. the heat mocked them . throaty sighs became their theme song .
anything above 110 is pathetically hot . near 120 ? at the rim of the grand canyon ? every day ?
thermal sedation .
what to do ? shake your head and pray the motion generates a breeze ,. remind yourself that for your neighbor's kid in badhdad . 118 is just an average summer day .
national park staff had set up betting pools to predict the next time a daytime high would sink below 110 degrees and the next time that overnight lows would drop below the century mark .
the optimist were losing money .
advice was free , and anyone planning a decent to the canyon floor and the bank of the colorado river that august got plenty .
"don't . ain't worth it ."
"reschedule . come back in october ."
"you kidding me ?"
there were empty beds at phantom ranch on the canyon floor . hikers who were scheduled to go down to the river during the heat wave on the bright angel trail - that's the one without fresh water avaible for hikers - were backing out most had been sitting on their treasured reservation - rustic cabin or dormitory beds , 4000 feet below to rim , a pleasant walk from the calorado river - for an entire year .
no one could remember the last time there had been so many cancellations .
on the friday morning that markd six days in the grip of the obstinate high , a group of vacationers were leaving their cabin and preparing to climb to the north rim . one part of the group was a couple from santa monica in their midtwenties , the other part was comprised of four single friends- two women and a man who attended occidental college in los angeles , and the guy's high school friend from their hometown in orange county .
anything above 110 is pathetically hot . near 120 ? at the rim of the grand canyon ? every day ?
thermal sedation .
what to do ? shake your head and pray the motion generates a breeze ,. remind yourself that for your neighbor's kid in badhdad . 118 is just an average summer day .
national park staff had set up betting pools to predict the next time a daytime high would sink below 110 degrees and the next time that overnight lows would drop below the century mark .
the optimist were losing money .
advice was free , and anyone planning a decent to the canyon floor and the bank of the colorado river that august got plenty .
"don't . ain't worth it ."
"reschedule . come back in october ."
"you kidding me ?"
there were empty beds at phantom ranch on the canyon floor . hikers who were scheduled to go down to the river during the heat wave on the bright angel trail - that's the one without fresh water avaible for hikers - were backing out most had been sitting on their treasured reservation - rustic cabin or dormitory beds , 4000 feet below to rim , a pleasant walk from the calorado river - for an entire year .
no one could remember the last time there had been so many cancellations .
on the friday morning that markd six days in the grip of the obstinate high , a group of vacationers were leaving their cabin and preparing to climb to the north rim . one part of the group was a couple from santa monica in their midtwenties , the other part was comprised of four single friends- two women and a man who attended occidental college in los angeles , and the guy's high school friend from their hometown in orange county .
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