Good advice, but an umbrella will be of doubtful value when the wind is whipping you at 40+ mph.

Since my desert hiking has been limited to fall and winter, heat has been the lesser issue compared to water. Even when it's cool, evaporation is swift in the desert. You know it's happening when you seem to never have to pee! And the wind seems to increase it.


Edited by mockturtle (02/09/08 08:31 AM)