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Sedona, is near the middle of the state. The red rocks and cool weather bring tourists year-round. |
Arizona is home to many kinds of fish and wildlife, including elk, deer, bear, bison, wolf, trout, bass, coyote, antelope, javalina, fox, hare, eagle, falcon, owl, cactus wren, quail, roadrunner, and reptiles, such as rattlesnakes, gila monsters, horny toads, desert tortoise, and more... |
| My family came to Arizona from York, Pennsylvannia, in 1907. (Arizona became a state in 1914.) The past four generations of my family have all been born in the same hospital in Phoenix. I have lived in Arizona all of my life and have deep family & emotional roots there. Phoenix is part of the Sonoran desert, found in the southwest USA and northern Mexico and is famous for it's Saquaro cactus. Phoenix is also called, "The Valley of the Sun" because of little rain and simmering hot summers. (Sunblock is always advised strongly) I still have family in Pennsylvania, (As well as in New York, New Jersey, and West Virginia). I recently had a chance to visit these East Coast States. They were not at all like what I had expected in my mind. BUT, better! It proved to be an exceptional visit for me. I have also lived in Northern Arizona. I really love the variety and diversity of the terrain and wildlife that is found there. Arizona is so unique and beautiful! Northern Arizona is a high elevation climate, and offers seasonal weather including snow! Very opposite from the dry, warm desert winters in Phoenix. Maybe one day someone will convince me that Arizona isn't the most beautiful place on Earth.... naw, I just don't think anyone could! |
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| Phoenix is a very large city. Downtown has many skyscrapers and business opportunities. Also overpopulation and drought as well as innercity traffic and intense summer heat. |
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| MORE ABOUT ME, my family, and Arizona |
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| Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Monument Valley is popular for it's remarkable and unusual landscapes and those awesome Arizona skies. |
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| Arizona, The Grand Canyon State |
| The Grand Canyon is one of the seven wonders of the world and is found in Northern Arizona. |
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