Talked to someone (a Minnesota transplant about 5 years ago) about the valley of Mordor here.....he happened to mention that it extended to Tucson.
He wondered why I was laughing so hard.....
See....you just always get me in trouble.
Ha! Good! Maybe you should go swimming in that salt lake today :) Or, look for some jackelopes. How hot is it, seriously? It's 108 here and that's 8 above normal, plus no real rain in sight.