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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love to hike and hiked one time in terrain like this with a small child. We took a short hike on flat ground. The California heat was brutal. The trail felt like desert even though it was a mountain. We were fine and never in danger. My point is that is some serious heat even if you remain on flat ground. It sucks the moisture right out of you, and you can’t even tell you’re sweating or losing water.

This story makes me so sad, and it feels personal since we took a California hike with our small child. I feel so badly for their friends and family.

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I've never been a hiker myself, I'm not into camping or outdoorsy activities, although I wish I was. Wherever I see anyone post about camping with their families or I see them paddle boating it looks like so much fun... but I know I wouldn't enjoy it as much as they are in the pictures.

Ley me ask you a question as someone who's never hiked -- everyone says Arizona and places West are a dry heat, like standing in front of an oven door... is that harder on the bodies physiology than let's daddy hiking in heat & humidity?

Does it dehydrate you faster being a dry heat?
Are theyre any benefits of hiking in a drier heat (besides frizz-less hair, I mean 😉).

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I live in New Mexico. The heat here is MUCH harder on me than the heat on the East Coast. Part of the reason is it’s not just heat - the sun is absolutely brutal, much more intense than on the East Coast. It saps all the water and energy out of me. In the summer I have to be indoors by 10am or I get dizzy, that was never a problem for me in DC.

But, I know people who grew up here and are fine. There are many people who work outside all day and prefer this heat to humid heat. So it also depends on where you’re from and your genetic makeup. For this pale girl of Scandinavian descent, it’s dangerous. Not to mention terrible for my skin, it’s taken a huge hit from all the UV. [/quote]

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