Today I was content to ride and contemplate the grandeur beauty of southern Utah. It was a hot ride, 100 degrees at the end, but the heat here was not as unprecedented as many others locations. From weather.gov:
RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1151 PM MDT WED SEP 7 2022 ...RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR SEPTEMBER 7TH... STATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD YEAR ALTA 83 79 1983 ALTAMONT 89 87 2013 BRIGHAM CITY 99 94 1977 CEDAR CITY 96 95 1955 CITY CK WATER PL 97 89 2021 DESERET 102 98 1977 ESCALANTE 98 94 1955 ESKDALE 100 96 2020 LAKETOWN 90 89 1979 MANTI 98 96 1895 MTN DELL DAM 98 93 1959 NEOLA 93 90 1977 PROVO BYU 102 94 2020 SALT LAKE CITY 107 99 1979 SCIPIO 101 96 1932 SLC DOWNTOWN 102 90 2014 SPANISH FORK 101 98 1966 TOOELE 102 94 1977
Woah, did Salt Lake City reach it’s all time high of 107 degrees, again (once already this summer, also last summer)?
Tomorrow I’ll be in Panguitch, and I look forward to dialog, discussion and feedback.
Pete’s thoughts are here too!
We are at the end of the second day. I am bouncing between a feeling of utter doom and the energy of action, of doing something. The doom stems from the reality of our climate catastrophe brought to life through blunt conversation, Kodachrome vivid, all the world melting away. And tonight we are camped in Kodachrome State Park. Peaceful, beautiful, friends and great food, many laughs. A respite, repose and refueling.
Pete Vordenberg
I suspect this is the curse and blessing of climate activism – facing the issue. In that, is fear and also remedy. One hopes to the problem itself but certainly to the sense of doom. They say on a boat, when there is a fire, there is nowhere to run. You have to turn and face the flames. It is your only hope, your own action, advancing toward the heat and smoke in spite of the instinct to flee is all you have. And far out to sea, this is how ships are saved. The only way they are ever saved. By turning toward the flames.
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The scenery alone, but also anticipation for your next conversation would help keep you going through the heat of the day!