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I'm just north of Palm Springs by JTNP and the airbnb next door has been booked pretty often despite frequent highs >110F. It doesn't make sense to me either,
by pengaru 3y ago
I'm just north of Palm Springs by JTNP and the airbnb next door has been booked pretty often despite frequent highs >110F.
It doesn't make sense to me either, but tourists still come here in the summer.
- wnc3141 3y agoMy guess is those vacations were booked long before checking the weather. Sure maybe a sunk cost thing but the commitment and scarcity of time off is pretty understandable
- scarby2 3y agothere's a lot of people who visit palm springs party at night and sleep through the heat of the day.
- pengaru 3y agoMaybe for some tourists it's the extreme heat and dryness that defines what's unique about the desert experience? Beats me. Even that well-known search & rescue story of the "Death Valley Germans" dated their van rental from July [0]: > The vehicle, owned by Dollar Rent a Car, had been rented to a group of four German tourists in Los Angeles on July 8, 1996. > The vehicle had been due back to the rental agency in Los Angeles on July 26, but had never been returned. [0] https://www.otherhand.org/home-page/search-and-rescue/the-hunt-for-the-death-valley-germans/introduction/ https://www.otherhand.org/home-page/search-and-rescue/the-hu... Edit: if you didn't know this story, I'm so sorry about your next N unproductive hours.
- mgerdts 3y agoApology accepted, and thank you for a pointer to such a great story.
- 1letterunixname 3y agoIndoor golfing, bingo tournaments, and the last remaining shopping malls? ;-P