HOTTER THAN A TIN CAN IN THE SUN

EVERY YEAR AT THE END OF THE SUMMER SEASON MARY WRITES A BLOG CALLED , "REFLECTIONS ON THE LAKE". THE LAST FIVE YEARS WE'VE WORKED AT LAKE TAHOE AND ENJOYED THE BEAUTIFUL TOURIST AREA., CAMPED AMONG THOSE HUGH BEAUTIFUL PINE TREES. ALL IN THE PURSUIT OF OUR GOAL, "SUNNY & 80".

NOW WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THE SUMMER ON THE LOWER MOHAVE DESERT AT 600 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL, HOPING TO SURVIVE TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES. THE LAST TIME WE SPENT THE SUMMER ON THE DESERT WAS THE SUMMER OF 2000 WHEN WE WERE ON THE EDGE OF THE BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS AT WENDOVER, NEVADA.

AT WENDOVER WE WERE ON THE HIGH DESERT AT 4,000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. LOT'S OF DAYS AT 90 DEGREES, BUT NOTHING OVER 100 DEGREES LIKE WE'RE SURE TO EXPERIENCE THIS SUMMER.

SO AFTER ALL THESE YEARS OF READING ABOUT "SUNNY & 80", YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO READ ABOUT REX WHINING ABOUT THE WEATHER, EXTREME WEATHER, ON THE DESERT IN SUMMER.

THE PHRASE, "HOTTER THAN A TIN CAN IN THE SUN" JUST DOSEN'T HAVE THE RING OF "SUNNY & 80".

THE PUNCH LINE
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