For all you who don't believe the Heat in Glamis shouldn't be messed with!

[Str8Wicked]

Here is the article...

You guys don't believe us about Glamis in the summer...


Here is proof why we say night riding is the only way to do it in the summer....

http://ivpressonline.com/articles/2003/06/29/news/news06.txt




IMPERIAL SAND DUNES — An Ohio woman died from exposure here Saturday after she and her daughter got separated from their group, according to Imperial County Sheriff's Office officials.

El Centro recorded a high temperature of 110 degrees Saturday. The off-road season at the dunes slows down after spring break, when temperatures in Imperial County reach into the 90s.

Around 12:30 p.m. an 11-year-old boy reported his mother and his 10-year-old sister did not return to their campsite after a trip to the Glamis Store, county Sheriff's Sgt. Mark McNay said.

The Sheriff's aerosquadron flew over the dunes and located two people in a bowl deep in the dunes. The squadron gave the location to the Sheriff's Off-Highway Vehicle Enforcement Safety Team. The team dispatched to the dunes with an emergency medical sandrail, McNay said.


McNay and his partner, county sheriff's Deputy Randy McCoy, found the woman dead at the scene at 3:56 p.m. The little girl with her was starting to fall asleep, McNay said.

"We took her to Pioneers Memorial Hospital for a checkup and possible heat stroke," he said.

The woman and girl did not appear to have water and were not dressed for hot weather, McNay said.

"They were wearing shorts and short sleeve shirts," he said.

McNay said it's a problem going out there at this time of year because one can easily get lost in the middle of the day when conditions are termed as "white-out," or no shadows.

People who get lost don't have much time to live.

"This heat can take you fast," he said. "I think we saved the little girl. In another 30 minutes she would have been dead."

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management did not have a ranger available at the station off Gecko Road near Glamis, McNay said

[Doibugu2]

Can't even go on vacation without dying.:(

[Str8Wicked]

you got to be missing some serious brain cells to:


1. Not carry water out there

2. Not have some type of covering with you like an extra sweatshirts etc. to use for shade.

3. Go out period in Glamis during the day

4. Not being patient and waiting to go night riding




damn, I don't understand, I carry water even in the winter out there....

[L.Vegas400]

when i go, i always carry more water than what i need just in case i meet up with a person who lost their mind and didnt bring any:huh

[own2424]

Originally posted by Str8Wicked
you got to be missing some serious brain cells to:


1. Not carry water out there

2. Not have some type of covering with you like an extra sweatshirts etc. to use for shade.

3. Go out period in Glamis during the day

4. Not being patient and waiting to go night riding




damn, I don't understand, I carry water even in the winter out there.... Yup, When I came to Arizona last summer it was SCORCHING too! I went riding every single day, but only after 6pm, and even then the temp was over 100 degrees! I always carried my cell phone and some other stuff I need. OH yea, the best invention to bring with you out there is a camelback. I either filled it with h20 or gatorade.

[Doibugu2]

Originally posted by Str8Wicked
you got to be missing some serious brain cells to:


1. Not carry water out there

2. Not have some type of covering with you like an extra sweatshirts etc. to use for shade.

3. Go out period in Glamis during the day

4. Not being patient and waiting to go night riding

damn, I don't understand, I carry water even in the winter out there....

Sad to say but being from CHI here, we wouldn't know most of them rules. We get 100's here from time to time, so its boils down to just are stupidly.

[wilkin250r]

I've never carried water in the dunes.

Of course, there isn't much area to the dunes I ride. Even if I break down on the opposite side, I can walk back to camp within an hour. And it's nearly impossible to get lost.

[kgbg]

have a little compasion. These people were from out of town, they didn' tknow what they were geting in to. It was an accident, accidents happen all the time. I admit they were unprepared, but stupd is a little harsh. Stupid would be if they did it again next weekend.
That sucks....poor kid

[QuadJunkies]

this saddens me so....:( How that little girl must have felt and what was going through her mind...

[XANDADA]

That really sucks:( Being from Ohio myself I'm sure they had no idea what it would really be like. You see pictures and hear stories but it doesn't do the place justice. My first trip to Glamis really opened my eyes. I had no idea that dunes like that existed in the USA and when you say hot to someone from Ohio we think 95 degrees and high humidity not 115 and no humidity. That 0 humidity is what kills ya, it just sucks that water right out of your system and before ya know it your dehydrated. I could totally see how someone could get lost at Glamis too. If I weren't with a buddy who goes there all the time I'd of been up poo creek somewhere halfway to Mexico. All the more reason that when you see some folks that look lost or need some help to stop and offer assistance.

[Str8Wicked]

It all boils down to people under estimating Glamis and not respecting what nature can do to you down there. I posted this message to open a few people's eyes so when they do take a trip to Glamis in the summer they are ready. They have to remember that in Glamis 85 is already way to hot, and 110 is just unbearable.


Someone in the above post mentioned you can walk back within an hour. In Glamis with that heat I doubt you would make it over two dunes. It's a pain to walk the dunes in winter at night let a lone in 110 heat with no shade or water.


Good luck to everyone rolling out there and I hoope you guys all take a lesson from this post....

[josh]

Originally posted by own2424
Yup, When I came to Arizona last summer it was SCORCHING too! I went riding every single day, but only after 6pm, and even then the temp was over 100 degrees! I always carried my cell phone and some other stuff I need. OH yea, the best invention to bring with you out there is a camelback. I either filled it with h20 or gatorade.

and to think of it, i live in az in the valley, mesa if u know were that is, i've lived out here for like 5 years and i have to say, we got lucky last summer, it was pretty mild, i tell pple from outa state that it's hot here, but they would never have a clue that for like 4 1/2 months we have consistent weather than never breaks below 85 deg in the middle of the night, so far this past week we've had our peak temps up to like 114, and were expecting some 117-120 this weekend, what blows me away was that my buddy was driving back from cali last weekend and he decided to stay the night in yuma, and he told me how it was maintiaining 110 deg. and it suddenly jumped up to 130 then 140, that's crazy, it didn't hold for tooo long but he said it did hit 140, could u imagine? we built our own custom 6 pack racks before we went to the dunes out in yuma the first few times we went, cuz when ur at the dune site, if u get stuck far out, ur screwed, so a good idea to all of u is to get some little cobra radio's or any type of multi channel radio thing that u can cary with u, or a cb radio if ur in a truck, cuz it's a great item to have if u break down u can walk to the top of a hill and scan the channels and radio for some help, but yes, make sure to bring more than enough water cuz there aren't any local grocery stores close by the dune sites, especially in glammis, glammis is like 40 miles off the main freeway, not much inbetween that besides sand and big *** hills

[EXracer8604]

Originally posted by wilkin250r
I've never carried water in the dunes.

Of course, there isn't much area to the dunes I ride. Even if I break down on the opposite side, I can walk back to camp within an hour. And it's nearly impossible to get lost.


thats how the dunes are here, i could walk across the place in about 1-2 hours if i was on the other side.