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reach 105°F (41°C) in the shade, walking can be agony at best, and dangerous at
worst. Budget for other forms of transportation during June, July and August.
Moreover, remember that you're hiking in the desert. I'm not only talking
about heat here but about distance perception. There's something about the qual-
ity of the air, and the outsize proportions of the casinos, that make distances look
much shorter than they actually are along the Strip. Like that clichéd fellow crawl-
ing through the desert, thinking he's going to reach the top of that nearby ridge
any second, you'll probably find that what you thought would be a quick stroll
from, say, Excalibur to the Venetian, is in reality quite a trek. Trust maps, and not
your eyes, in this desert oasis.
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