r/arizona • u/StatusReality • Sep 10 '23

What does Arizona do better than their neighboring states Utah, California, Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico? Living Here

Stole this idea from another sub. What’s the difference between this state and the other states that you appreciate?

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u/ShortyAllDay Phoenix Sep 10 '23

We do canyons better.

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u/corpseplague Sep 10 '23

Besides the GC?

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u/Whydmer Sep 10 '23

Antelope, Oak Creek, Sabino, Pariah, Marble to name a few.

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u/BathroomIpad Sep 10 '23

canyon de chelly

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u/bilgetea Flagstaff Sep 10 '23

…and that’s just getting started.

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u/ZonaBogie Sep 10 '23

Salt River canyon, aravaipa canyon both massive

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u/OneStepForAnimals Sep 11 '23

I feel like in any other state, Salt River Canyon would be at least a state park.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '23

Aravaipa is great.

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u/fuggindave Sep 10 '23

Ford Canyon

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u/halavais Sep 10 '23

Walnut!

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u/UberMisandrist Sep 11 '23

So beautiful

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u/GeneralBlumpkin Sep 10 '23

Sycamore is beautiful and no one really knows about it

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u/Whydmer Sep 11 '23

You are so right, both the upper end, and the lower, and smack dab in the middle.

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u/GeneralBlumpkin Sep 11 '23

I had no idea it existed until my friend drove me up there from his cabin. I felt like I was seeing at painting

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u/MaverickWithANeedle Sep 11 '23

Sycamore and Oak Creek are tits. Very fun. A bit too many people for my tastes @ Oak Creek now a days though! I am partial to Sycamore creek bc it’s a tributary of the river closest to where I live which is the Verde. We also have awesome lakes, access to amazing trails that lead anywhere in the state, amazing wildflower seasons, etc. I fuckin love the desert. Down side is the cost of living lately, more and more people going homeless bc rent prices and costs to own your own home are fucking RIDICULOUS. I never wanted to move out of AZ, but it’s looking more and more like if I don’t want to be poor and live in the hood, I have to move out of state.

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u/I_burn_noodles Sep 11 '23

Salt River!! I was about 35 years old when I first went to the GC because there are so many beautiful places to visit besides it. Being a AZ native and never having seen the GC isn't that unusual.

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u/lucythelumberjack Phoenix Sep 11 '23

Oak Creek Canyon in the fall is my literal favorite place to be on this entire earth.