Good choice. I used to ride in NJ a lot and we would get some 100F days at really high humidity that could be extremely dangerous. One day I went for a short ride near home north or Princeton on an extremely hot/humid day when I realized things weren't right. Fortunately my wife was home (rarely was) and she picked me up. One year our club century, in September, was on a day with 100F temps and on the heels of a hurricane to the south, so close to 100% humidity. The guys I rode with were all in great shape and we were smart about hydrating but man, I was on empty when I got home. My wife kept pouring virgin margaritas with lots of salt into me and that helped.

I know it's hot out there right now and our nephew is hiking the PCT. He's clueless, already suffered heat stroke, etc. Just hope he doesn't die. He's approaching Big Bear Lake at the moment.

We live in NM and recently drove out to Paso Robles/Monterrey for a winery trip with friends. On the way out we stayed in Tehachapi at a nice little campground because campgrounds to the east in the Mojave area were just too hot. Weather in Paso was fine at the time. In April we were in Joshua Tree and the weather was great then too.

I enjoyed reading your post. Glad you guys played it safe and are OK. Please post more trip reports (with photos!) from time to time.