Hunkering down in paradise

We heard from family back in Ohio that it's like a sauna there, hot, humid; sounds more like a steam bath, but unpleasant regardless. Round here it's perfect for evening walks, beverages and talks.
Also heard from my brother, who just did a two week backpacking/fishing trip in the Wind Rivers Range in Wyoming; they had tons of rain, unheard of by his friend who's been doing this trip for decades. The surface water temperature in the upper Golden Lakes was unusually high, and they got no fish there, they thought because the fish had gone to deep water. Lower down they did catch good-sized fish, and had plenty of mushrooms to cook with due to the rain. The two of them had a fine time, including his 76 year old friend's anti Bush -Cheney-merganser rants. (He hates that particular kind of duck since it gobbles up fish. And he thinks even less of the aforementioned creatures.)