*** “Not a ton of time for scuba diving, especially here in the desert” ***
I live on the Coast so SCUBA is available... You have Snorkeling in Rivers even in the Desert ;^)
I used to tube in AZ... lots of fun!
My kid brother didn’t have a good day tubing in AZ, Flash Flood separated him from his vehicle and all his stuff then a bunch of Javalina chased him up a cactus after he hiked back up to where he could see his truck and he was trapped up that cactus for hours, bleeding.
He cussed me for a long time for talking him into the trip... I can’t help it, I laughed at him more than he cussed at me.
(Larry the Cable Guy ... “That right there is Funny, I don’t care who you are”)
Oh, ow!