Arizona sunshine

I'm now in Arizona, enjoying the sunshine, but it's cold!!!  This has happened the last 2 times we've been here. AZ will be having the usual sunny, warm weather....then we'll arrive, and the temps drop and the cold wind begins.  Sheesh.
Yesterday and today the temp when we've left to go hike has been 31.  Yes, that's one degree below freezing. Today the afternoon temp climbed to 60, so it's improving.
The first night we got here I heard the local weather guy explaining in detail the term, "wind chill." I thought,  most of the people here in February are from places where they are fully aware of the term, "wind chill."

Yesterday we hiked a bit over 4 miles. The first mile and three quarters was UPHILL, and had a few difficult patches. We had lunch at the top, with a gorgeous view, then hiked back down.  As you can imagine, we had on appropriate hiking gear (read: dorky clothing, and lots of it).  On our way up, we were passed by a man and a woman, middle aged, jogging up the trail. She actually had on a sweater with SEQUINS. He had on shorts. It was quite embarrassing to be huffing and puffing up the mountainside and be passed by joggers, but to be passed by joggers wearing sequins and shorts was not to be born!! To add insult to injury, neither of them had any, ANY water or emergency supplies.  My dear husband is certified in wilderness first aid, teaches classes  in it, and he insists on hiking and riding horses with the appropriate supplies.  These people had nothing.  However, they were in waaaaaay better shape than us.

If you're wondering how I can get "a bit over 4 miles" out of the "mile and three quarters uphill, then back down,"  when we got to the bottom we did another hike of a  mile. On flat ground, I must confess.

Hey, don't you think UP the mountain miles should count double?

Today a friend and I did a 6 mile hike, while my husband girded his loins and went straight up a mountainside for 2.5 miles, then back down.  What a guy.

So.......1486 more miles to Moab.  Hey, I'm setting the road on fire!