I get it, I love the desert as much as anyone and there is nothing quite like a hike on the mountains here in Phoenix.

Please though, don’t start your hike at 4pm while wearing all black.

Two men who became overheated and got lost while hiking along South Mountain on Tuesday night were hospitalized, firefighters said.

The Phoenix Fire Department says crews responded on Aug. 12 at around 8 p.m. and found both hikers one mile from the trailhead.

"The patients stated they had been hiking since 4PM, became ill and got lost," Capt. Todd Keller said.

Firefighters say a Phoenix Firebird 10 was used to extract the hikers from the mountain. The two men were then loaded into awaiting ambulances and taken to a hospital. They are in stable condition.

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