# @downinnadesert on Instagram - **Type:** Image - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddmb-zLj8qI - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70864498-downinnadesert-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/088f497870.jpg - **Posted:** 2026-09-22T19:00:46.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** Down In The Desert🌵 (@downinnadesert) — https://gondola.cc/downinnadesert ## Caption Two women, a teen and two big dogs had to be rescued off a Scottsdale trail Saturday, and not one of them had a charged phone. The group headed out on the Lost Dog Wash Trail in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve around 8:30 in the morning, bringing a Great Dane and a Golden Retriever with them. By about 11, they had run out of water and were in real trouble. None of their phones had any battery left. The only reason help came is that another hiker walking by saw them struggling and made the call. Scottsdale firefighters treated the group right there on the trail. The dogs had nothing protecting their paws from the ground, so crews loaded the Great Dane into a wheeled rescue basket and drove him down on a UTV. They soaked both dogs with water and got them into a cool car. Scottsdale Fire says it was at least the second rescue on that same trail that morning. It is almost October and it is still hot out there. Scottsdale Fire’s advice is simple. Bring more water than you think you need, bring a phone that is actually charged, and gear up your dogs too, including something for their paws. Pavement and trail rock get hot enough to burn them. Everything above comes from the Scottsdale Fire Department. Send us your stories to be featured on the page. #Scottsdale #McDowellSonoranPreserve #HikeSmart #ArizonaNews #DownInnaDesert ## Stats - **Views:** 0 - **Likes:** 1,828 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 724 ## Credits No public credits are recorded here. This does not identify who made the post. ## Tags mcdowellsonoranpreserve, downinnadesert, scottsdale, arizonanews, hikesmart --- Copyright (c) Gondola