06-22-2016, 06:50 AM
Good morning everyone, yet another scorching day here, I guess officially it got to 111, but there were spots around the valley that hit over 115. Lots of new wildfires too, so many that our governor has declared an emergency. There are fires as small as a few hundred acres of desert, to like the one up in Show Low which at last report, was over 35,000 acres of pine and other trees.
We have those die-hard hikers and bikers and a few that have no idea what it's like to go up these mountain trails when it's over 110 here. So far this week we've lost five people who thought that it was OK, and several that were lucky enough to be rescued in time. Mountain and desert rescues are commonplace these times of the year. Why anyone with any sense would go out in this heat is beyond my comprehension. The TV field reporter interviews an avid hiker, "bring plenty of water, stay on the trail and wear good shoes", says one who also says that nothing stops him from making his daily run. I also wonder about those reporters and wonder what the heck they're doing out there interviewing people.
We have those die-hard hikers and bikers and a few that have no idea what it's like to go up these mountain trails when it's over 110 here. So far this week we've lost five people who thought that it was OK, and several that were lucky enough to be rescued in time. Mountain and desert rescues are commonplace these times of the year. Why anyone with any sense would go out in this heat is beyond my comprehension. The TV field reporter interviews an avid hiker, "bring plenty of water, stay on the trail and wear good shoes", says one who also says that nothing stops him from making his daily run. I also wonder about those reporters and wonder what the heck they're doing out there interviewing people.
Don (ezdays) Day
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD