For most parts of the world, the end of summer is a melancholy event, greeted with heavy sighs and quiet contemplation of the busy season that is about to begin, but in the desert, this is not always the case. As the calendar page turns to September, our smiles come more readily, and our outlooks

Summer can be a mixed blessing for the desert dwellers of the world. Longer days and lazy vacation weeks are all great, but when the mercury rises above the century mark, we do tend to think longingly of the cooler days of winter! And as we shed useless layers of clothing, spend more time in