Steve_m Loc: Southern California

Suntanning in Arizona.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

I posted this in an earlier post.

Steve_m Loc: Southern California

Probably in a different thread.

drucker Loc: Oregon

I've made many trips to Arizona. My in-laws were missionaries on the Navajo Reservation for 35+ years and dad was made an honorary member of the tribe for his service to the tribe -- emergency transportation to medical care by plane and pickup in the early years and continued assistance with mechanical/mechanic issues and his skill running a Cat to build dams for livestock water, level home sites, and repair the one-line road up the side of Black Mesa that was originally built by the CCC in the 30s.

I didn't have to walk far from the mission compound at Rough Rock to find subjects for my camera. Especially memorable are the trips to Canyons de Chelley (pronounced "de shay") and del Murto. That included the long trail down to the canyon bottom to the foot of Spider Rock and over to the White House ruins. In the early days the White House ruins were a favorite subject but more recently, the cottonwood trees have grown up to the point that there aren't really any very good angles to take photographs from close by.

Some visits also included trips up on Black Mesa where dad took us to locations where there were markings on the rocks that long predated the Navajo and also a pre-Navajo pottery making site where there were thousands of pot shards. Always fun but it also took some care because some of the best photography vantage points were also favorite spots for rattlesnakes.

Ka2azman Loc: Tucson, Az

Seattle Washington earlier this year made a statement on its local news about how Tucson Az got more rain in a couple of weeks than they did since the month of May.

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Ka2azman Loc: Tucson, Az

Called the Desert of Maine, it is not really a desert at all — but it sure looks like one. And although it is operated as a tourist attraction, this is no ...

Ka2azman Loc: Tucson, Az

That depends upon your location in Arizona. In the Mogollon Rim country the temperatures are radically different. I'm thinking of buying property in an area called Alpine Az and been watching the temps at Greer Az, which is near, and yesterdays low and hi were 50/70 and remember its a dry heat!.

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When I think of Arizona, I think of "The Great One" - GERONIMO.

pjreed Loc: Tonopah, Arizona

We will be neighbors. I live in Tonopah, AZ. just west of Buckeye.

pjreed Loc: Tonopah, Arizona

Here where I am we received 1 1/2 inches in 20 minutes. So far this monsoon season our total is 4 inches.

Ka2azman Loc: Tucson, Az

In my opinion, GERONIMO was not the great one, but Cochise was. They both were Chiricahua Apaches but Cochise was a Chief of the Chiricahua Apaches (also became know as "His ability earned him the designation "the Apache Napoleon."") while GERONIMO was a worrier.

The army chased the Apaches out of the Chiricahua Mtns into a place of hiding in the Little Dragoons Mtns which the army never found.The place today is called Cochise Stronghold. They both made raids together until Cochise, as the chief, decide it was better for the Apache to make peace, while Geronimo decided to continue the raiding. Eventually Geronimo gave up too.

Chiricahua Mountains are about 130 miles from Tucson and the Little Dragoons are closer.

pjreed Loc: Tonopah, Arizona

So true, we actually we go to Hell for the summer to cool off.

The high temp this year was once again in June. On my front porch the thermometer read 126 degrees.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Great post, however, as far as beauty goes, even this Michigander was awed by upstate New York.