OT: Big Heatwave Incoming

[fsg2]

Started the week hiking the Appalachian Trail from Hanover NH southbound into and thru VT, but temps in the low 90s quickly caught up to me and my 30-lb pack weight. Couldn't drink enough water and electrolytes. Sweating buckets. Exhausting. Cramping. After just 12 miles, I bailed. And recalibrated, opting to lighten the pack to 10 lbs, with just essentials for day hiking (vs a full-on backpacking setup). Anyway, made the best of it, now just hitting the highlights of VT's AT instead of the whole of the trail. Tonight I'm in Killington where the overnight low is expected to be 44°F. Crazy....

By the way, had supper tonight at McGrath's Irish Pub which is in the legendary "Inn at the Long Trail." And... what to I see displayed on the wall behind the bar with other sports memorabilia? A 70's era RUTGERS pennant. Well, RU RAH RAH....

That's the place built into the rock, right?

Always meant to get there.

 

[RUinPinehurst]

That's the place built into the rock, right?

Always meant to get there.

Yes. Large outcrop poking up in the pub. Great place. And food. See: https://innatlongtrail.com/mcgraths-irish-pub.html

 

[Knight Shift]

Started the week hiking the Appalachian Trail from Hanover NH southbound into and thru VT, but temps in the low 90s quickly caught up to me and my 30-lb pack weight. Couldn't drink enough water and electrolytes. Sweating buckets. Exhausting. Cramping. After just 12 miles, I bailed. And recalibrated, opting to lighten the pack to 10 lbs, with just essentials for day hiking (vs a full-on backpacking setup). Anyway, made the best of it, now just hitting the highlights of VT's AT instead of the whole of the trail. Tonight I'm in Killington where the overnight low is expected to be 44°F. Crazy....

By the way, had supper tonight at McGrath's Irish Pub which is in the legendary "Inn at the Long Trail." And... what to I see displayed on the wall behind the bar with other sports memorabilia? A 70's era RUTGERS pennant. Well, RU RAH RAH....

Wow, Killington!!! My bro lives there. Weed is legal there, and you can be hooked up with a supply if you partake (I don't).
Be careful with the heat, and seems like you know what you are doing. Hydration is key!
Hikers have died in Arizona in the heat. Mostly East Coast people who don't understand how hot it gets in the desert sun with no shade. 44 year old woman died while hiking with her husband and children.

Death on trail is warning to be safer outdoors in summer - Sedona Red Rock News

Sedona Fire District crews and the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Forest Patrol responded to the Hi-Line Trail at 2:08 p.m. Friday, June 14, following reports of an unresponsive 44-year-old woman, hiking with her husband and two young daughters, all visiting from Pennsylvania. The mother passed...

www.redrocknews.com

 

[RUinPinehurst]

Wow, Killington!!! My bro lives there. Weed is legal there, and you can be hooked up with a supply if you partake (I don't).
Be careful with the heat, and seems like you know what you are doing. Hydration is key!
Hikers have died in Arizona in the heat. Mostly East Coast people who don't understand how hot it gets in the desert sun with no shade. 44 year old woman died while hiking with her husband and children.

Death on trail is warning to be safer outdoors in summer - Sedona Red Rock News

Sedona Fire District crews and the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Forest Patrol responded to the Hi-Line Trail at 2:08 p.m. Friday, June 14, following reports of an unresponsive 44-year-old woman, hiking with her husband and two young daughters, all visiting from Pennsylvania. The mother passed...

www.redrocknews.com

LOL. No weed for me. I don't even drink alcohol beyond CoorsLight when hiking, and two is my limit, usually with Chinese or Mexican takeout or Pizza or a big ol' Cheeseburger. Two or three weeks of hiking and I'll drop close to 10 lbs, and I'm pretty lean, as is. Typically burn 5000 calories a day. And it's hard to eat 3000 calories, especially in high temps. Sounds like fun, ay?

 

[Knight Shift]

LOL. No weed for me. I don't even drink alcohol beyond CoorsLight when hiking, and two is my limit, usually with Chinese or Mexican takeout or Pizza or a big ol' Cheeseburger. Two or three weeks of hiking and I'll drop close to 10 lbs, and I'm pretty lean, as is. Typically burn 5000 calories a day. And it's hard to eat 3000 calories, especially in high temps. Sounds like fun, ay?

Sounds like my 7-10 trips to Sedona with mountain bike rides and hikes mixed in. I'm jealous of you right now.

 

[DJ Spanky]

It's a nice, comfortable 63° here right now.

Be careful with the heat, and seems like you know what you are doing. Hydration is key!

Just channel your inner Chris Ash!

 

[Southern Gentleman]

115 heat index in Little Rock today. Probably headed your way by Tuesday. Be careful.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Well there's nothing else to do but...

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

Yes. Large outcrop poking up in the pub. Great place. And food. See: https://innatlongtrail.com/mcgraths-irish-pub.html

Don't know what I was expecting to see reading "built into the rock".. but it wasn't this. Still.. pretty nice.

 

[mildone]

115 heat index in Little Rock today. Probably headed your way by Tuesday. Be careful.

115 is nothing. When I was a wee lad, we would walk to school when it was 165F. Uphill, both ways.