[at-l] Hikin in the Heat

[janl2 at mindspring.com (Jan Leitschuh)]

Right on!
These little woods walks are what keep me sane now that the pace of my 
life has picked up post-hike.
I can get back to a slow mental rhythm for awhile and just veg along.
I do mine early in the morning, before the sun crests the horizon if 
possible. If I don't stay up too late the night before.
;-)
It's probably good for my physically, but more valuable right now is 
the mental aspect.
Or rather, the lack thereof.
Shoe of the Pines
> Here in Florida where it hits the 90's most days between mid-May and mid-October, I have my own heat rules.  No backpacking when the temperature is going to be in the 90's (I've had heat exhaustion, near heatstroke, once and totally stopped sweating on another hike--that's enough).  I do, however, still hike.  I just do little, slow hikes (1 hour or less) after work.  Right now, I don't even go out until 7:30 p.m.  Okay, it's not big miles, but it's peaceful and you still come across some interesting things--a coral snake, tiny frogs, the progression of wildflower blooms, evening bird calls, changing colors in the sunset.  And it is enough to get into the hiking "zone."


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