I don't visit these threads, but when I saw you were visiting MY state .... I just had to stop by and say "Howdy"
Welcome to Arizona. IMNSHO the BEST state in the Union!!!! :)
I must say, your article just scratches the surface of the BEAUTY of Arizona. You have omitted any number of places that should be on the list of MUST SEE places .... but I realize that you are limited for space here on this forum. Places like Oatman, Wickenburg, Yuma, Tucson (and the Air Museum), the list could go ON AND ON ... :)
On the road to Oatman (old Route 66 from Kingman) there is a working gold mine which you can tour (with advanced reservations) ... feed the burros in Oatman ... enjoy boating and water sports here in beautiful Lake Havasu (we have more than just the Bridge, you know) .... Tucson has numerous options for the adventureous ..... take I-15 North from Phoenix to the I-40 ... some of the most BEAUTIFUL country in the world .... come on down to BEAUTIFUL ARIZONA ... you'll prolly end up staying!!!!! :)
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I was gonna ping some AZ Freepers but I see someone alraedy did.
I'm sorry I wasn't online much last night but my PC keptn acting up and I had as slow dialup!
I always wanted to go to Arizona, my dad's oldest sister lives there, in Tuscan.
I have been just there a few times on "outdoorsy" outings from visits w/family in NM. Now all looks wonderful EXCEPT the recipe.. I think I prefer my rattlesnake in the wild doing "rattlesnake things" rather than on a dish !!! But that is just me.
Here is a well known Arizona tribute:
Now the notepad vs dominia vs FR Post vs MSWord vs Word Perfect... hmmm. I don't even know what Notepad is !!! Just redid a computer to put in Word & WP. Har.. well, I will learn from you all who have already invented the wheel (after I find Notepad)
I crashed last night after my meeting. Will be out most of today in yard. I am working long & hard & it is a drop in bucket.. not to get a formally groomed.. but just to be acceptable. My fault. Dozens of LARGE, complicated flower beds.
What a beautiful post, Auntie! Arizona is one of my favorite states. I first went there when I was six, and I will never forget my first visit to the Grand Canyon. The Native American cultures are so beautiful and fascinating. When I was seven, we went to Lake Havasu for the first time. Lake Havasu is one of the greatest lakes on the face of the earth! People here don't know why we are not impressed with the lake here, but when you have seen some of the lakes in the west, this just doesn't cut it! Cavebrave is in Yuma right now preparing to go to Iraq, and he says it is just beautiful. He loves the desert anyway. He flew into Phoenix, and couldn't believe how big it has gotten and what a great city it is.
Mama_Bear, you have done us proud!! Beautiful presentation of perhaps the most beautiful state in the Union. Not that I'm at all biased, of course, but...
If anyone cares to visit, may I also recommend a stop at the Ramsey Canyon Inn and Preserve. This is one of the premier birdwatching sites in the United States if you're looking for hummingbirds. Fourteen species, such as this Anna's Hummingbird, are visible at their feeders year-round. Nearly that many more species are known to migrate through Ramsey Canyon.
Ramsey Canyon is found on the east slope of the Huachuca Mountains just south of Ft. Huachuca and Sierra Vista. The wild western town of Tombstone is about 20 miles to the east across the San Pedro River, one of the last freeflowing rivers in Arizona.
Texas born, but having come of age in AZ, I feel qualified to give you an A+, Mrs. Bear. A simply GREAT tour through the Copper State.
You've made a little homesick.
I'll be heading back to Phoenix at the end of the month, for my Dad's birthday and a visit before it gets too blinkin' HOT.
Would like to live there again someday, not in Phoenix, though ... I dream of having a few acres in the North, up near the Indian Country ... with a satellite dish, a burro named Lightnin', an electric bankie to keep me warm in the cold winter ... and lots of free time ... )
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We arrived in Phoenix on April 23, 1962, two days after our wedding in Iowa. We had $500 and grand hopes.
Love it here. We have lived in other areas for short times but always came back to the sun, Currently in Mesa.