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Home Early
- Sir Henry
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Home Early
I cut my trip short a week. When I was in Cortez it was hot but more important it was dry. Bone dry. I took an aluminum can of tea out of the cooler wet and expected it to continue to be wet with condensation. Instead the cold can was dry in two minutes. I did a couple more tests dumping water on the picnic table and again it was dry within minutes.
I was constantly thirsty and wasn’t sweating. Or so I thought. The sweat was drying instantly. The real deciding factor was my heart was pounding around 70 beats a minute and was skipping a beat. I felt I was having a heart attack.
Looking further ahead at Moab it was just as hot so I made the decision to dash home. By the time I reached Boise it was much cooler and I was beginning to feel better. Then in Oregon I felt fine and thought I should have just changed plans and see the sights in Boise.
Long story short I’m home and feeling like my old self.
I was constantly thirsty and wasn’t sweating. Or so I thought. The sweat was drying instantly. The real deciding factor was my heart was pounding around 70 beats a minute and was skipping a beat. I felt I was having a heart attack.
Looking further ahead at Moab it was just as hot so I made the decision to dash home. By the time I reached Boise it was much cooler and I was beginning to feel better. Then in Oregon I felt fine and thought I should have just changed plans and see the sights in Boise.
Long story short I’m home and feeling like my old self.
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Hi, my name is Gene and I'm a Henryholic from Wisconsin.
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Re: Home Early
Glad you are home safe Gene and that you are ok. Is the house hunt going to continue or are you just going to stay put.
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- North Country Gal
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Re: Home Early
Glad you're safe and din't take any chances. Boise and that SW corner of Idaho can be very dry, too, but at least it was cooler.
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- Sir Henry
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Re: Home Early
Moab has 6% relative humidity. I think Cortez was even dryer. I’ve lived in Ephrata which is in the desert but I’ve never seen it this dry. Maybe it’s because I was doing a lot of walking and climbing. When I did the ruins it was elbow to elbow from all the tour buses and I couldn’t really see anything. The tour people had the right of way.
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Hi, my name is Gene and I'm a Henryholic from Wisconsin.
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- Sir Henry
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Re: Home Early
I’m not sure what I’ll do.
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Hi, my name is Gene and I'm a Henryholic from Wisconsin.
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Re: Home Early
From what I’m hearing about the weather in the Puget Sound area this weekend you should be re-hydrated in no time.
Good job listening to your body and making the smart decision.
Good job listening to your body and making the smart decision.
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- Sir Henry
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Re: Home Early
We have had about an inch of rain in the last 12 hours and more rain on the way.
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Hi, my name is Gene and I'm a Henryholic from Wisconsin.
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- JEBar
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Re: Home Early
good to hear you are save and sound back home .... heave really enjoyed following your trip ... thanks for taking us along
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Re: Home Early
Glad to here you're safe and back home. I think it was a good decision. Rest up!
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- markiver54
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Re: Home Early
My personal thinking has always been; " when in doubt...don't ". Nothing gained, nothing lost.
Glad you're home safe Gene! ☺
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