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Thanks for sharing the pics, Gary!
I never really cared for snow one way or the other until we spent 6 years in Flag. I miss that now.
We spent many nice winter days in front of the fireplace and watching the snow fall. (Of course I would get up extra early on a work day so I could use the snow blower before leaving to work. That way wifey could still terrorize the stores. ).
My corporate offices were in a suburb of Chicago; they never could understand when they would talk about their temp or their snow if I said it was colder or we had more snow than they did. They were always, "yeah, sure."
Here in WNY where we are use to snow and cold temps this time of year. We have been enjoying warmer temps than normal and green grass. They say around 50 tomorrow!!!!!
I’m thinking the dog doesn’t like the snow. Looks like he is looking at snow and thinking what the heck is this stuff !
Last edited by Borntorun04/17; Dec 29, 2019 at 07:15 PM.
Hi Ken- Since there is a lot of altitude change in Arizona and very little humidity, you can pretty much dial in the temperature you like by altitude. Flagstaff is at 7,000 feet so we have cold snowy Winters, but great Summers. Prescott is a little lower in altitude with a little milder Winter, as is Show Low/Pinetop in Eastern Arizona. Sedona, Cottonwood and camp Verde are at about 4,000 feet , very little snow if any, but pretty warm Summers. Of course you can go all the way down to Phoenix or Tucson if you really like hot, but the Winters are nice. Phoenix is a large Metropolitan city (not for me) but most of the others have a small town feel. Either way you go, within one or two hours you can drive to the other extreme. We have lots of snow in Flagstaff right now, but I can drive 45 minutes to Sedona and hike in shorts. Flagstaff is in the largest Ponderosa Pine Forest in the world and the San Francisco Peaks at the edge of town at almost 13,000 feet is the southern most Tundra in North America. I can go on about Arizona and all the Natural wonders such as the Grand Canyon and all the ancient Indian Ruins, but it's worth a trip in a C5 for anybody that hasn't been here.
I love Flagstaff. Used to live in Scottsdale a couple hours south of you. My first skiing experience was Snowbowl. Looks like you have a gorgeous place from the pic.
Hi Ken- Since there is a lot of altitude change in Arizona and very little humidity, you can pretty much dial in the temperature you like by altitude. Flagstaff is at 7,000 feet so we have cold snowy Winters, but great Summers. Prescott is a little lower in altitude with a little milder Winter, as is Show Low/Pinetop in Eastern Arizona. Sedona, Cottonwood and camp Verde are at about 4,000 feet , very little snow if any, but pretty warm Summers. Of course you can go all the way down to Phoenix or Tucson if you really like hot, but the Winters are nice. Phoenix is a large Metropolitan city (not for me) but most of the others have a small town feel. Either way you go, within one or two hours you can drive to the other extreme. We have lots of snow in Flagstaff right now, but I can drive 45 minutes to Sedona and hike in shorts. Flagstaff is in the largest Ponderosa Pine Forest in the world and the San Francisco Peaks at the edge of town at almost 13,000 feet is the southern most Tundra in North America. I can go on about Arizona and all the Natural wonders such as the Grand Canyon and all the ancient Indian Ruins, but it's worth a trip in a C5 for anybody that hasn't been here.
Beautiful Photo!!!
Thanks for the info! My dad has a place in Mesa that he winters at and I have driven from Mesa up to Flagstaff, Sedona, Grand Canyon over to the Hoover dam in June - Beautiful then as well!.
I can absolutely see my self moving to somewhere in the 4000ft level at some point in the future!!! I am not trying to totally ditch winter, just shorten the duration and intensity of it by a fair amount.
Last edited by Toys4Life C5; Dec 31, 2019 at 10:48 PM.
I'm late to the party but thanks for posting your pics! I love that part of the state and do enjoy four season weather. After having lived and worked in the NE for many years I moved to E Texas but now realize I prefer the four distinct seasons. Your photos of your dogs playing in the snow remind me of my Golden Retrievers doing the same many years ago. Once again thanks for posting your beautiful pics!
It's been pretty cool to hear from folks all around the country that have some memories of Flagstaff. It is a very unique part of the world that most are not aware of. Come visit anytime.
It's been pretty cool to hear from folks all around the country that have some memories of Flagstaff. It is a very unique part of the world that most are not aware of. Come visit anytime.
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