03 Aug 10
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyOnly that people have died and do die in the desert trying to walk across. Sometimes the coyotes ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote_%28smuggler%29 ) have been known to drop people off in the middle of nowhere, feeling they've satisfied their contract by bringing them over the border. The Sonoran Desert is harsh, especially in the noonday sun in August. Dehydration takes a major toll. Some groups take water out to the desert to leave for those poor unfortunates who have misjudged either the climate or their own endurance. Border Patrol understands the necessity of taking water along on extended patrols. Many try to work around the extremes by crossing at night, but as it is hundreds of miles to anywhere in the desert, underestimating the time it takes to cross can also be fatal.
These seasonal extremes play any significant role in maintaining border security?
04 Aug 10
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Originally posted by SuzianneSounds like an unrelenting inferno hell zone, even worse than the media portrays.
Only that people have died and do die in the desert trying to walk across. Sometimes the coyotes ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote_%28smuggler%29 ) have been known to drop people off in the middle of nowhere, feeling they've satisfied their contract by bringing them over the border. The Sonoran Desert is harsh, especially in the noonday sun in August. ...[text shortened]... miles to anywhere in the desert, underestimating the time it takes to cross can also be fatal.
May I assume you and your family have taken precautions and are relatively safe?