Ana, we associate sunscreen with the beach so much that we often think we can skip it when not there. But that’s a huge mistake as we’ve both learned. You can get a sunburn anywhere and so quickly too, especially in the mountains. Sorry you had to learn that the hard way. 🙁

My worst one was in the mountains.
And, just in case anybody would like to take a more lax approach to sun protection, it was in the morning (8 or 9-ish, I’d guess), and I was exposed for just 10 minutes – just the amount of time I needed to go to the shop and back to my tent.

I had told myself: “Oh, I don’t need to go into the whole sunscreen application deal – it’ll be just a few minutes” even though I had the lotion with me!

I wound up with painful burns and, when they passed, freckles.

That episode had one positive effect, too – it made me finally get into sunscreen seriously and without exception.