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101 degrees in the shade, in a low altitude area with plants on the ground is not the same thing as 101 degrees in the sun, in a high altitude desert.
Add to that the peculiar properties of the sand at that location (high reflectivity) and you have a recipe for problems.
You'll feel fine at first, but can get behind the power curve very quickly.
Not unusual to see tourists get seriously ill or die from exposure on day hikes in the area around where I live (also a high altitude desert).
Situational awareness matters.
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Waiting for the perfect moment is a fruitless endeavor.
Make a decision, and then make it the right one through your actions.
"Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap." -Ecclesiastes 11:4 (NIV)
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