A Breeze is More than a Breeze

A semi-shady break in the shadow of a yucca

Here I am recounting my "natural evaporative cooling" story once again, but it's a simple truth:  when the humidity and dewpoint are high in the desert, the sun is beating down upon you, and there's no breeze to speak of you're suffering.  However, when there is a significant breeze blowing across the perspiration on your face and arms your body naturally cools down.  I'm certain that this is how the inventive minds first considering how to make living in this arid land more bearable came up with the idea for the evaporative coolers that reduce the temperatures in many houses in the Desert Southwest.

A hot, humid desert

Looking west along a dusty dirt road

Becca enjoying a shady respite

The Beckster and the Packster