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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m on of the Arizona posters who posted 300 pages ago that it was inconceivable to me to leave on a bike like that so late in the morning especially with a dog and baby.   I think people around the world are really going to have to adjust their expectations about what they can do given the rising global temperatures.  Stay safe everyone.  Mother Nature has a real wicked side.[/quote]

Yeah, WTAF were they thinking?? And why didn’t they turn back way sooner? I would have attempted that hike with a dog and a baby in ideal conditions. Sounds mean but this seems like sort of a Darwin Award to me.[/quote]

I think they took the wrong trail. The trail forks. One is an easy road the other a death trap. They weren’t stupid they were lost. [/quote]

This is also what I've thought all along. The S-L trail isn't even on AllTrails and I'm sure that the area is not exactly well marked. I personally think that the beginnings of heat stroke were what caused them to attempt to go up the S-L trail in the first place. Turning around and re-tracing their steps might have taken longer, but there was at least the possibility of some kind of cover down by the river. Not saying it would have ultimately been helpful. Maybe it would just have been the first death by toxic algae experienced by people instead of this version.

I grew up in Colorado and live in Oregon now and have a ton of hiking experience in total wilderness as well as hiking in more curated areas. It is really easy to over-estimate your ability and/or under-estimate the difficulties presented by terrain and climate. As climate change progresses, this has just been getting worse and worse. I think we can expect to see this happen more and more as things heat up and inexperienced people are put in situations they can't deal with.[/quote]

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