can do to you was beyond my comprehension. If someone could have somehow managed to convey to me what it's really like, I would not have believed them, because I would not have believed that a place with this climate would support a huge metro area like this. To put it bluntly, I can't believe so many people would choose to live here. I know some people love the desert and the heat and I'm not saying this to put those people down, I just literally could not fathom that it could be this bad in a place where a large population of people would choose to live.

The first time I went hiking out here was at Squaw Peak. I don't know how hot it was...I'm guessing 90s. I didn't realize how much I was sweating (because it evaporates so fast), and I didn't bring water with me because I wasn't accustomed to needing water after being out for only 1-2 hours.

So for people who aren't familiar with it, even if you tell them, it's probably out of their realm of comprehension. It makes me very sad that someone had to pay for it with their life.