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Sunset at Kelso also means removing the tent's outer flap to let the hottest air escape through the screen

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01714-tent-work.jpg Like the Providence Mountains behind me, I stretch, and I stretch, upward and outward, the cool 90-degree air enveloping us allThumbnailsHeat does kill the appetite, but a good meal after exertion in the heat is still satisfying, if taken slowlyLike the Providence Mountains behind me, I stretch, and I stretch, upward and outward, the cool 90-degree air enveloping us allThumbnailsHeat does kill the appetite, but a good meal after exertion in the heat is still satisfying, if taken slowlyLike the Providence Mountains behind me, I stretch, and I stretch, upward and outward, the cool 90-degree air enveloping us allThumbnailsHeat does kill the appetite, but a good meal after exertion in the heat is still satisfying, if taken slowlyLike the Providence Mountains behind me, I stretch, and I stretch, upward and outward, the cool 90-degree air enveloping us allThumbnailsHeat does kill the appetite, but a good meal after exertion in the heat is still satisfying, if taken slowlyLike the Providence Mountains behind me, I stretch, and I stretch, upward and outward, the cool 90-degree air enveloping us allThumbnailsHeat does kill the appetite, but a good meal after exertion in the heat is still satisfying, if taken slowly

The sun, almost burned out for the day, glows beautifully now. Heat wafts out of my tent, rising from the hot rocks of the desert floor beneath it, replacing the sun as a heat source, for a while at least. Everything inside the tent is so hot!