I've had such bad experiences in Tucson, I was kind of dreading the return, but the nonstop thunderstorms raged in Flagstaff and I had had it with the wet and mud! I drove through two more storms on the way to Tucson at one point pulling off on a "scenic view" to watch the water on the cement wondering if it would wash me off the parking lot while the hurricane winds were blowing the bushes sideways. I kept chanting, "Another adventure..."
As I approached the town of Globe, Google News started flashing emergency alerts covering the maps telling me no driving in the area unless you are escaping! Jeez! What do I do, park and wait to be washed away? I proceeded cautiously, but most of the water was gone leaving piles of debris. The devastation in Globe from the flood the day before was pretty shocking. (There is news footage if you are interested.) It was hard to find gas because most of the stations were shut down. The thundercloud forming on the far side of Globe as I was leaving via Highway 77 was scary looking, like hell had opened up, and once the storm hit, it pounded with little visibility.
It only lasted about twenty minutes and I chanted while slowly driving those highway curves, "Another adventure...." I could see the blue skies in the distance and that gave me hope.
Then everything cleared! The sun shone brightly. The skies turned bright blue with big, fluffy, white clouds. Beautiful all the way into Tucson. I arrived to 75 degrees and cool 60s at night! (Keep in mind that changed the next day and the temperatures climbed to 99 degrees, BUT the nights cool down to 69-70!)
The Catalina Mountains and Oro Valley scenery were spectacular:
Now I remember why I moved here in the first place before PEOPLE tried to ruin it for me! Can we get rid of the people now?
Bonus: Sinuses started clearing up the moment I reached Tucson!
The Great Adventure comes to an end! Back to ground zero.
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