[Az-Geocaching] Heat Stroke vs. Heat Hoax

[Roping The Wind]

>From: "Trisha Brasher" <trisha at brasher.com>
>Reply-To: listserv at azgeocaching.com
>To: listserv at azgeocaching.com, "Jake Olson" <jake.teamai at gmail.com>
>Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Heat Stroke vs. Heat Hoax
>Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 14:33:55 -0700
>
>I actually was in Bullhead City back in.....'92? when they had the record 
>breaking heat (122 in Phoenix?) that people made T-shirts about. It was AT
>LEAST 126 in BHC. (it is a well-known fact that they UNDER report the heat 
>for tourism reasons ~ Laughlin and all that). After that we would check
>the weather report before going down there (we lived in Kingman.)
>So, the summary is this: I survived the 126++ heat in BHC, and I somehow 
>managed to survive living in Kingman for 8+ years.
>I love Prescott.
>Trisha

That was on June 26, 1990. PHX hit 122 degrees. Actually, the official high 
temperature in Bullhead City that day was also 122 degrees. (Yuma was 122 
and Needles was 117).

I remember that day well.... I was out riding my road bike on an 80 mile 
bike ride from my home in Mesa... thru AJ... Florence Junction... Arizona 
Farms... Queen Creek and back home to Mesa...... in the middle of the 
afternoon! :) :) :)  I was a diehard. :) :) :) I used to train regularly on 
hot summer afternoons. When I got off of work, I would go ride my bike. 
Temperature never seemed to stop  me and it didnt make a difference if it 
was 105 or 122... doesnt feel much different really! Hot is hot!!! I am not 
that crazy these days, but still occasionally find myself out on a long hike 
for a geocache on a 105 degree afternoon! :/

Scott
Team Ropingthewind