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| Death Valley hikers die on same trail days apart amid hot temperatures |
| 2021-08-26 |
| [FoxNews] Last weekend, temperatures in the valley were between 109 and 115 degrees. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #17 One of my mottos is: "If it's snowin', I ain't goin'" |
| Posted by: Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 2021-08-26 20:28 |
| #16 When I did the Mauna Kea telescope tour, nearly half the people in the group bagged it at the 9,000 level when we stopped to acclimatize. The altitude didn't affect me at all. And yes, there was snow. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-08-26 17:07 |
| #15 Bubba, the people that go to the ~14k' summit of Mauna Kea go for the view and to see the telescope structures because of the altitude they frequently become weak and if they fall they may have a lot of trouble getting back up |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2021-08-26 16:32 |
| #14 Within the last 20 years I read a story of a tourist from Ohio who managed to die in a blizzard in Hawaii. He travels to the islands during a typical winter. Somehow he managed to drive to the end of the road on one of the islands snow capped volcanic peaks. A sudden snow storm started, he was caught away from his vehicle and died from exposure. The last thing I am interested in seeing in Hawaii would be - snow. |
| Posted by: Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 2021-08-26 15:53 |
| #13 Riding Lawn Mowers ARE Available Too ! |
| Posted by: Woozle Oppressor of the Veps9062 2021-08-26 15:01 |
| #12 Fertilizes as it mows - all in one easy step Now that's lawn care. |
| Posted by: Woozle Oppressor of the Veps9062 2021-08-26 14:53 |
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| Posted by: Woozle Oppressor of the Veps9062 2021-08-26 14:47 |
| #10 I was cuttin' grass yesterday, 99 fl 107. My air-cooled mower overheated and seized. I was over hydrating with a malt beverage. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-08-26 14:43 |
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| Posted by: Bob Threng2188 2021-08-26 11:29 |
| #8 There are warning signs all over the place at the DV Monument HQ. The warning is in multiple languages. |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2021-08-26 11:23 |
| #7 People there is a reason its called Death Valley. Summer only under scores the word Death. BTW: Google has street level views of some of the roads in to the area if you want to see. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2021-08-26 10:59 |
| #6 Sam Kinison: "We have deserts here too. BUT WE DON"T FUCKIN LIVE IN THEM! AH! AHHHHHHHH!" |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-08-26 10:52 |
| #5 These folks went on this at the wrong time of the year and were absolutely not prepared. The trail they were on (done it myself) is about a 6-mile round trip (3-miles out and back). Pretty easy with moderate elevation changes, but there's a 'rock scramble' towards the furthest point to get to the 'Red Cathedral'. Whole thing took us just under 2-1/2 hours (would have been shorter but we stopped at several places to take photos). You DO start early in the AM (as soon as there's enough light to safely see the trail) as it begins to get pretty hot about 90 minutes after the sun 'officially' rises. We went in late April and it was already over 95-dgrees when we returned back to the trailhead a little after 9AM. We also carried in a gallon of water and used almost all of that between the two of us. And there was wind, so the 'Feels Like' index was probably 10-15 degrees hotter. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2021-08-26 10:43 |
| #4 You notice the population density in Death Valley. There's a reason for that and its name. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-08-26 10:30 |
| #3 "At least it's a dry heat" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2021-08-26 10:22 |
| #2 Feels like "fixin' to die..." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-08-26 09:33 |
| #1 Wonder what the 'feels like' index was. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-08-26 09:25 |