While I didn't keep true to posting this on a regular basis, I am ready to give it another try.
One of Arizona's key weather features is one day it can be a beautiful 68 degrees before sunrise, but by noon it is a toasty 105. Despite the conditions I had an opporunity for a weekday hike, so I took it, because how often do I get to experience the outdoors, on a weekday, and feel the sunshine against my skin? Not often.
Lucky for me, scattered thunderstorms were rolling through the Valley at the time of my hike. 1 hour and 45 minutes, 1000 calories burned. Not bad!
When I was driving home, I came across a casualty of the mortgage crisis. The grand entry to a would be McMansion was overgrown with weeds and dead grass. It reminded me of some of the forgotten mining camps my husband and I have come across during our off-road adventures.
It is nice to remember what the mid-day sun feels like.
