Can you believe it’s really June 1? Where is the year going? It was an unbelievable May with only four days topping out at 100 degrees or over and most of the lows were in the 60s.

We even had a low of 59 on May 22!

But this week, we’re expecting summer temperatures to be the norm. It’s supposed to be 110 or more by Friday.

At least, the long-range forecast showed a “cooling off” to a high of 100.

Diane and I took our RV up to Sedona last week.

A highlight was watching an eagle fly in and land on a boulder in the middle of Oak Creek. He enjoyed his lunch, a critter I couldn’t quite determine, as we watched from our vantage point along the creek bank. He was only about 20 to 30 feet in front of us.

The temperatures were quite comfortable during our stay. It got down to 49 degrees the first night. The last night it got down to 61 as there were temperatures being forecast for the coming weekend getting as high as 95.

The Rancho Sedona RV Campground is about a half mile down the Schnebly Hill Road turnoff from Highway 179 in the middle of Sedona. Once you’re in the campground, you’d never know you are in the middle of Sedona. There are many large trees that fill the property. And you have all the comforts of home with water, electricity, WiFi and even cable television available to each campsite.

And the creek runs through the property. The creek was running swiftly while we there.

The campground was filled to capacity with the holiday weekend being the prime reason. But this place is always busy. It is conveniently located. It is scenic and it has all the amenities except a pool.

The owners keep the property spotless. A nice couple from Switzerland, driving a rented RV, were in the campsite just to the north of us the first two days. When they left, the groundskeeper stopped by immediately to sweep up the leaves that fell during their stay.

On Thursday, we decided to walk to Tlaquepaque. It is a complex of shops, art galleries and restaurants located just west of where Oak Creek crosses Highway 179.

It was about a mile walk from our campground. The first part of the walk was the toughest, being uphill to get out of the campground. It was mostly downhill from there.

I have to eat on a schedule because of my medications and I don’t eat much protein during the day because it negates the effectiveness of those medications.

The walk took longer than we thought, and I split a Reuben sandwich with Diane. Those were mistakes one and two.

Then we started walking back late in my med schedule after looking at the shops. It took us twice as along to get back to our RV site as it did going there. I could barely move, and I became dehydrated even though it was just 80 degrees. I drank three bottles of cold water immediately upon our return to the RV. I felt better later that evening.

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The deadline for this year’s Fountain Hills Community Guide is Friday, June 3.

Any local business owner that has not talked to an advertising representative should do so this week. This year’s edition will be printed on all slick stock.

It has been published since 1993 by Western States Publishers which also publishes The Fountain Hills Times.