Originally Posted by
Mumonkan
dont be fooled, we almost died twice in the area between mingus mountain and williams from heat and dehydration
and the lime kiln trail outside of cottonwood has similar "convection oven" properties, but youre not climbing for 60 miles and the fun factor overrides most of that
Damn, and it's early too, although last week the temps were starting to get up there. That convection oven you speak of is the way Phoenix feels June through the end of September. Usually you're fine as long as you don't go out in the afternoon, but if you're in need of water or making camp and have no choice, I can totally understand near death experiences.