Hot, Hot New Mexico

We left Norman OK on Tuesday morning in pouring rain but as we drove westward the rain stopped and the heat set in.  We got as far as Portales NM where we spent the night at Oasis State Park, with electricity for the AC. We had a short drive through Roswell NM and on to Valley of Fire Recreational Area on the edge of North America's youngest lava flow. It's about 5,000 years old!  At 2-5 miles wide and 45 miles long it covers a huge area, only a tiny part in the park. 

The temps hit over 100° with no trees to shade us but, and this is important to Missourians, no humidity!! We're thinking this is a one-night stand!