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From: Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com>
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Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2024 18:52:56 -0400
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On Tue, 09 Apr 2024 18:29:13 -0400
shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 9 Apr 2024 17:14:11 -0400, Rhino
> <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
> 
> >On Tue, 09 Apr 2024 16:37:35 -0400
> >shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
> >  
> >> On Tue, 9 Apr 2024 16:08:32 -0400, Rhino
> >> <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
> >>   
> >> >One of my friends just shared a video with me touting the
> >> >features of the latest Tesla FSD (Full Self Driving) software and
> >> >I was surprised to find that it was made in Scottsdale. It's
> >> >essentially the first video footage I've seen of the place.
> >> >
> >> >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX4kekZ2Fps [25 minutes]
> >> >
> >> >I've always found it interesting to see places I've never been.
> >> >They always seem to look different than whatever I've
> >> >anticipated. This is no exception. I suppose I was expecting more
> >> >sandy desert and cactus and fewer boulders and scrub grass and
> >> >palm trees ;-)
> >> >
> >> >Anyway, anyone curious to see what the area looks like might find
> >> >this an interesting video.      
> >> 
> >> Looks much like it did back in the 90s. I spent a week out in the
> >> Phoenix area for work. Now if you head North/North East about 100
> >> miles you will find much more trees and the temps will be much
> >> cooler as you head into the mountains.  
> >
> >Am I safe in assuming that the trees were planted by people rather
> >than natural processes and that the existence of the trees has
> >caused the cooler temperatures as approach the mountains?  
> 
> In the Phoenix area it's mostly planted trees. Going up NE of Phoenix
> into the mountains you get trees that were naturally there. The cooler
> temps are more due to the higher elevations than the trees as they
> aren't the thick groves you see in Canada or on the east coast of the
> USA. After all you go north/NE of Phoenix/Scottsdale the elevation
> changes from close to sea level up to several thousand feet above sea
> level. You can see the change more dramatically at the Grand Canyon
> where there can be 10-15 degrees difference between the top of the
> canyon and the bottom, a difference of about five thousand feet or
> more.

Thanks for clarifying that. Somehow, I thought you were implying that
the trees alone made all the difference but it seems I misread your
intention ;-)

-- 
Rhino