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Saguaro National Park advises summer hikers to drink about how much water each hour?

About 1 quart per hour of hiking in summer.

  1. About 1 quart ✔
  2. About 1 cup
  3. About 1 gallon

Why: Hot desert hiking burns through water fast. The park suggests about a quart an hour in summer, plus sports drinks or salty snacks to replace salt.

Huh, didn't know that: The same park says to take at least 2 quarts per day in winter.

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Why don't cactuses ever get thirsty? They've got it all stored up.
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Sources

  1. Hiking Safety Information, Saguaro National Park (NPS) https://home.nps.gov/sagu/planyourvisit/hiking-safety-information.htm

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