Ah, nothing like a good book to allow the mind to drift elsewhere!

Arizona is actually very diverse, geographically and climate wise. While my parents lived in "the oven," I almost went to University at NAU in the city of Flagstaff, just 200km north of Phoenix. But Flagstaff is at 2100m of altitude and has a "mountain climate," which comes with the distinction of it also being the 3rd snowiest city in in the USA; about 2.5-3m of snow a year is normal!

We just have to find the places that suit us, and hope that circumstances allow us to live there.