[quote=spdrun]Wrong about places to escape the heat being 5-8 hr away from Phoenix. Prescott is at 5000 ft and is generally in the 80s in Summer — 1.5 to 2.5 hr drive away depending on traffic on the 17N.
Basically, slightly less time than it takes me to get up into the Catskills.[/quote]
This is true, and Sedona and Flagstaff and a little further. Flagstaff is maybe four hours, depending on road conditions.