{"id":11961,"date":"2009-12-26T11:09:59","date_gmt":"2009-12-26T11:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2009\/12\/26\/how-to-roast-oneself-in-five-different-ways\/"},"modified":"2009-12-26T11:09:59","modified_gmt":"2009-12-26T11:09:59","slug":"how-to-roast-oneself-in-five-different-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2009\/12\/26\/how-to-roast-oneself-in-five-different-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Roast Oneself in Five Different Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_0199\"<\/a> <\/a> The infernal hike of 28 August 2005  began at 5:20 AM at first light, that phase of dawn at which one can just make out the trail and its hazards. Sunrise was about forty minutes off. If one hopes to survive a desert hike in August, especially in environs as rugged and unforgiving as the Superstition Wilderness, one does well to start at first light and be finished by high noon. I once finished such a hike around two or three in the afternoon with the distinct impression that I had pushed the envelope about as far as possible.<\/font><\/p>\n

It is a curious sensation to feel oneself being slowly roasted in five different ways. <\/font><\/p>\n

There is first of all the air temperature<\/em>. Today's for example was 112 degrees Fahrenheit at its high. At any temperature above 90 the human body starts to absorb heat through the skin.<\/font><\/p>\n

Then there is conduction<\/em>. One gains heat by contact with the ground, rocks, ledges, anything one touches while hiking or climbing if the object is hotter than 90 degrees.<\/font><\/p>\n

In third place comes convection<\/em>. Hot air blows against the skin and imparts heat to the body. Even a slight breeze at 112 degrees has quite an effect.<\/font><\/p>\n

Fourth, there is solar radiation<\/em>. Once up, Old Sol beats down unmercifully, which is why I wear a long-sleeved white shirt and a broad-brimmed hat. My legs remain exposed, though, since hiking in long pants is unbearably confining.<\/font><\/p>\n

Finally, there is metabolism<\/em>. The internal organs and the muscles at work generate body heat. <\/font><\/p>\n

I finished at 11:10 with the day's high of 112 degrees Fahrnheit fast approaching. I was well-roasted and dehydrated, but very satisfied with the five hours and fifty minutes I spent hiking over washed-out, overgrown, ankle-busting trails.<\/font><\/p>\n

I concur with <\/font>Colin Fletcher<\/font><\/a>: Hiking is "a delectable madness, very good for sanity, and I recommend it with passion." (The Complete Walker III<\/strong>, p. 3)<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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