Hiking in the sun

I’m getting absolutely burnt up with the relentless sun. As soon as the sun comes up I apply sun block. I apply it to my nose, cheeks, and hands. I reapply it every two hours. Everything else is pretty well covered. I always wear a cap or else I put up my umbrella.

My nose is getting the brunt of it. When Justin met me today he said my nose was bleeding. It’s because I wear a nose strip at night to help me breathe and somehow I had removed it along with some skin too. Ugh! It didn’t hurt. My dear son Justin applied a bandage with Neosporin onto it. I’m trying not to burn. Really I am.

On the very sunny Wyoming high plains trying to protect myself against the brutal suns rays with sun block, sun glasses, long pants, long-sleeve shirt, optional hat and umbrella. (Photograph Courtesy of J. Watt)
What I look like from the back side. (Photograph Courtesy of J. Watt)