Thanks for the comments. I also would rather be moving over a longer distance, rather than sitting in traffic. I just didn't believe it would really be bad so many hours later - I just did not connect the Google traffic delay with the Az traffic report - I thought they were working nights!
We ended up at a very nice primitive campground - Buckeye Hills Regional Park, in Buckeye, Az, west of Phoenix. Highly recommend it after a tough day of driving.
You have a great Thanksgiving, too!
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