Well, I am more fortunate. It takes but 2.5 hrs of driving
at posted speed limits to go from a low-desert chigger-infested area
, boasting a record high of 122F in June (but it's dry heat!), to an elevation of 7000ft with a record low of -26F in January. See how easy it is to play snowbirds in my own state?
Westernskies also has a 2nd home in the Mogollon Rim area. There is a nice subdivision that has its own airstrip, for use only by its residents. With a private plane, one can make the trip in 45 min, including the time to taxi to one's own hangar attached to the house. I remember Westernskies said in a post that his house was in that subdivision, but I do not recall mentioning of a plane. Of course depending on where one lives, driving from one's city home to one of the airparks in the Metropolitan Phoenix may take longer than 45min. We have traffic jams too, you know, although they are not yet as monumental as those in LA.
Anyway, talking about traffic jams, I wonder if the chiggers here have been wiped out, fumigated by auto exhaust fumes. Time to do some research!