Wickenburg, AZ

Amy is really red is this picture. That is because today it was 110
degrees. That's not a typo.

We had a beauiful ride today from Prescott, AZ to Wickenburg. Lots of
hilly mountain stuff and climbing. Which of course means there is
descending and I love that part. Everytime I go down a hill, I am so
satisfied with biking and everything is alright. You could see the
town we were biking into from the top of our descent. Completely
surrounded by desert...and cactuses (cacti?)

We came down a hill, losing 4000 feet overall and I experienced
something I've never felt before. Usually when you're speeding down a
hill you get a cool breeze in your face. But not here. I had hot air
blowing in my face and biking the last 10 miles today literally felt
like the feeling you get when you first open an oven. Except that the
feeling didn't last for 5 seconds. It lasted all day. It's SO HOT
HERE. Not humid, just a dry heat. Can't even feel yourself sweating.

But we got into a pool for free today and had fun with that. I've
never been so happy to be in a pool in my life.

My chore group gave a presentation to the church today. The best part
is sharing all our stories from the summer. It's nice to "remember"
with the group.

We started going over grant applications today. I feel like I have so
much power. We get to allocate a lot of money. Tough decisions will be
made.