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what time of year did that happen in Joshua Tree? I lived there for a while and that sounds like a death wish if it was hot - but a lot of the year the temperat

what time of year did that happen in Joshua Tree? I lived there for a while and that sounds like a death wish if it was hot - but a lot of the year the temperature is pretty nice.

newnewpdro 8y ago
This was late spring. It wasn't a hot day, but the aridity out there is too dehydrating for me, I always bring a water bottle hiking any distance in the desert. Just breathing in that environment dries me out. Keep in mind it only takes around 30-40 minutes to run 4 miles, so they were looking at spending a little over an hour without water before getting back to their vehicle. I regularly run a 4 mile loop near my property by JTNP, it's not that big a deal until summer arrives then I have to do it at or after dusk to not overheat. It's much more dehydrating to go slow and spend all day out there, in my experience.
- newman8r 8y ago
  I've got a 5 acre parcel in Wonder Valley - nice to see someone else on HN from the area. I'm contemplating starting some sort of hacker community out there at some point, I think it's a great spot and one of the best areas in California for the price.
  - newnewpdro 8y ago
    It's not bad, especially outside of summer the climate is quite nice. Are you living there full-time?
    - newman8r 8y ago
      I'll move there permanently at some point, but for now I go out from Nov-Feb when the weather's nice (and fewer snakes). I still need to get a proper well drilled. I was living in a trailer out there which was great but it got vandalized, so my plan is to build something more permanent. I think there's a ton of potential in the CA deserts. The low prices, relative proximity to LA, ability for people to work remotely, decreasing prices of solar - I'm predicting a boom out there in the next 2 decades. The 1950s homesteaders fled because it was too inhospitable, but technology seems to have changed that.
      - newnewpdro 8y ago
        That's neat, my place is in Wonder Valley as well. I agree for the most part with everything you've said about the area's potential future. There's too much property crime out there currently though, and things could easily get a lot worse as the population grows. Wonder Valley is a pretty fragile society currently. Much of the harmless residents are elderly and unless more people like us fill in the vacuum they'll leave behind it will probably go down the crapper quite fast. Personally I'm hoping the nascent artist community takes over, but it's going to take some serious luck and effort for a sustainable economy to emerge.

what time of year did that happen in Joshua Tree? I lived there for a while and that sounds like a death wish if it was hot - but a lot of the year the temperature is pretty nice.

newnewpdro 8y ago

This was late spring. It wasn't a hot day, but the aridity out there is too dehydrating for me, I always bring a water bottle hiking any distance in the desert. Just breathing in that environment dries me out. Keep in mind it only takes around 30-40 minutes to run 4 miles, so they were looking at spending a little over an hour without water before getting back to their vehicle. I regularly run a 4 mile loop near my property by JTNP, it's not that big a deal until summer arrives then I have to do it at or after dusk to not overheat. It's much more dehydrating to go slow and spend all day out there, in my experience.

newman8r 8y ago
I've got a 5 acre parcel in Wonder Valley - nice to see someone else on HN from the area. I'm contemplating starting some sort of hacker community out there at some point, I think it's a great spot and one of the best areas in California for the price.
- newnewpdro 8y ago
  It's not bad, especially outside of summer the climate is quite nice. Are you living there full-time?
  - newman8r 8y ago
    I'll move there permanently at some point, but for now I go out from Nov-Feb when the weather's nice (and fewer snakes). I still need to get a proper well drilled. I was living in a trailer out there which was great but it got vandalized, so my plan is to build something more permanent. I think there's a ton of potential in the CA deserts. The low prices, relative proximity to LA, ability for people to work remotely, decreasing prices of solar - I'm predicting a boom out there in the next 2 decades. The 1950s homesteaders fled because it was too inhospitable, but technology seems to have changed that.
    - newnewpdro 8y ago
      That's neat, my place is in Wonder Valley as well. I agree for the most part with everything you've said about the area's potential future. There's too much property crime out there currently though, and things could easily get a lot worse as the population grows. Wonder Valley is a pretty fragile society currently. Much of the harmless residents are elderly and unless more people like us fill in the vacuum they'll leave behind it will probably go down the crapper quite fast. Personally I'm hoping the nascent artist community takes over, but it's going to take some serious luck and effort for a sustainable economy to emerge.