Savor Summer’s end on a ridge
I’d been hiking the ridge for five minutes, aware of the fading light filtering through the hardwoods. I was in the waning minutes of daylight and wasn’t about to pass without a memorable goodbye. So why was I still moving? I should take a minute to stop and take this in, I thought. So I did.
5 Summer Shorts
100-plus degrees? 80 percent humidity? And a “feels like” rating of Phoenix?
Certainly doesn’t inspire thoughts of a day on the trail. A long day, at least.
That’s why this time of year we pull out our Summer Shorts: hikes long enough to sate your thirst for trail, but short enough to prevent heatstroke.