There’s no question that it’s going to be a hot week in the USA.
Indeed, the temps at The Idiot’s basecamp in Redding, CA, are forecast to be well above 100°.
The anticipated highs in Redding during the week of July 25 range from 106-112°.
(Photo: Kevin Devine)
So what’s an Idiot to do?
Here are a few tips:
Start hiking each morning at the first hint of sunrise.
Chill out in the shade with a cool drink and pretend you’re on the French Riviera.
(Photo: Kevin Devine)
Go shopping in downtown Redding, CA, where there are always sales on something.
(Photo: Kevin Devine)
Cook light meals.
Go to a restaurant with AC and start 34 online Scrabble games.
(Photo: Kevin Devine)
Try to look cool, calm and collected when posing for pictures.
(Photo: Kevin Devine)
Head across the Trinity Alps to the Pacific Ocean.
About Joel
Joel Stratte-McClure has been a global trekker since the 1970s. He lived in France for over 30 years, working as a journalist, before he turned his attention to a unique life-time-project of walking the shores of the Mediterranean. The first 4,401 kilometers are explored in his inspirational and entertaining first book "The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean." The next 4,401 kilometers are covered in the gods-filled sequel, "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean,” published on Valentine's Day 2013. The last 4,401 kilometers will be discussed in the last book of the trilogy currently entitled "The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Alexander the Great Walks the Mediterranean."