I get what you're saying Teacher. It's deceptive.

I'm a fan of preparing for all seasons at once at this time of year. layering is crucial!

Now that we're getting daily temperatures in the mid-teens to low-twenties (degrees C) and creeping higher, a lot of people have switched to shorts, t-shirts and sandles. We must have seen a dozen people dressed for summer on our weekend hike. (Only one other person and I had packs and our family were the only ones with jackets.) My son wanted to be one of them. By the time we reached the shores of Lake Ontario, he was thankful he was wearing long pants and brought his hoodie and jacket along. (Mom's wool blanket sure came in handy on the cool, damp sand too!)

We weren't far from civilization, but things happen. When the sun is low and set, it can get pretty chilly, and rain and/or wind can make it downright cold. "Cold + wet = sick" is our mantra.

If something went wrong, with either the summer-dressed hikers, or us if we weren't careful, it could have brought on hypothermia. Waiting for help can take a while. We had to consider our exhertion levels so we didn't build up too much of a sweat along the way.