Originally Posted by ironbender
Any imagine the temps down in the canyon with the heat wave there now.


It was 93 at Phantom Ranch on April 3 when I did it. I think I heard it was above 110 a few days ago.

I worked out the the Nevada desert for years not far from Death Valley. 108-110 was common. You learn quick,never to leave a tool out in the sun when we work outside. We weekended in Vegas and it was usually 103-104.

Before I retired in 2003,I was sending crews to Saudia, down in the SE Empty Quarter 130 common


If God wanted you to walk and carry things on your back, He would not have invented stirrups and pack saddles