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Fall in Arizona

Meowingkitty — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 21:26:54 GMT

Re: Fall in Arizona

PA Mom-mom — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 21:39:11 GMT

Move to Pennsylvania!

Re: Fall in Arizona

Meowingkitty — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 22:08:15 GMT

@PA Mom-mom wrote:
Move to Pennsylvania!

No thanks. I'll take the heat over snow any day.

Re: Fall in Arizona

Mombo1 — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 22:39:08 GMT

@PA Mom-mom I love living in Pa. I look forward to the change of seasons every year.... Especially when fall arrives. Beautiful time of the year. 🍁

Re: Fall in Arizona

PA Mom-mom — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 22:45:16 GMT

@Meowingkitty wrote:

No thanks. I'll take the heat over snow any day.

@Meowingkitty
Winter morning in PA. Just beautiful!

Re: Fall in Arizona

FancyPhillyshopper — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 22:57:11 GMT

I've been to AZ many times. I have burned my feet in the Summer there at the pool areas, and the pool water actually gets pretty warm. Actually in the Winter it is really too cold to swim there, so no need to really go for a hot weather escape--Cancún is better. I have even seen snow in the Grand Canyon.

AZ is a nice place to visit, but my home is here in PA. Philly is convenient to SO many things to do!!

I love the four seasons!

I love my four season wardrobe!

We have lovely flowers, butterflies and hummingbirds in our garden in the Spring; we can swim in the ocean and relax on the NJ beach in the Summer, or head up to the lakes; we admire leaf changes in the Fall, and we can ski in the Poconos in the Winter.

Not to mention I can go up to NYC for the day to shop and see all the city holiday decorations!

Of course, best of all are all the wonderful PA people!!

Re: Fall in Arizona

Desertdi — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 02:13:42 GMT

Arizona is a LARGE state, landwise. It has MANY climates. It all depends on WHERE you live...

3½ hour drive up I-17, and I can go from the desert to a ski resort...

Re: Fall in Arizona

rockygems123 — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 02:45:55 GMT

@Desertdi wrote:
Arizona is a LARGE state, landwise. It has MANY climates. It all depends on WHERE you live...

3½ hour drive up I-17, and I can go from the desert to a ski resort.

@Desertdi

I'm fascinated with Pine Top AZ it is so beautiful.

Have you been?

Re: Fall in Arizona

patbz — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 03:00:51 GMT

@rockygems123 : I live in Show Low ( just a couple miles before Pinetop/Lakeside); it was 70 degrees today.

Re: Fall in Arizona

Desertdi — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 03:08:08 GMT

@rockygems123 wrote:
@Desertdi wrote:
Arizona is a LARGE state, landwise. It has MANY climates. It all depends on WHERE you live...

3½ hour drive up I-17, and I can go from the desert to a ski resort.

@Desertdi

I'm fascinated with Pine Top AZ it is so beautiful.

Have you been?

@rockygems123

Not yet...all my "traveling partners" are no longer around. Gotta find someone who likes road-trips. (I can put in 10 hours a day on the highway!) di

Re: Fall in Arizona

MamaWick — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 17:14:21 GMT

Re: Fall in Arizona

Witchy Woman — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 17:26:09 GMT

@PA Mom-mom

I live in Maryland and we have beautiful autumns...but I will concede that PA is one of the best places to enjoy the changing seasons.

Re: Fall in Arizona

MoJoV — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 17:47:59 GMT

I live in a Chicago suburb and was raised in the city. I love living in Illinois with our changing seasons and beautiful cities. If you go all the way down state to Southern Illinois, it's another climate entirely. They're even seeing armadillos down there now. ❤Autumn.

Re: Fall in Arizona

PA Mom-mom — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:57:31 GMT

@Witchy Woman wrote:
@PA Mom-mom

I live in Maryland and we have beautiful autumns...but I will concede that PA is one of the best places to enjoy the changing seasons.

@Witchy Woman My daughter lives in the mountains of western Maryland, and her surroundings really rival ours in PA.

Re: Fall in Arizona

DesertD — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 20:24:53 GMT

This is hysterical! I'm in Yuma, AZ which is almost to Mexico. We really miss fall here. I grew up in Ilinois and only miss it this time of year--otherwise much perfer the warm weather here.

Re: Fall in Arizona

rockygems123 — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:54 GMT

@patbz wrote:
@rockygems123 : I live in Show Low ( just a couple miles before Pinetop/Lakeside); it was 70 degrees today.

@patbz

Is it a year round climate? I've been looking at that areas average temps and the elevation and temps seem comparable to Denver?

That region fascinates me and I want to go on a short holiday but not sure which months.

Re: Fall in Arizona

rockygems123 — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:44:17 GMT

@Desertdi wrote:
@rockygems123 wrote:
@Desertdi wrote:
Arizona is a LARGE state, landwise. It has MANY climates. It all depends on WHERE you live...

3½ hour drive up I-17, and I can go from the desert to a ski resort.

@Desertdi

I'm fascinated with Pine Top AZ it is so beautiful.

Have you been?

@rockygems123

Not yet...all my "traveling partners" are no longer around. Gotta find someone who likes road-trips. (I can put in 10 hours a day on the highway!) di

@Desertdi

Same love road trips!

Re: Fall in Arizona

patbz — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 19:20:39 GMT

@rockygems123 : I moved here 18 yrs ago from California desert and we love it. 4 seasons: winter some to a lot of snow ( with global warming the most was 36"--1 storm) spring: moderate ; Summer: high this year 92° ( I suggest AC, some have it, some dont) Monsoon season (4" so far this year); Fall. This is resort community ( many lakes; ski resort 30 MI away, casino). All services but no Costco or Trader Joes. Mean housing is $450k but goes way up to several million. 50% population is full timers and 50% are weekenders. Nice hospital with 2 helicopters ( once DH needed one to go to Mayo). Pretty conservative community but still OK for my family ( blue).

Re: Fall in Arizona

rockygems123 — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 21:11:36 GMT

@patbz wrote:
@rockygems123 : I moved here 18 yrs ago from California desert and we love it. 4 seasons: winter some to a lot of snow ( with global warming the most was 36"--1 storm) spring: moderate ; Summer: high this year 92° ( I suggest AC, some have it, some dont) Monsoon season (4" so far this year); Fall. This is resort community ( many lakes; ski resort 30 MI away, casino). All services but no Costco or Trader Joes. Mean housing is $450k but goes way up to several million. 50% population is full timers and 50% are weekenders. Nice hospital with 2 helicopters ( once DH needed one to go to Mayo). Pretty conservative community but still OK for my family ( blue).

Thank you @patbz very helpful!

Re: Fall in Arizona

jellyBEAN — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 12:15:37 GMT

When I was younger I lived in Tucson, Arizona for about 3 1/2 years. I really liked it. Hot summers, but no humidity and the fall there was nice. We had Mount Lemmon near by where you could take a drive and go thru various stages of elevation, vegetation and temperature.

I'm sure it has grown a lot bigger since I lived there. I'd love to go back someday and check out the apartments I used live at.

I am in the Southeast now. It's hot and humid. But we do have a fall. Not that many trees to change leaves though. Mostly pines and palms. A wee bit of snow in the winters for excitement - maybe a 1/2 inch or so is enough to cause chao on the roads.