We made it to lovely Sedona in an extension of the same heatwave. Apparently, we had to learn the hard way about the proper way to hike in hot desert summer.
Maya enjoying our rental house.
The next morning we started this ill-advised hike with the kids. It was a recommended hike from the Kender/Page starting at Broken Arrow and finishing at Chicken Point. It was 11am by the time we got started and we thought it was around 100 degrees (it was actually 115 degrees).
This is one of those cases where the pictures look nice when the experience was much less pleasant.
We realized it was ridiculously hot, but instead of turning back we continued on our hike.
We are looking normal.
Look...a smile...it's forced.
This is how everyone really feels.
It's too hot.
We got to the end of the hike and a lovely lookout at Chicken Point. It was pretty, but we were too hot to really enjoy it.
Eating lunch while hiding in a shady crevasse in the cliff walls.
Cool rocks that are very hot..
Looking up at the hot crew.
We survived the first half.
Now with less water, we head back.
Our sad crew was afraid we might not make it, but eventually we found our way back to the hot car.
At home we all took cold showers and drank tons of water. Lesson learned.
