| Page Views: 141 Last Visit to Arizona: May, 2008 | Raising Arizona to New Heights by richiecdisc - last update: Jun 1, 2009 |
| the Saguaro & Arizona, forever linked |
Arizona kind of creeps up on you. Though one of the most popular retirement states due to its dry sunny climate, it is not in itself the great tourist destination. Sure, everyone that travels across country is bound to go to the Grand Canyon; it's our national, natural icon. But more often than not, the masses are coming from Las Vegas and that city in the desert has Nevada tagged onto its address. Phoenix might be a great place to go to University or even live, but it's not exactly the cultural marvel as say San Francisco or New York. You have to love the desert but just how much of it can you take? Quite a bit if National Parks are your thing. The last state in the contiguous United States to join boasts more National Parks and Monuments than anywhere but California and Alaska. If Native American culture is your thing, Arizona is certainly one of the easiest places to experience it up close. Wide open highways lined with huge cacti are the state's trademark and make even the big distances between natural wonders a scenic experience. Even if cities lack a bit of luster, amenities are always at your fingertips. Arizona might not entice but once there it will enthrall those with an appreciation for nature, wide open spaces, and love of the Wild West of old. |
| Grand Canyon is the state's big draw |
|  | Few will want to miss the Grand Canyon Few will visit Arizona without going to the Grand Canyon and despite all the hoopla, it lives up to every bit of its hype. You just have to work a bit to ensure you get to enjoy it on your own terms, and away from the other million people there to see it. |
Organ Pipe is well worth the effort This desert oasis is home to not only the rare Organ Pipe Cactus but an incredible slice of the Sonoran Desert. | | | Organ Pipe is well worth the effort |
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Yaqui Sat Jul 18, 2009 05:59 UTC
Wonderful page Richie! As always your information and photographs are top notch! These tips should be in the Arizona travel guides. | Bwana_Brown Tue Jun 30, 2009 13:01 UTC
Wow Richie! What an amazing array of sights & attractions you took in! I never realized that Arizona had so many wonders, even though Sue & I once managed to slip in a quick visit to the Grand Canyon. We had the same opinion of Sedona but liked Oak Creek. | toonsarah Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:49 UTC
You've captured Arizona so well. It's a must for lovers of National Parks and Native Culture, and is where I learned to appreciate both most fully, although reading your page I realise how much we didn't see there in only taking in the north of the state | Trekki Fri Jun 5, 2009 08:02 UTC
Haha, I fully understand that D did prefer the sights to see other than the breweries and pubs :-) So nice of you that you let her do this! Oh, and yes, The Wave and Buckskin Gulch are on my lists for next time :-) |
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