1.) DParker - 06/20/2016

...here's a good reminder of the importance of hydration, and that the heat is nothing to play around with in general, especially in dry, desert areas.

[URL="http://www.azfamily.com/story/32254620/hiker-runs-out-of-water-dies-in-superstition-mountains"]PCSO identifies hiker who died from extreme heat[/URL]

I've been in the Superstition Mountains, and it's a rough environment even without the mercury being in the triple-digit range.

2.) Swamp Fox - 06/21/2016

I thought I'd heard that three people died but maybe that wasn't all in the same vicinity. Or maybe I heard wrong.

When you go to the Grand Canyon, especially when you try to hike the whole down-and-back, they tell you stories about people falling out--or worse--from heat/lack of water.

The one good thing about the desert, though, is you don't have to worry about alligators.

3.) DParker - 06/21/2016

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;41834]The one good thing about the desert, though, is you don't have to worry about alligators.[/QUOTE]

You'd think so, but...

[URL="http://www.azfamily.com/story/28369171/alligator-found-outside-phoenix-home"]Alligator found outside Phoenix home[/URL]

[URL="http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/03/04/3-foot-alligator-found-stuck-between-fences-in-desert-hot-springs/"]3-Foot Alligator Found Stuck Between Fences In Desert Hot Springs[/URL]

You can't even fence the bastages out anymore...



We often get them in DF/W lakes. We also have trouble keeping the gar out of our chain-link fences: [URL="http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/You-probably-missed-these-crazy-photos-of-Texas-6361379.php"]http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/You-probably-missed-these-crazy-photos-of-Texas-6361379.php[/URL]

4.) Swamp Fox - 06/21/2016

LOL...