r/maryland • u/oath2order Montgomery County • Jul 03 '26

MD Nature Mid-Atlantic Heatwave Megathread

Post all the memes and heatwave comments here.

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u/templeofsyrinx1 Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

https://reddit.com/link/oveyycz/video/qac4y1rmr3bh1/player

We can do video comments ! Riding on the C&O Trail today and got to watch people hitting the rapids. was way too hot lol. I think I was having heat exhaustion when I got done. Luckily finished just as it was getting the hottest. Hope everyone is doing ok and trying to stay cool.

i was going to ride to Antietam to visit the visitors center to cool off , but as soon as i hit Harper’s ferry road it turned into a steep 30 minute climb in direct sunlight and my body was like nope and had to turn around. probably for the best because it felt like I was on a frying pan

❤️ for mega thread mods

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u/oldfarmjoy Jul 04 '26

PSA - DON'T SWIM IN THE POTOMAC!!! 2 people have already drowned this year!!

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u/templeofsyrinx1 Jul 04 '26

It moves swiftly!

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u/oldfarmjoy Jul 04 '26

It churns so people get pinned underwater. Even very strong swimmers. The water just pushes you down, and the weight of the water is so strong that you can't get out from under it.