In late May I plan on going to Spain close to the only desert in Europe - Tabernas- and wish to make my first time in a desert special.
I'd like to go for a longer hike/run into it Tabernas, maybe something like 15km, but I'm incredibly ill suited for warmer climates.
So, PrepHoleists, anyone with any experience from this place? How hot does it get during the day in late may? Is a run here even worth it? Anywhere especially beautiful in this wasteland?
Looks like Arizona.
they used to film spaghetti westerns there so makes sense
I'm considering finding a trail and run to one of the western towns, or film sets, in the desert, but I'm unsure if it is a good idea
Running through a desert under the hot Sun? How much water are you going to carry with you? Because apart from the one you need to be drinking constantly, your head is going to get so hot that you could pass out so you will need water to refresh your head and body in general. Also strong sun cream or you will get burnt badly.
To be honest I don't think that running a long distance without constant water to drink and refresh your head and body is a good idea.
I was thinking of bringing about 6L of water in a bag while running, however I will admit that I haven't really researched what temperatures to expect as this just an idea I have.
I'm probably run at low intensity for about 10-15 km, but I haven't made my mind up quite yet
I was gonna say inland Southern California.
>incredibly ill suited for warmer climates.
How come? Light clothing and sunscreen for protection and lots of water is all you need.
It means he's fat
That means they store more water like a camel.
More like I'm getting uncomfortable when it is above 27 Celsius and sweat alot, I'm generally in decent shape
its fricking cold in winter and probably at most warm most of the year in that part of our country, just dont go when is hot
most of the iberian peninsula is arid lands, it is just the way it is
Dont be a pussy.
You're not acclimated to the heat. You need to acclimate.
dont they have deserts in turkey?
You will never be a European
>This arbitrary line on a map is totally valid and reasonable, guys ??!1
That's how maps works, yes.
Yes.
i'd go there during winter months
How did spain even got a desert? Did the muzzies brought one with them when colonizing the place?
Same way most deserts form. Blocking windward mountain ranges with high orthographic lifting effect and jet stream positions. Jet streams play a huge role, mountains less so but are still important. An example of the jet stream overcoming mountains is the western US where lowlands can get as little as 1 inch of average precipitation a year, while inland mountains can get up to 60-100 average inches of precipitation a year, coastal mountains get up to 300 inches, and parts of Hawaii up to 500 inches. An example of mountains more successfully rerouting a predominant jetstream is inland china, Gansu province and inner Mongolia and surrounds, average winter temp is -18c and areas will get less than 4 inches of annual precipitation while to the north and east the Siberian high and Pacific jetstream dump up to 1000 inches of winter snow on Japan and 250 inches in Siberian mountains, both similar amounts to every western US state and western Canadian province. During the ice age the Sahara was actually almost completely green due to the jet stream being at a much lower latitude. There are more than a few rabbit holes when you begin deep studying the climate. The Iberian peninsula deserts are still moderately productive to agriculture in river and drainage dales, similar to the lower elevation deserts of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Utah (all of which like Spain also have expansive temperate forests, and snowy mountain ranges, albeit the US ones are up to 5-10 times snowier in totals, like putting the snowiest Austrian ski mountain in central or southern Spain at its least, but in AZ and NM).
Bulgaria has an area like that as well https://travelbulgaria.news/only-desert-eastern-europe-pobiti-kamani-bulgaria/
Anon... a couple of sand dunes don't make a desert.
By that logic most countries in Europe would have deserts.
>Oh look! Pic related, that is totally a desert (Romania), no doubt about that. It couldn't be that it is a totally localized phenomenon.
well yeah its more of an oddity but I thought you might find it interesting
behold the dutch sahara
homie where's the bike track. did you lift the bike to take a pic
it's not my bike, but looks so
Somewhat related, pic related is Bardenas Reales in Navarra northern Spain. Landscape is relally beutiful and I recomend visiting it if you are around
Euro tourists are constantly getting themselves into trouble in American deserts because they don't bring enough water. Bring lots of water.
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