When I was a kid our family would book multiple-week vacations to Mexico since I was out of school in June and it was really cheap in the off season. As much as we enjoyed those trips, I’m sure Phil would find the idea of us leaving literal perfection for a boiling tropical swamp hilarious.
Conflicting reports, but it seems like the consensus is that Bend is NOT smoky most the time. But Springfield will still burn down this summer, per Fred's long range colors.