Originally Posted by
VegasJen
Here we are in the first week of June and I can see that my riding days for this summer are numbered. I just checked the local forecast and temps all week are going to be well into the 100s (something like 40C?), and probably won't be below 100 through August. Anyway, I can ride early in the morning if I want but it's amazing how fast it gets hot in the desert. The overnight low might be down into the 70s but by 9am it can already be 90* or better. It will probably stay this way until late September. I love it out here about nine months a year. But the 3-4 months of summer are absolutely brutal.
I cycle and hike all winter in southern Arizona. The hikers I know that continue outdoor activities during the summer switch to biking, citing the cooling effects of the self-generated breeze. But there are limits even for the desert rats and crazy people, and I'm sure you reach them more often down there in Vegas.