Desert exploration? Do any of you live near/in a desert climate? How do you bare with the heat do you just head North and try to cool off and avoid at all costs? Tips/ advice for desert dwellers
>ah yes! today i will explore the desert!>sand>cool more sand>neat rock, and sand>sand>dies of heatstroke because he didnt bring a tarp for shade, water, or a sleeping bag for when it get freezing at night
>>2754683>Do any of you live in a desert climateYesDeserts filter most of /out/, see >>2754685>>2754685>tarpDork
>>2754717>Deserts filter most of /outthis but unironically
>>2754685Fucking gringos this is a true dessert (atacama dessert,png)
>>2754683>Do any of you live near/in a desert climate?Yes, Northern Arizona here.>How do you bare with the heat do you just head North and try to cool off and avoid at all costs?Only rich boomers can afford to travel up north and stay there until summer ends. You can't hike nor explore during summer because of the intense heat and sunlight. 100F to 110F (115F+ in some areas) is normal during summer.>Tips/ advice for desert dwellersDon't be retarded during summer. You're not brave for trying hike a trail during heatwave.
>>2754683Hmmm those mountains look familiar...
>>2754786A wise man goes /out/ in the desert once, but a fool goes twice
Desert heat is nothing compared to swamp heat
The guy who found the Death Valley Germans had an interesting blog. OtherHand it's called.
>>2754683wait for a full moon and do a night hike
>>2754900It's true. Summers where I live used to be hot but they were also windy and it was quite bearable once you got out. Now the air is so stale, the lack of wind makes everything feel even more dead under the heat, it's just bad. Also the skies are not as clear as they used to be. The swamps are even worse I guess.
>>2754683I've lived in Scottsdale area for about 10 years. I would not recommend any kind of mountain hike right now. You can hike in low land (a wash), but I'd recommend staying put under the shade of a tree until sunset. There are lots of dangerous animals (snakes) during the day and other animals become active at night, which is also not safe for hiking, honestly. TL;DR: Stay in shade and drink water if you are /out/ in the desert in summer.
>>2754683>do you just head North and try to cool offIn the desert you go up, not north
>>2754683I live and work innadesert. I’m still going out for work rn even though the highs are triple digits. I rescue the morons that make bad decisions.the single biggest bad decision people make it not starting early enough. If I’m going out for a long day or an overnight right now, with sunrise at 6 I am on trail walking before 5:30.
>>2754897>wise in the desert once,fool goes twicethenilive,,,here.,,,if yourun a river throughithings arenice.,,desertheat is No problem,,,its the COLD!,even then itso dry goose down plumpsup,,,such loft!,,,,,in closing,,F.O! WERE FULL!!,,,,just kidding!,,,Welcome.
I live closer to food deserts than actual deserts, and the wildlife in those is much more dangerous.
>>2755557Can't confirm. Grew up in a food desert, there wasn't any wildlife around.
>>2755561I don't think you got my joke.
>>2754683In southern AZ we go out innawinter or at night. I carry 8 liters of water for an overnight.
>>2754683>>2754869Why is there snow on those mountains if they are in a desert?
>>2754683>>2754869>>2756365wtf OP
I live in arizona and it was so hot on my motorcycle ride yesterday with my jacket on that all the colors in my striped undershirt started to run. When I got home and took it off it was just a blurry green shirt
I've been wandering the deserts of Arizona for about a decade. During the warm months, I usually just drive to wherever I'm hiking/camping. I usually stick to rivers, canyons, and valleys. But if I'm just plain walking through the desert, the most important thing is starting early. If I plan on wandering through the desert anytime from April to September, I start at 4:30 in the morning. The sun usually rises around 5 or 5:30, but the heat doesn't get too bad until 10 or so most of the time. Obviously, I always bring plenty of water. Plenty of ice, too. I usually bring a sports drink as well. A less common tip is to bring ice packs. The kind you shake to activate. Sticking one under your shirt will cool you down real fast. Putting a wet towel on your head helps, too. Another thing, get a straw hat. That wide brim will keep the sun off og you. Stay in the shade as much as possible, and rest often. Don't get carried away with your adventure. Try to stay within a few miles of some kind of civilization, even if it's a gas station or something. The heat comes on pretty quick, and you don't want to end up miles and miles away from some AC. Lastly, stay out of the mountains (if you're in the south valley, that is. Doesn't apply for the snowy places way up north.) Putting yourself on a mountain directly under a blazing sun is a surefire way to die of heatstroke. Even in the cooler months, the heat on a mountain can be brutal. Safe travels, friend. Hope this is helpful.
>>2756925>singing old cowboy songs while I explore the mines in the bradshaw mountains>temperature gets up to over 110>tuck in under a tarp and fall asleep for a while>it's raining and hailing when I wake up
Had an /out/ job in Nevada, lived there for a year and spent ~85% of the time outside or in a tent. Hated every second of it. Not for me
>>2757703BLM?
>>2757710Mining exploration
>>2754685>freeze at night103 degrees at 3AM >SAND "I don't like sand. It's coarse, and rough, and irritating. And it gets everywhere."
>>2754983This. Mountains in at 31N in southern Arizona average up to 180 inches of winter snowfall on north facing slopes above 9,000 ft elevation. While in central AZ along the Rim places can average 90 inches of winter snowfall at 5,800 ft elevation due to moisture uplift, other places on the Rim at the same elevation or higher elevation can average as low as 20 inches, while mountainous terrain on the Rim can average as much as 250 inches. The difference can be so extreme that even just walking 3 miles away you enter a new climate regime, in winter snowfalls a good example is Show Low city (20-30 inches snowfall) and on Porter mountain 4 miles from the city limits the average is 80-100 inches. On sky islands and other places in central AZ with huge vertical relief, 3-5 miles distance is enough to go from a climate that almost never ets snow to one that average 60-180 inches long term. There is a very very small difference with latitude but it is barely discernible unless you're talking 10s of degrees of latitude difference and even then it can be completely negated by topography. Topography is the single biggest driver of local climate alongside predominant jet stream patterns.
