Although I had postponed because of the high temperatures I was experiencing in Texas and Arizona it was still pretty hot. But it was really exciting setting out for the last leg of this journey knowing there really was light at the end of the tunnel. I grew up in Scottsdale and I love the desert in the autumn so I did enjoy my time there. Got caught in a sand storm with near white out conditions while I was in Mesa but didn’t encounter any monsoons. I was stunned how much that area along with Gilbert had grown since my last visit. I read the population had grown by something like 500% in the last five years. Crazy! Everyone moving from California I guess. LOL.