Hiker HeavenMay 20 2017

The desert routine

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Now that the desert is starting to heat up (both because of the summer and because we're at lower elevation, it's time to switch into a desert routine. Here's our basic day-to-day:

  1. Alarm goes off at 4:30am (or 4:00am if it's a big day)
  2. Start hiking by 5:00am
  3. Hike until 11:30am or so, stopping at a shady spot (ideally near water!)
  4. Eat lunch, nap, read, stretch, etc.
  5. Start hiking again around 4:00pm or so, when we're past the heat of the day
  6. Hike until 7:30pm or so
  7. Eat dinner before the sun goes down
  8. Hike until 10:00pm or 11:00pm
  9. Set up camp and pass out
  10. Start over at step 1

It allows us to put in some big miles without getting heat exhaustion, but burning the candle at both ends will get old pretty quickly. Oh well!

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It allows us to see some pretty sunsets, though!It allows us to see some pretty sunsets, though!
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