Any services or products provided by independently owned and operated franchisees are not provided by, affiliated with or related to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC nor any of its affiliated companies. Each franchise is independently owned and operated. Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Sotheby's International Realty ® and the Sotheby’s International Realty logo are service marks licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC and used with permission. He said he had completed extensive training and was getting ready for another hike in August.© MMXXIII Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty. Francine and I could bear only a few minutes of it before diving into our cars for the relief of air conditioning, but Steve was persistent. We asked if he wanted water or air conditioning or a ride back to the trailhead, which was about two miles away as the crow flies.Īlready, a scalding wind was blowing through the park, overheating our electronic equipment and turning metal door handles into hot irons. He said he was an experienced outdoorsman, and he was determined to finish his round-trip solo hike to Golden Canyon. during extreme summer temperatures, but Steve was chipper. The park service advises visitors not to hike in the park after 10 a.m. It didn’t seem like enough for his trek, and although it was still morning, we were worried for his safety. A one-liter plastic bottle of water, nearly full, rested beside him. He was 71.Īs he sat in his small patch of shade, he laced his gloved fingers over one knee. He was from the Sunland neighborhood of Los Angeles, he told us from beneath his wide-brimmed straw hat. His face was smeared with white zinc sunscreen his body clad in khaki against the searing sun.
By the time I looked over, the hiker had already reached the blacktop and scrunched his lean frame beneath a metal informational sign - the overlook’s only spot of shade.
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