I LOVE Arizona!

lugerholsterrepair · 12-05-2020, 11:52 PM

I have cousins live up in North East Phoenix. Right below some big mountains..I have NEVER seen so much wildlife! Sitting in their house you see coyote packs go by several times a day..Critters crawling all over! & the birds! They have bird feeders where the wildest flocks of birds show up! I guess a lot of kept birds get away from owners in Phoenix and breed. It really is amazing. NOTHING like here in Yuma.

When we have lived here in the Summer you can't GET cold water! The ground gets so warm you can shower all summer with just the cold turned on!

calibrator · 12-06-2020, 10:35 AM

Yeah Jerry, the wildlife here is spectacular, but not like it was 10-15 yrs ago. List of one's I don't see anymore;

Jack Rabbit
Bats
Tarantulas
Bobcat
Rattle Snake (any snake in the last 3-5 yrs)

In hard times, a person could easily live on all the quail and rabbit that walk around the neighborhood daily. Doves galore also.

The closest call I've had with injury was from a deer on the lot next to mine. I saw a few (5-6) deer there and walked over to investigate. Suddenly a Buck came forward and began a choppy kind of trot towards me a few yards at a time. I pulled out a Kabar and held it 2 handed in front of me, backing up slowly until I was clear. I believe that if I had turned my back on him, I likely would have been gored.

Most annoying are Pack Rats, Ground Squirrels and Chipmunks. The latter 2 want to dig under your foundations for their burrows and are quite destructive. The Rats will totally destroy anything they build nests in. Don't leave a vehicle sitting for months unless you open the hood. They will completely pack fender to fender on the engine with cactus debris and mesquite beans, as well as a fair amount of rocks ! They also love to eat the wiring down to the copper.

You're also right about not needing hot water to shower in the summer. However, in a few weeks, water left outside at night will get an ice film on it before sunrise.

Yeah, ... I gotta say that being able to count on a bright sunny day most days is a plus. I just wish it would rain and lightning and thunder as often as it did back in the late'90s.

tomaustin · 12-06-2020, 02:01 PM

this is a nice thread....a lot of heartfelt comments about the way it was, is, and gonna be.....

coming out for the machinegun shoots near Wikieup is a high-lite of my annual vacation periods.....

I see Calibrator and his friends and have a really good 4-5 days...

I do enjoy driving out and traveling through different parts of AZ...

Some seriously beautiful country....

Have another good friend who lives on a mountain top west of Wikieup, some 20+ miles....a retired science professor who taught in the California graduate schools.....said he couldn't wait to retire so he could get to AZ............

I completely understand his sentiments...

Have a GREAT DAY ARIZONA.....................

12-05-2020, 11:52 PM	#1
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,134 Times in 1,439 Posts	I have cousins live up in North East Phoenix. Right below some big mountains..I have NEVER seen so much wildlife! Sitting in their house you see coyote packs go by several times a day..Critters crawling all over! & the birds! They have bird feeders where the wildest flocks of birds show up! I guess a lot of kept birds get away from owners in Phoenix and breed. It really is amazing. NOTHING like here in Yuma. When we have lived here in the Summer you can't GET cold water! The ground gets so warm you can shower all summer with just the cold turned on! __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

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12-06-2020, 10:35 AM	#2
calibrator User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cave Creek Posts: 340 Thanks: 67 Thanked 271 Times in 108 Posts	Yeah Jerry, the wildlife here is spectacular, but not like it was 10-15 yrs ago. List of one's I don't see anymore; Jack Rabbit Bats Tarantulas Bobcat Rattle Snake (any snake in the last 3-5 yrs) In hard times, a person could easily live on all the quail and rabbit that walk around the neighborhood daily. Doves galore also. The closest call I've had with injury was from a deer on the lot next to mine. I saw a few (5-6) deer there and walked over to investigate. Suddenly a Buck came forward and began a choppy kind of trot towards me a few yards at a time. I pulled out a Kabar and held it 2 handed in front of me, backing up slowly until I was clear. I believe that if I had turned my back on him, I likely would have been gored. Most annoying are Pack Rats, Ground Squirrels and Chipmunks. The latter 2 want to dig under your foundations for their burrows and are quite destructive. The Rats will totally destroy anything they build nests in. Don't leave a vehicle sitting for months unless you open the hood. They will completely pack fender to fender on the engine with cactus debris and mesquite beans, as well as a fair amount of rocks ! They also love to eat the wiring down to the copper. You're also right about not needing hot water to shower in the summer. However, in a few weeks, water left outside at night will get an ice film on it before sunrise. Yeah, ... I gotta say that being able to count on a bright sunny day most days is a plus. I just wish it would rain and lightning and thunder as often as it did back in the late'90s.

12-06-2020, 02:01 PM	#3
tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 523 Times in 202 Posts	this is a nice thread....a lot of heartfelt comments about the way it was, is, and gonna be..... coming out for the machinegun shoots near Wikieup is a high-lite of my annual vacation periods..... I see Calibrator and his friends and have a really good 4-5 days... I do enjoy driving out and traveling through different parts of AZ... Some seriously beautiful country.... Have another good friend who lives on a mountain top west of Wikieup, some 20+ miles....a retired science professor who taught in the California graduate schools.....said he couldn't wait to retire so he could get to AZ............ I completely understand his sentiments... Have a GREAT DAY ARIZONA.....................