Okay, maybe the first report of WNHD.
The full moon was at its transit, the air had cooled down from its record high. It is just too hot to hike tomorrow day, so tonight we hike in the moonlight.
We left and immediately noticed the temperature was still hot! It had been been somewhere around 117F during the day. We had taken refuge in the swimming pool at the sweat. Sitting for 15 to 30 minutes in 160F humid actually makes one think that 117F is okay for a couple of minutes. Staying in a swimming pool into wrinkled skin is the solution to tolerate this misalignment.
We took off around 11:00pm. It had been still 100F at 9:00pm according to the weather service. It was hot obviously in the high 90F. It is usually closer to 100F for a high and by 8:00pm the temp sinks to 80F. The same number of degrees had dropped off ,but it was still hot. I was dripping perspiration on the trail!
We took off through the neighborhood happily nude. This is a bit rural with generally 4 acre lots. We had seven homes to pass before leaving the neighborhood and the slope uphill into the Tortolita Mountains. It is a Sunday night and late. There is likely that no one will be encountered along the way. We had decided to visit a familiar triple crested saguaro and watch the city lights glitter from a vantage point. It was where we had spent Valentine’s Day a couple of years before. There is a report on:
https://thefreerangenaturist.org/2016/02/We attempted photos of the crested in the dark and then, moseyed on up to the top of the hill. We stood there admiring the view of the multitudes of city lights across the valley below. A hoot owl and coyotes were heard from our perch. When midnight hit, it was time to go home. We encountered a small deer and a cottontail bunny on the way.
There ya go. We participated as best that we could for WNHD 2016. This will probably be the first report on a couple of sites. The low will be 80F tonight. It will begin to warm as the sun rises at 5:00am. That means that it will be hot tomorrow morning, early. This is the best that we could do. Next week, we will be doing a nude hike 5 days straight.
Jbee
