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Originally Posted by mev
My two cents is this seems both foolish and dangerous. High temperatures in the southwest deserts average above 40C and do not cool much in the afternoon.
This may be a problem that will be hard to solve in some places. There were a few places where shelter and resupply was pretty widely spaced. At least once I was overnight without resupply or shelter and had to carry water for the day. If it were 110 or 120 F That would be a problem. It was challenging enough in a Feb - March timeframe. Be very careful planning your next stop in places without resupply of water or shelter. I can't advise on how to manage that since I have not done that the time of year you plan to go.
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