Surface of the Sun

I do wish someone could have warned me that living in Texas in the Summer is like camping on the Surface of the Sun. Three words best describe it: HOT, HOT, and oh yeah, HOT!

But it's not just the heat (90 degrees, maybe 100), it's the humidity. I've endured plenty of 90-100 degree weather in my day -- but most of that was a very dry heat (picture the T-Shirt with a Skeleton: "Yeah, but it's a dry heat"). Humidity literally adds something to that mix that is hard to describe.

When the Sun shines down directly on you, the humidity adds another 40 pound anvil for your to carry around. In ten minutes time, you are soaking wet in sweat. There is very little escape other than to hide away in an air conditioned room.

Compare this to a place like Las Vegas, where the temperatures are around 95-110 degrees this time of year. But throw some mist in the air and because of the evaporation, the temperature drops by 10 degrees or more. In the mountains (ie. Salt Lake City), the evenings cool down dramatically -- there is nothing worse that temperatures at 75-80 degrees at 11PM. It means there is no hope for cool weather.

What does one due when faced with the idea of sitting on the surface of the Sun for the summer? I devised a plan to run away for a month (August is said to be the hottest month), get out of the heat/humidity for a bit.

So my road trip is soon to begin. I'm probably a week or so away from the start (the beauty of owning your own company and driving, no hard dates). The journey is set to take me across the West Coast of the United States with stops along the way to visit friends.

Let the countdown begin!