June 20-28 – Heber/Overgaard, AZ

This year could be the year everyone would remember forever. With one microbe starting invading a human body in Wuhan, China, eight months ago, the world has been halted to fight with this virus. As today, close to 10 million people were infected across the globe, and half of a million people have died. In the states, there are 2.5 million people with this virus. Millions of people have lost their jobs, and many businesses have closed for months. Unfortunately, we haven’t seen the light in the tunnel.

We booked this resort in Bison Ranch in Overgaard, AZ, nine months ago. Due to the pandemic, we weren’t sure that we could make this trip up to the mountain. But a few weeks ago, although the new virus daily cases are still high, the state has started the reopening. Bison Ranch has also followed the trend to reopen the resort. Tired of 110-degree heat, we decided to still come up to the mountain for a week despite travel risk with the virus. The resort is clean, and many common areas are closed. The staff at the resort wear a face mask, but most of the customers not. We are very cautious, washing hands all time and wearing bandanas when we are out in public. The weather in Overgaard is very lovely. The daily high temperature is around 85 F, but at night, the temperature drops down to 70s F. On weekdays, Chenggang worked from the room. We even brought a computer monitor to the resort. After dinner, we strolled around the neighborhood under very comfortable environment.