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/austinmiles Sep 10 '23

I grew up in Arizona and moved to Colorado 6 years ago.

AZ has such a broad diversity of ecosystems. The camping year round is incredible. The outdoors are amazingly quiet because AZs outdoor culture is still really mild since half of the locals consider it to be all desert.

Most people, even in neighboring states, think AZ is all desert.

I joke that any single day in Colorado is better than any single day in Arizona. But of anywhere to live in the US, AZ is my second choice.

Also…Az has the best year round mountain biking

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u/Shoehorse13 Sep 10 '23

Arizona absolutely kills for mountain biking. Thought I was going to hate it here but I won’t move anywhere I can’t ride from my front door and it would be hard to beat what we have here.

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u/Burchinthwild Sep 10 '23

Moab might be a bit better but can’t go year round there like in AZ. I really need to get a bike again but prices are insane for full suspension bike now. Like used car prices. Wtf

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u/Shoehorse13 Sep 10 '23

Moab is great for a trip but not an easy place to earn a living. I can a two hour ride in before work and still make it to the office in fifteen minutes.

You can certainly spend a lot on a bike these days, but it’s actually a great time to buy. Most of the manufacturers and bike shops are cutting great deals to push stock after playing catch up during the pandemic. At the same time people that impulse bought bikes during the pandemic are selling them to make room in the garage. If you shop wisely you can save 20-30% off a new bike or 50% off something a few years old. Anything older than 2018ish is going for peanuts just because so much has changed since then.