Desert Rain & Snow!

The desert was without rain for 143 days(told to us numerous times), but on Saturday the drought was over with a whopping 2 inches. It rained literally all night and all day. We spent the day at Taliesin West, the Frank L. Wright desert creation. What a fantastic place that is. Frank wasn't always known for his engineering skills, and in the desert you can build with pretty much anything. There isn't enough water for mold. But on that day, the roofs were leaking. While we were sitting in the living room, I noticed a persistent drip right next to the grand piano. I think the bucket guy was napping on the job. There was wet carpet numerous places.

So, the next day after the clouds cleared, snow covered the mountains. It is so interesting that it can rain one place and snow a mile away. Turns out that 30 boyscouts got caught in 3 feet of snow up in the mountains and had to be air lifted out. I'm sure that made for some good storytelling around the next campfire. We drove out a couple miles to get a good picture of it, and the road through the mountains was a steady stream of cars. Everyone and their grandparents flocked to the mountains that day armed with cameras and carrots.