The desert is definitely Wild !! Parts can be beautiful !! I would not be there in Summer !! Last time I was there was when I was pregnant with Rachel. We were there for Christmas and it was 90 degrees. Leah( MIL) lived in Scottsdale and we took a little trip out to Tempe, which was just beginning to have people moving there and building homes. I can only imagine what it looks like now !! Niwi