I flew out to Phoenix with my Division head at the beginning of May 2010 to attend the American Helicopter Society conference. I'm glad that it wasn't later in the year, as the weather was just gorgeous the entire time we were there. We got a chance to do some hiking, where as you'll notice I took plenty of pictures of cacti, among other things. :-) The scenery is definitely different from that of the green East Coast forests, but it definitely has its charm...