PHOENIX — Hiking in the Arizona summer heat can be as dangerous as it is scenic. Tragically, it proved fatal for one experienced hiker just last week—and nearly so for another the very next day.

Avid hiker Hannah Moody , 31, died after suffering from heat exhaustion while trekking through the Sonoran Mountain Preserve, east of Scottsdale. Her loved ones say the extreme temperatures overcame her, despite her experience and fitness.

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Now, another woman, a newcomer to the Valley, hopes her story can serve as a warning to others who may underestimate the dangers of the desert.

Professional photographer Meghan Beadnell had just moved to Gilbert, Arizona when she set out on her first hike, a ph

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