Heat wave in the east, rain and lots of it in the west.

Our host in Youngstown, OH, assured us that west of the Mississippi river we wouldn’t encounter rain. We have news for him!

As I write we are driving from the Grand Canyon to Phoenix, AZ. It is the second day for us in Arizona and the second day of rain. The outside temperature is 14 degrees Celsius. New York is suffering from temperatures in the high thirties.

The most rain we encountered thus far has been in the “desert” states of Arizona and New Mexico. These states have varied geography. We drove north to Santa Fe on a long section of highway through beautiful woods filled with evergreen trees. In the distance we saw continuous lightening strikes.

This is day two in Arizona and we haven’t seen Cacti yet.



As I write the rain has intensified. Both sides of Interstate 17 seems to be flash flooding. We just passed a portion of slightly flooded highway. We had to drive on the left shoulder to avoid the water. Those behind us might not be able to pass. This is the Arizona we didn’t hear about.