July 2009 - Heat's dangers stressed after death of hiker
March 2008 - 'We didn't plan anything. We didn't tell anyone where we were going.
We were just setting up for a day hike. We wanted to go to the top.'


The desert is a harsh environment!

The temperatures are extreme,
and they say everything out there either
"bites, sticks, or stings".

In the desert ~ Insects & Spiders ~ Reptiles ~ Weather ~ The Survivors