joey: What you have to understand is that a greenhouse needs good temperature controls to be cooler than outdoors at peak summer heat. Just opening a vent here and there will give you 130+ during summer. To hold it down near 100F you'll need evaporative cooling and shade cloth. So I'd think the northeast side of your home would be good for orchids and such. There are ways to increase light levels in winter; remove shade cloth, put in reflectors on the floor or north side, etc. The south or west side of a home in AZ would be difficult unless you're working with heat loving plants.

Fun! Thanks so much for taking the time/effort to share this! Happy gardening, happy shopping, and happy eating! :)

Onondaga Cave State Park in Missouri offers primitive camping (link below). Alternatively, my husband and I own 60 acres in Steelville (not far from that state park) which is bordered 3 sides by national forest that has lots of hiking trails. We also own an acre on the Courtois Creek and its just a couple miles away from the other property. We'd be willing to explore renting some camping space to both of you. Here is a link that might be useful: Missouri State Parks

hi ninamarie, sounds like you have gear for some colder weather camping. if you are up to doing some cold weather camping, and if you have not been to the grand canyon, you should at least try to get there. you can only visit the south rim this time of year because they close the road to the north rim until May due to snowy road conditions that they sometimes get up there this time of year. i know you want to get away from people, but it is worth dealing with the crowds for the view. many of the national forest camp grounds in the higher elevations are closed this time of year, so like chuckwagonjack said, you may want to stick to the southern part of the state. you could go to organ pipe national monument, but avoid the established camp ground (it is cramped, and run down looking). there is a primative camp (4 sites) that is first come first serve that is much nicer and very quiet. here is a link for it: http://www.nps.gov/orpi/planyourvisit/camping.htm also, in the southeast corner of arizona, you might like to visit chiricahua national monument. i believe their campground is open year around. the chiricahua mountains are quite, not a lot of people go there (one of my favorite areas of the state). here is a link for the chircahua nat monument: http://www.nps.gov/chir/index.htm hope you have fun on your trip. also, just to let you know, they are predicting another el nino for us and that means january and febuary could be our wet months. so be prepared for some rain and maybe some snowy storms when you visit.