Posted on 07/29/2021 10:21:39 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA – A Tukwila man who went hiking in Death Valley National Park during triple-digit heat was found dead by park rangers on Wednesday.
The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office says family members called The Inn at Death Valley after 68-year-old Douglas Branham missed his flight home and found that he hadn’t checked out.
Family say Branham planned to hike from Badwater to West Side Road, a 12-mile-round trip hike across salt flat. His car was found in the Badwater parking lot.
His cause of death is under investigation, but the sheriff’s office says Branham likely started his hike on Sunday or Monday when temperatures were 118 degrees and humidity was 91%.
Park rangers urge that anyone visiting Death Valley in the summer hike before 10 a.m. and drink plenty of water.
Check out the story of the “Lost Dutchman Mine” in AZ and the idiot looking for it in the 30’s.
Ruth I think. Mid-Summer.
The Rio Grande gorge is renowned for
It’s legendary trout fishing. Switchback
trail a thousand feet down (40 deg
incline).
In my twenties, no problem with a small
canteen and tons of anticipation.
Now in my sixties. Not so much
Anticipation (I know what awaits).
My last excursion encountered temps
of 90+. The fishing was fantastic.
But it did take more than an hour
to descend, and two hours to climb
back out. Sat in the front seat of
the Jeep with the AC running full
blast to recover.
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