I agree with you on the temp, I am retired but my wife is a teacher an we had to wait for her to be off for the summer. I don't like the heat at all, but as long as I have a lake or river I am fine with it. I have not been to Utah, Arizona and NM, this will basically be the scenic take in the tourist stuff an hopefully stay somewhere I can fish while there. I have fished Yellowstone in the past and look forward to that phase of our trip.