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I suck back lots of now-hot water from my Camelbak on this hot ride down Highway 190

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gb-000004-hot-camelbak.jpg About nine miles further on Highway 190, while riding south down the other side of Death Valley, I pass the Beatty CutoffThumbnailsI slowly approach Furnace Creek Campground, that green patch in the centre of the photoAbout nine miles further on Highway 190, while riding south down the other side of Death Valley, I pass the Beatty CutoffThumbnailsI slowly approach Furnace Creek Campground, that green patch in the centre of the photoAbout nine miles further on Highway 190, while riding south down the other side of Death Valley, I pass the Beatty CutoffThumbnailsI slowly approach Furnace Creek Campground, that green patch in the centre of the photoAbout nine miles further on Highway 190, while riding south down the other side of Death Valley, I pass the Beatty CutoffThumbnailsI slowly approach Furnace Creek Campground, that green patch in the centre of the photoAbout nine miles further on Highway 190, while riding south down the other side of Death Valley, I pass the Beatty CutoffThumbnailsI slowly approach Furnace Creek Campground, that green patch in the centre of the photo

My water is hot and unappealing by now, but it's still important to drink a lot of it to stay hydrated.

Hot water in hot weather is not very tasty, nor refreshing, but that doesn't matter. It provides the necessary sustenance to continue nonetheless.