Hot Weather Hike
March 17, 2007 on 10:45 pm | In Main |I was expecting cooler weather today, so I didn’t think anything of a late morning hike. I took Sean and Princess with me. We at least went prepared for warm weather. Sean and I both had hydration backpacks, and I took a quart bottle just for Princess. Sean and I both wore hats to protect us from the sun.
Well, the weather was much hotter than I expected. Princess finished off her water three-fourths of the way through the hike, and I had to take some water from my backpack to give her more. Princess and I finished off my water by the end of the hike, and I had to take some from Sean’s pack to give Princess a drink when we got to the car.
Sean and Princess were real troopers. Sean didn’t even slow down until the last part of the hike. Princess kept going, even though it was too hot for her.
Sean came out just fine, but Princess developed some pad blisters on her front paws. She won’t be able to go for any walks for a few days. And the next time I go hiking in hot weather, Princess will be staying at home.
I just found out that the high was 99 degrees again today. The previous high for this day was 92 degrees, so this definitely is unusually hot weather for this time of year.
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