After 20 years in the Pacific Northwest, and I had enough of the rain! Spending most of my life outside of Portland, Oregon I grew to love the summer season. Unfortunately, the rest of the year I knew I was missing something (sunshine). Having lived in Arizona for a few years during my youth, I always had a fascination and a love of the desert, so it was only a matter of time that I made my way back. After high school, I knew a 4-year college was... Show more