Zona

Phew! I guess you could get used to 117 degrees (just like you can get used to 20 degrees). I rode Hottern hell in 2001 when it hit 111 and I can't ever remember my core temps so high. There used to be a ride here called the Dog Days which which did 100 miles with a stop at a swimming hole every 20 miles. Only trouble was that even in July it was rarely hot enough to stop at all of them.

Since we are both retired now we are thinking of reversing your course and going south for some of the winter.

Frank