Going camping...
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“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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Felt like I worked very hard and didn't eat much, but I didn't lose much weight. I think super-hot weather can trick you. You aren't really burning that many calories, you're just dehydrated and exhausted from the sun. Your body shuts down more than it processes its fat for energy.
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- That looks like a pretty young bear.
- You should have gone to Mesa Arch about 20 minutes before sunrise to watch the absolute shitshow that ensues there every morning. Dozens, sometimes hundreds of landscape photographers treating the arch like some kind of press spray, all bitching at each other to stop crowding because they all want the same exact picture. Hilarious.
- Speaking of all that, there’s a bit of an online movement to not publicize where photos are taken in Arches, Zion, etc. Wannabe influencers go there in droves, crap up the terrain with their cars and by walking where they shouldn’t, littering, etc., etc., just to get those iconic selfies to post on fucking Instagram, and then they leave. In some areas it’s turned into an unwritten rule not to share locations. Kinda sucks people have to do that, but at least there’s been a backlash against social media asshats.
- Yeah, heat can be serious out there. Unlike on the East Coast, there isn’t as much in the way of tree canopies in Utah and that can really screw you up, let alone the elevations. I’d say you did an awesome job considering. Water and food, food and water and water and food.
Thanks for sharing the photos!
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@aqua-letifer said in Going camping...:
- You should have gone to Mesa Arch about 20 minutes before sunrise to watch the absolute shitshow that ensues there every morning. Dozens, sometimes hundreds of landscape photographers treating the arch like some kind of press spray, all bitching at each other to stop crowding because they all want the same exact picture. Hilarious.
Even when we were there, in the middle of a hot day, there was a substantial line to take a picture on the arch. The trail to get there is easy, so everybody goes. It's not very spectacular though, unless you catch the sunrise I suppose.
- Speaking of all that, there’s a bit of an online movement to not publicize where photos are taken in Arches, Zion, etc. Wannabe influencers go there in droves, crap up the terrain with their cars and by walking where they shouldn’t, littering, etc., etc., just to get those iconic selfies to post on fucking Instagram, and then they leave. In some areas it’s turned into an unwritten rule not to share locations. Kinda sucks people have to do that, but at least there’s been a backlash against social media asshats.
They probably don't know how to use the toilets either.
- Yeah, heat can be serious out there. Unlike on the East Coast, there isn’t as much in the way of tree canopies in Utah and that can really screw you up, let alone the elevations. I’d say you did an awesome job considering. Water and food, food and water and water and food.
Thanks Aqua. I was drinking upwards of 5 liters of water over the course of a long climb. The water would just accumulate in my stomach while I remained dehydrated, as I sweated faster than it absorbed. I would pee in the morning once, then go on a hike and drink a gallon or more of water, and drink more water at night, and not pee again till the following morning. I did renew my appreciation for watermelon though. Perfect post-hike food.
Education is extremely important.
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@horace said in Going camping...:
The water would just accumulate in my stomach while I remained dehydrated, as I sweated faster than it absorbed.
I've had that happen a couple of times myself. Really the only solution I've found is to slow the hell down and get into some shade. I've become pretty good at knowing how much I'm exerting myself, and when it's hot as balls with direct sun and all inclines, sometimes I'll slow down to 20 or 30% what I'm capable of doing, for exactly that reason.
