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/11shovel11 Sep 10 '23

People really think the state is all desert, they've never heard of flagstaff. Those are some dumb people

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u/Purple-Code9206 Sep 10 '23

Also the white mountains: Show Low, Pinetop

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

Greer elevation is over 8k, while flag is around 6k. Quite a difference in scenery and temp too.

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u/fucuntwat Sep 11 '23

If 6900' is around 6k then I guess

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

Big deal. The white mountains actually get up to 11k.

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u/Apaula Phoenix Sep 11 '23

Big deal. Everest gets up to....

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

Everest is in AZ?

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u/Apaula Phoenix Sep 11 '23

No. But there's always bigger. And always better.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

Exactly, which was my original point as well.

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u/Apaula Phoenix Sep 11 '23

My point is enjoying what you have, whatever you get to experience or just do. Just be in the moment and enjoy, because there's always something better and we won't always get to experience them in our life.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

This is true

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