I’m sure. My Wife and I just hiked the Hawaii volcanoes national park 2 months ago. We where prepared with water, some food and rain gear. It was only 3.5 miles to hike down to the (inactive) caldera, cross it, and hike back out. It was a bit rough though. Luckily it was a cloudy day (that side of the island is very rainy though). If it had been sunny and hot, walking on black lava would have been no fun at all.
Yup, plus cultural shifts towards indoor activities and decreased childhood exposure to natural environments, including loss of basic familiarity with weather patterns, terrain types, insects and so on.
That’s not just my subjective “kids these days”-ism, either:
I still fall for some of those shows. I haven’t managed to set my kitchen on fire yet, but some of my overly optimistic disasters have been epic.
They are closing some Phoenix hiking trails during the hottest part of the day and people still sneak in and get in trouble, then call for help.
First time we drove through Death Valley, there was a spritz of rain as we descended into Panamint Valley just to the west. Cresting the rise, the signs advised us to turn off the A/C, so we descended toward Stovepipe Wells with the windows open in the early July afternoon heat, only to encounter the Death Valley marathon. Those runners did not look like they were out for a pleasant afternoon job, and some of them were barely lifting their feet from the blistering asphalt (though there were support vehicles). We were not inspired to take up such a challenge – there are levels of discomfort that do not appear to be worth the pain, no matter how impressed you might ultimately be with yourself.
The reason they are closing the trails isn’t to protect the hikers, it is to protect the rescue teams who have to go out in the heat to rescue idiots.
(My disasters are all inspired by that stupid British Baking show. They are amateurs with a tiny amount of work space. I’m an amateur with a lot of work space. Of course I can bake and decorate a three tier wedding cake in half an hour, right?)
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he’s by all accounts a grown ass man, cosplaying
Sure, I guess, when you say it that way.
But when you say it this way…
I hiked across the Grand Canyon about ten years ago. It was probably the most physically taxing thing I’ve ever done, but I made it.
You probably saw the Badwater ultramarathon that goes from Death Valley to Whitney Portal in July. It’s a lot longer than marathon distance - 135 miles. It’s not entirely inappropriate to mention this in an “Omnibus Stupid MFers” thread, but at least these guys are extremely well trained and well supported if they get into difficulty.
There are many, many, many problems with cosplaying as Trump.
But the cosplay itself isn’t one of them.
Mostly getting the tiny fingers to look realistic, mostly.
The easiest way is to get a prosthetic body suit, giant false head and oversized podium to make everything else bigger, then stand further away.
The Grand Canyon, just because it’s a canyon, has the added difficulty that you’re going uphill on the second half of your hike. I’ve never been worried about climbing down a mountain that I’ve climbed up (yes, I keep an eagle eye on the weather). I’ve hiked down into the Grand Canyon once, from the North Rim nearly 40 years ago. I got probably about 2/3 of the way down and was feeling fine, but had the sense to turn around at that point. I was pretty tired when I got back to the top, but not totally wiped out.
I still would have liked to have gotten all the way down and back up, but I still feel I made the right decision.
It’s gotten so bad at the Grand Canyon that the park service now has a volunteer force of auxiliary rangers, only at GCNP. They hang out about 1/3 to 1/2 way down the 2 most popular trails. They’re trained to assess the fitness and preparedness of hikers. If they have any doubts, they’ll talk with the hiker and maybe try to convince them to head back up. They have no authority, but wear a uniform, carry a radio, and are trained in wilderness rescue.
Can you describe what you mean by across? I can’t visualize it. Do you mean down one side and up the other?
I saw signs at the Canyon that said “down is optional, up is mandatory”.
Parked my car at the trailhead on the North Rim and caught a shuttle van around the Canyon to the South Rim. Spent the night at a hotel and hiked down the next day. Spent the night at Phantom Ranch, and hiked up to the North Rim.
Was completely exhausted and so stiff I could barely walk for days. One of the most extraordinary places I’ve ever been.
If anybody is probing the depths of boredom … this is a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend:
The TL;DR:
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Respect.
Florida pastor man arrested at Starbucks because his latte was not pale enough so he was trying to pump some stuff out of his penis to fix that.
Maybe they were out of creamer.
“The investigation revealed that Mr. Muniz-Colon previously had similar charges that occurred at the same location,” a release from the sheriff’s office states.
Oh, sure. Maybe he didn’t finish the first time. I could totally see that.
[A pastor is still technically ‘A Florida man …’ – in this case, a man of “Oh, God !”]
Too Long; Didn’t Run?