We went to Albuquerque one year. Got out of the airport, it was 110° and 18% humidity. I felt refreshed, energized, alive. It was amazing. Ended up going horseback riding and had a wonderful time. Walked around, went up to Santa Fe where it was around 15° less hot, enjoyed the heck out of that too. Went to some hot springs up in the mountain somewhere, still near 100° and rather than humidity, it was crisp air with mist from the springs in it. Really remarkable.
I'd gladly trade living in a pea-soup swamp for crisp air, even hot crisp air. Humidity and my lungs don't get along. Pollen lingers in the air, carried by humidity, and just sits there waiting for you to walk through it. My "seasonal allergies" are 24/7/365 in Florida, as a result. Humidity and my arthritis battle against each other every day. If I won powerball I'd buy an adobe in Albuquerque, and come visit my husband here in Florida in February and March.
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