29 Jul 2023 2:47 pm
Plan your vacations around national parks. There’s so much to see: beautiful nature, great history, historical lodges, and nice infrastructure. The perfect getaway for me always includes a national park.
The lure of getting away from civilization to be immersed in gorgeous scenery is strong, with the National Park Service recording 312 million recreational visits last year. However, visiting during the summer now comes with added dangers.
The US is experiencing some of the hottest weather in history, meaning that even the best planned vacations can quickly take a turn for the worse—even for those experienced with hiking, camping and other outdoor activities.
You don’t have to be miles and miles into the backcountry before the heat can turn deadly, and sometimes bad decisions can put a person in a dangerous situation when it comes to heat. You might have ignored the high temperature warnings when you hit the trail because when you headed out it didn’t feel too bad
The lure of getting away from civilization to be immersed in gorgeous scenery is strong, with the National Park Service recording 312 million recreational visits last year. However, visiting during the summer now comes with added dangers.
The US is experiencing some of the hottest weather in history, meaning that even the best planned vacations can quickly take a turn for the worse—even for those experienced with hiking, camping and other outdoor activities.
You don’t have to be miles and miles into the backcountry before the heat can turn deadly, and sometimes bad decisions can put a person in a dangerous situation when it comes to heat. You might have ignored the high temperature warnings when you hit the trail because when you headed out it didn’t feel too bad