Aug 18 2008
Heat Wave - Part 2
Wow, it was hot. The new state park is amazing, but not when it’s so hot outside. Originally, my plans for this previous weekend included:
- Hiking and taking pictures of Hare Canyon
- Sketching pictures of wildflowers and other plants
- Reading a new book
Of those three activities, I got exactly nothing accomplished. I spent my time instead sitting in the shade drinking water and praying I didn’t die of overheating. Yes, it was so hot that everyone was basically incapacitated! I drank maybe 2 and a half gallons of water on Saturday (a conservative estimate) and still, somehow, got dehydrated.
On the up-side, the park did show movies at night. On Friday was the PBS special, “Silent Invasion.” It was a great show about invasive species in Oregon … and one of my friends had a brief cameo in one of the segments. Saturday night was a movie on trees. It was slightly less impressive, but still gave me something fun to do.
Maybe my next camping trip will be less warm and more productive. Either way, I hope it’s still fun!
