But is because I live in the AZ warm weather area. Arizona has a lot of different areas that has changing climates. Northern Arizona, right around the Grand Canyon and Flagstaff area, gets a lot of rain and snow and is considerably cooler than the southern part of Aizona. The west side of Aizona is the lower deserts and on the river, it's hot. Parker, Lake Havasu City, and Yuma are usually wamer than Phoenix and Tucson (found in the upper desert).
This diverse environmental landscape also brings with it diversity of activities. There are many ski resorts in Northern Arizona, and there are superb desert caverns in )lower part of Arizona. The west part of the state features the Colorado River and the east part has different vegetation and landscapes.
Because of the diversity of the state, there brings many different people. This is great for the state because, well, one type of anything can make something else bland. Talking to people you will generally find that most are from either California or the midwest. There is a small black population with a growing Mexican population.
With Arizona's different people from many diverse places also brings with it many diverse values. Arizona current events and talk stations on the radio exhibits this. Political views tend to swerve to the conservative side, but we have a democratic governor. We also are home to the Air America radio network, a heavily democratic based talk radio network that is sindicated throughout the country. The leading talk radio station (according to records and radio dot com) is usually 550 AM KFYI, a heavily conservative station featuring hosts such as Rush lLimbau and Sean Hannity. News TalkKTAR, a FM news talk atation at 92.3, claims to be in the middle of the road, but leans a little conservative.
News forums on the internet, such as ArizonaNewsTalk.com, become popuar forums for those to vent about current news and events in a so much going on in Arizona, you should take a road trip and see the state.
Many pro gold courses compliment the state, it's a great place for your short-haired pets, and the crime in the rural areas is relatively low.