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The mystery’s only deepening around the family found dead on Sierra trail(Aug’21

jelliclesfarm 5y ago
+ tragic accident. It has finally been ruled that it is indeed dehydration. https://abc7news.com/amp/mariposa-county-ca-family-found-dead-texts-for-help/11576049/ https://abc7news.com/amp/mariposa-county-ca-family-found-dea... While we all know the dangers of dehydration, this one is really stark and brutal. It made me want to look up what happens to the body when overheating happens. The body’s temperature self regulation mechanism is fascinating and the key seems to be sweat. Curious too now about certain genetic factors of those from brutally cold and high deserts. +2. https://www.offthegridnews.com/extreme-survival/desert-survival-secrets-from-the-bedouins/ https://www.offthegridnews.com/extreme-survival/desert-survi... : Learning Desert Survival Secrets From The Bedouins +3. https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/desert-survival-secrets-of-ancient-bedouin-navigation-1.425342 https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/desert-survival-secrets-... Desert survival: secrets of ancient bedouin navigation
mattlondon 5y ago
Terribly sad. Father found dead in seated position with baby and dog. Mother found slightly further up the trail. Temperatures hit 42c (109f) but was only mid-20s when they began. I can only imagine the desperate conversation. "You stay here - I'll go and get help". Utterly awful
- jelliclesfarm 5y ago
  Dehydration is brutal. I am from the south of india and I understand heat related casualties all too well. It is humidity that is the saving grace there. Sweat helps regulate body temperature and cools it down. It also reminds us to keep drinking water and lots of it. I have also heard that the reason we have a lot of spices and peppers and tamarind in our traditional cuisine is because it helps us sweat that cools the body to aid in body temperature regulation. I still remember my grandmother asking me not to go to the terrace and my 5-6 year brain was like ‘challenge accepted!’…I still recall the painful blisters that popped up like tiny transparent domes on the soles of my bare feet minutes after I came back to shade. No one understands desert heat like the Bedouins. I worked with someone who was into greyhound rescue. They were popular with the desert tribes for hunting/racing and he also explained how these dogs had evolved to be just a set of legs and lungs and tiny heart. To survive extreme temperatures. I also found out years later that I have a genetic condition where I can’t regulate inner temperature due to high external heat. (I also can’t climb beyond 6000 ft altitude without experiencing altitude sickness. I believe it’s the same reason) My grandfather used to drop down when mercury hit 40 C and he always called it ‘sunstroking’…in the states, it was declared ‘sun poisoning’..but I was pretty sure it’s genetic(confirmed) and always stayed in the shade. Of course..we all delightedly loved belting out Kipling..(who we ‘loved to hate’) and his oft quipped line of “Mad Dogs and English Men” ..it was later immortalized by Noel Coward..the poor dear would have been canceled today for https://youtu.be/8tJjwBWBbX4 https://youtu.be/8tJjwBWBbX4 There might be some truth to it tho’ because lack of melanin causes pain in response to what’s akin to their degree burns to Caucasian skin which releases a surfeit of endorphins …which delays them from getting under shade until it’s too late. The thing about hiking(and climbing) is that experienced outdoors people know that you can only advance half as much as your energy and water reserves will permit. And daylight. Coming downhill is just as crucial as going up.

+ tragic accident. It has finally been ruled that it is indeed dehydration. https://abc7news.com/amp/mariposa-county-ca-family-found-dead-texts-for-help/11576049/ https://abc7news.com/amp/mariposa-county-ca-family-found-dea... While we all know the dangers of dehydration, this one is really stark and brutal. It made me want to look up what happens to the body when overheating happens. The body’s temperature self regulation mechanism is fascinating and the key seems to be sweat. Curious too now about certain genetic factors of those from brutally cold and high deserts. +2. https://www.offthegridnews.com/extreme-survival/desert-survival-secrets-from-the-bedouins/ https://www.offthegridnews.com/extreme-survival/desert-survi... : Learning Desert Survival Secrets From The Bedouins +3. https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/desert-survival-secrets-of-ancient-bedouin-navigation-1.425342 https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/desert-survival-secrets-... Desert survival: secrets of ancient bedouin navigation

mattlondon 5y ago

Terribly sad. Father found dead in seated position with baby and dog. Mother found slightly further up the trail. Temperatures hit 42c (109f) but was only mid-20s when they began. I can only imagine the desperate conversation. "You stay here - I'll go and get help". Utterly awful

jelliclesfarm 5y ago
Dehydration is brutal. I am from the south of india and I understand heat related casualties all too well. It is humidity that is the saving grace there. Sweat helps regulate body temperature and cools it down. It also reminds us to keep drinking water and lots of it. I have also heard that the reason we have a lot of spices and peppers and tamarind in our traditional cuisine is because it helps us sweat that cools the body to aid in body temperature regulation. I still remember my grandmother asking me not to go to the terrace and my 5-6 year brain was like ‘challenge accepted!’…I still recall the painful blisters that popped up like tiny transparent domes on the soles of my bare feet minutes after I came back to shade. No one understands desert heat like the Bedouins. I worked with someone who was into greyhound rescue. They were popular with the desert tribes for hunting/racing and he also explained how these dogs had evolved to be just a set of legs and lungs and tiny heart. To survive extreme temperatures. I also found out years later that I have a genetic condition where I can’t regulate inner temperature due to high external heat. (I also can’t climb beyond 6000 ft altitude without experiencing altitude sickness. I believe it’s the same reason) My grandfather used to drop down when mercury hit 40 C and he always called it ‘sunstroking’…in the states, it was declared ‘sun poisoning’..but I was pretty sure it’s genetic(confirmed) and always stayed in the shade. Of course..we all delightedly loved belting out Kipling..(who we ‘loved to hate’) and his oft quipped line of “Mad Dogs and English Men” ..it was later immortalized by Noel Coward..the poor dear would have been canceled today for https://youtu.be/8tJjwBWBbX4 https://youtu.be/8tJjwBWBbX4 There might be some truth to it tho’ because lack of melanin causes pain in response to what’s akin to their degree burns to Caucasian skin which releases a surfeit of endorphins …which delays them from getting under shade until it’s too late. The thing about hiking(and climbing) is that experienced outdoors people know that you can only advance half as much as your energy and water reserves will permit. And daylight. Coming downhill is just as crucial as going up.