{"id":6314,"date":"2016-06-29T13:27:06","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T13:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2016\/06\/29\/the-killer-mountains-claim-another-victim\/"},"modified":"2016-06-29T13:27:06","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T13:27:06","slug":"the-killer-mountains-claim-another-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2016\/06\/29\/the-killer-mountains-claim-another-victim\/","title":{"rendered":"The Killer Mountains Claim Another Victim"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do as I say, not as I do.  Stay out of the rattlesnake infested inferno known as the Superstition Wilderness in summer! 18 June 2016<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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A 25-year-old Phoenix man died while hiking on the Peralta Trail near Gold Canyon, according to Pinal County officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anthony Quatela III, 25, was found dead after  county search-and-rescue personnel responded to a heat-related emergency call just after 1:30 p.m. Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quatela was hiking with a friend who also suffered from a heat-related illness but is expected to recover, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The friend told deputies the pair had been hiking since 7:30 a.m. and were on what they called a "day hike." After a few hours, they ran out of water and Quatela began showing signs of heat illness, according to Sheriff's Office reports. The friend called 911 for help, officials said. Temperatures reached 111 degrees in the Valley on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I often hike in the Killer Mountains in the summer, sometimes alone.  But I observe the following precautions:  I hydrate throughly before leaving the house and carry at least a gallon of water and enough gear and food to get me through the night if that should prove necessary; I carry a whistle and bright bandannas to attach to my hiking staff for signaling; and I stick to the itinerary that I leave with my wife, e.g., Black Mesa Loop, 9. 1 miles, out of First Water Trailhead, counterclockwise direction.  And of course I stay on the trail.  Don't go looking for the Lost Dutchman's gold.  There ain't no gold in them thar hills, but you could easily fall down a mine shaft.  Naturally you must start such a  hike at first light and be done with that ankle-busting 9 mile loop by about 10:00 AM.  Only a jackass with a death wish hikes in the middle of the day in these mountains in summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here<\/a> is a tale of three Utah fools who died several summers ago near Yellow Peak near the Black Mesa trail.  Here<\/a> is Tom Kollenborn's account of when and where and by whom the bodies were recovered.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are my Five Ways<\/a> of roasting your ass to a crisp in the Sonoran desert in summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Up for a hike?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Do as I say, not as I do.  Stay out of the rattlesnake infested inferno known as the Superstition Wilderness in summer! 18 June 2016: A 25-year-old Phoenix man died while hiking on the Peralta Trail near Gold Canyon, according to Pinal County officials. Anthony Quatela III, 25, was found dead after  county search-and-rescue personnel responded to a … Continue reading “The Killer Mountains Claim Another Victim”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[131,132],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arizona","category-hiking-and-backpacking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6314\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}