Holiday Traffic in Phoenix

Holy Cow! I can't believe the traffic jam we got in as we headed out of Phoenix yesterday afternoon. I wish I had taken a picture, but unfortunately I didn't think of it at the time. The traffic was backed up at the 101 and I-17 junction so bad it took us a half hour just to get from the exit on the 101 to the entrance on the I-17. Then the traffic was stop and go and really slow from there to Anthem. From there on home it wasn't too bad but there were the occasional areas where we had to slow down due to traffic. I'm just very glad I don't have to deal with that every day! I'm glad I live here in Page where the worst the traffic gets is in the summer when the greatest numbers of tourists arrive to share our glorious scenery.