Temperatures return to triple digits; tips for staying safe in the heat
With temperatures forecast 10 to 15 degrees above average this weekend, it’s important to remember to stay safe, especially when spending time outdoors.
The unseasonable heat can catch people, particularly visitors, off guard.
“Some people really misjudge this heat out here,” said Tammy Martin, executive director for Friends of the Desert Mountains
The Coachella Valley’s local hiking trails are a huge draw for visitors. But Martin says many are not prepared to deal with the heat.
“Make sure you have plenty of water, make sure you have your proper gear to go out, make sure that you have a cell phone that’s totally charged and make sure you have someone that knows where you’re at and what time you’re expected back,” she said.
Dying here? i did not think i was going to make it, and that s been a hard thing to say several times now, knowing that my kids are hearing that, they have heard it today already and hearing it again probably right now, but, you know, we do know desert hiking. it s something we enjoy doing. we spent many years doing it at big bend at the national park and it s just been a little more differently at the state end of things than the national end and what we thought would translate into, you know, just switching gears and, you know, switching up camps didn t quite turn out that way for us and so see, here is a question for you, kathy yes. this is not one of the big scandals of this shutdown by any means. no. you obviously went hiking at a different park and were unfortunate. what it is, it s one of those stories, which i suspect is
Again probably right now, but, you know, we do know desert hiking. it s something we enjoy doing. we spent many years doing it at big bend at the national park and it s just been a little more differently at the state end of things than the national end and what we thought would translate into, you know, just switching gears and, you know, switching up camps didn t quite turn out that way for us and so see, here is a question for you, kathy yes. this is not one of the big scandals of this shutdown by any means. no. you obviously went hiking at a different park and were unfortunate. what it is, it s one of those stories, which i suspect is being replicated all over america, people being disadvantaged by the shutdown, had to change their plans and in your case, that change of plan taking you out of the comfort zone into somewhere you really didn t understand or know very well nearly cost you your life. how do you feel about the washington politicians, which
We can see you. it s a little too close i m being told. how about that. that s terrific. so kathy, this is when it got serious for you because, you know, you were hiking and in the wrong park, it wasn t where you normally go. you go to the national park every year. because of the shutdown, suddenly it s getting dangerous for you, your severely sun burnt, severely dehydrated and this huge search, volunteers in getting you safe and airlifting you to safety. where you were, you felt, i believe you were on the verge of dying here? i did not think i was going to make it, and that s been a hard thing to say several times now, knowing that my kids are hearing that, they have heard it today already and hearing it again probably right now, but, you know, we do know desert hiking. it s something we enjoy doing. we spent many years doing it at big bend at the national park
Home. what did you say? i told them that i was elizabeth smart. wow. that is a brave woman right, sharing this story? love that. also on piers morgan live, two hikers stranded in the desert after they were forced to leave a national park closed by the government shutdown. because of the shutdown, you go to this other park, it s suddenly getting very dangerous for you. you re severely sun burnt and severely dehydrated. this huge search goes on. 37 volunteers are involved in getting you safe and eventually airlifting you to safety. where you were, you felt, i believe, you were on the verge potentially of dying here? i did not think i was going to make it. and that s been a hard thing to say several times now, knowing that my kids are hearing that. they ve heard it today already. and they re hearing it again i believe right now. but, you know, we do know desert