Arizona
Arizona is a state in the American Southwest. It was the 48th State of the Union, admitted in 1912. To the west is California and Nevada, to the north is Utah, to the east is New Mexico, to the northeast is Colorado, and to the south is the Mexican state of Sonora. It is one of the Four Corners states.
Arizona also is home to a large array of national parks and monuments. This link can be helpful learning about these: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=az
Regions
- Eastern Arizona
- Greater Phoenix
- Northern Arizona including Grand Canyon and the "Arizona Strip"
- South Central Arizona
- Western Arizona
Cities
Other destinations
- Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument
- Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
- Chiricahua National Monument
- Four Corners Monument
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area
- Meteor Crater
- Mogollon Rim
- Montezuma Castle National Monument
- Monument Valley
- Mount Humphries -- San Francisco Peaks
- Natural Bridge State Park
- Navajo Nation
- Navajo National Monument
- Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
- Painted Desert
- Parashant National Monument
- Petrified Forest National Park
- Pipe Springs National Monument
- Saguaro National Park
- Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
- Tonto National Forest
- White Mountains
- Wupatki National Monument -- ruins
- Mount Lemmon
- Coronado National Forest
Understand
The climate is typically dry, hot desert in the southern lowlands, and coniferous forest in the upcountry north and east. Summertime temperatures are routinely above 110 during the day in the desert, but much cooler in the higher elevations. Mild winters in the low country, but the upcountry gets cold and frequently receives snow.
When in the desert be sure to carry plenty of water. Dehydration happens surprisingly quickly, especially if you aren't accustomed to the heat.
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