Great Things About Arizona

those weren’t flares…

I’m sorry but I’m a dude and my eyes are open.

I agree with this list

I haven’t lived there in about 6 years but whatever..

I think it’s just a really incredibly beautiful state(parts of Phoenix and Tuscon maybe not so much).

I love Arizona, I just wish there wasn’t so many frat boys and conservative Mormons.

Because I can’t wait to move out of Arizona. Hoping to move to Wisconsin or Connecticut within the next few years.

but a selection of things I enjoy about Arizona:

-Palm Canyon outside of Yuma. It’s the only place you’ll find native palms in Arizona, and perhaps the greater Southwest.
-The 101. Say what you will about highways, but the system in Phoenix is pretty pimp and makes getting around the larger metro area pretty easy.
-Environment. You can go from the low desert in the southwest corner of the state, to the high desert of Phoenix or Tucson, to the forests and beautiful mountains up north.
-Baseball all year round.
-Colorado River. Canoeing down from a couple days north of Yuma is pretty fun, and relaxing.
-Mr G’s. Yuma people know what’s up.
-Lolo Chicken and Waffles. Phoenix people know what’s up.
-Chimichangas. The only good thing to come out of Tucson.
-They filmed Return of the Jedi outside Yuma.

Things change since I left in 2009? Used to take me an hour and 15 to get from the 10 and Ray to my office off the 51 and Indian School.

I might add access, by which I mean younger, more flexible institutions, as well as a reasonable cost of living. Especially in the city. Growing up in the northeast, it delights me how easy it is to access goods and services here, whether it’s shopping, health care or moseying downtown to fix a tax problem.

I enjoy Phoenix, based on the times I’ve visited though. Seems like a neat place to live. As hot as it is, though, it’s even hotter where I live (the humidity makes it SO much worse).

I am rare in that I’m a fifth generation Phoenician, and I love this state.

From the aforementioned excellent weather to the great outdoors, this state is awesome.

One a personal note i think Arizona has some of the best hunting around. Be it mule deer or elk, we got a good thing going for us.

But we will be moving back to Arizona when the time is right (hopefully within a year). Arizona is by far the most beautiful state I’ve ever seen. The mountains surrounding the valley, the sunsets, and the desert landscape is simply amazing. My favorite place is definately Sedona by far. Coming from the east coast and being a football fan, I was always intrigued by watching the old Cardinal games because of the backdrop at Sun Devil Stadium. Just thought that was the most scenic stadium ever and to see it in person, it just blew my mind. Last thing that was nice was not having to mow the lawn. Rocks as grass was so awesome and so non-east coast.

The beautiful Chase Field for our soon to be World Champ Diamondbacks

Getting down to Bisbee, and up to Jerome. Both are get places to visit. Artsy towns with great scenery, ghosts, good beverages, and memories.

It’s great that we are less then 2-3 hours away from every different type of scenery or climate except the ocean. (waiting for Cali to fall into the Ocean, the AZ will be greatest place on earth)

No one here has mentioned golf.

the valley would be the perfect area. A good amount of things to do, tons of baseball, and amazing road system (I didn’t appreciate it until after I’ve gone around to other cities… wow). My only complaints are all environment related… blistering heat, lack of green and water. Boooooo deserts. I guess you can’t have everything, though.

Monsoon season. Wet Desert is always something to behold.

At the time, New Times interviewed a teenager who was using a telescope in his back yard. He said that when he focused on the “lights,” he saw that they were on a formation of straight-winged aircraft. Since he was interested in only astronomical observations (or at least that what he told his mom!) he stopped watching them.
What he described sounded to me like the Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds aerobatic team, which was in the western US at the time, performing at air shows. Whether it was that group or not, it is interesting that none of the many “extensively researched” programs about the lights has EVER mentioned this (boring) explanation.

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2007-034

If you like the outdoors, there’s the hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, skiing to be had at the multiple state and national parks that offer a wide variety from Karchner caverns and a unique caving experience to the awesomeness of Montezuma’s Village and the Anasazi cliff dwellings.

the quality of those special attractions, places like the Arizona/Sonora Desert Museum or Kitt Peak Observatory to be compared with rarities like Meteor Crater and Canyon DeChelly. You can even go birding in Madera Canyon or watch waterfowl @ Cibola.

The Canyon is reachable or we can even play the Kitschy tourista by hitting the skywalk, the ghost towns of Oatman and Jerome or a shootout in Tombstone for those who like hot lead with their history. For those who prefer their history up front and personal, you can even visit the old cemetery at Fort Apache or the “historic” battlefield at Picacho Peak.

and I’ve got three paragraphs going without even mentioning Oak Creek Canyon, London Bridge, Sunset Crater, college sports or the weather… fun can be had just about on any level, it’s just a matter of determining what is “fun” for you. If you’re looking for ideas, just go check out an Arizona Highways magazine somewhere.