Throughout the Big Bend Galleries of my web site I underscore the importance of preparation for desert camping and hiking. Advising to always carry a map, compass, GPS, flashlight, batteries, extra water, food and clothing suitable to the extremes of cold and heat are not idle warnings. People have died and nearly died on hikes intended to last only minutes (for example read the 13
If you learn nothing but this from my narrative, you too might be happily mugging a devilishly fortunate and none-the-worse-for-wear smile at the camera after a hike that could have turned-out horribly different.
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