You'd think he would learn...

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Mar 14, 2022
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The same hiker got rescued twice from the same hike in two days.

Please use common sense when you go hiking. Remember that the temperature drops about 3 degrees F for every 1,000 feet you climb. I remember one trip with my daughter in NYC when it was raining on the streets...but when we got to the top of the Empire State Building, 1,00 feet higher, it was snowing.

https://www.kvoa.com/news/new-york-city-man-rescued-twice-in-2-days-on-arizona-hikes/article_91bda132-eebf-5de7-9a4f-139d9deee813.html

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