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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I mean I don't think 107 degrees dry heat is that hot for young, fit, outdoorsy, experienced desert hikers.  Baby and dog definitely would have had a problem with that level of heat.  But all four?  Also, wouldn't heat stroke show up in an autopsy?

If they were hiking in high heat that would have showed really poor consideration for the baby and the dog.  For that reason my guess is they were hiking in the cool morning weather--plus they were seen at ~7:30am.  What - they'd go on an hours-long hike with nothing more than one camelback of water?  No granola bars for energy, no extra water for the dog, no juice boxes for the baby?  Doesn't make sense.  These were experienced hikers.

Something other than high heat killed all four.  My guess still stands at a freak natural incident of some variety, such as a toxic gas cloud.[/quote]

Unless you are going to cover the 8 miles and elevation change in an hour, they experienced significant heat. The hottest part of the day is between 10 and 2. starting at 7:30, they needed to be done in 2.5hours. For a flat 8 mile hike, that seems possible. Try making 1000' elevation change with an extra 20 lbs as well... Mistake.[/quote]

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