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Old 02-08-2013, 12:30 PM
 
Location: Salinas, CA
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I have an aunt in Lake Havasu, AZ and a nephew attending college ASU in Tempe. To those of you excited to be going there, get ready for 100+ temps from May through September with few exceptions. You might get something in the 90's in early May or late September if you are lucky. My nephew even stopped going to the September home football games for the Sun Devils (just too hot). October can also be very warm. You will certainly be able to go out in the winter, but the summer will require you to be indoors. I guess there are trade-offs everywhere, though.

The Grand Canyon would be a must see and Sedona is a nice day trip from Phoenix. I think it is 100 miles away. The Flagstaff area has much milder temps, but I do not know the job market there. That would be my choice if I moved there. It is also less crowded than Phoenix. It is amazing how many Minnesotans and other midwesterners adapt to the climate in AZ.

The Phoenix/Mesa/Glendale metro area has at least a million more people than the Twin Cities. However, you will be going to a region with all the major sports, too. I don't know FL or TX well enough to comment in detail. Good luck to all with the moves!
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Old 02-08-2013, 12:43 PM
 
Location: Salinas, CA
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The desert has never "done it" for me. When others speak of the beauty, I have to resist telling them they are crazy. Northern AZ is not bad. You have the Grand Canyon and some forested areas in the higher elevations. The southern AZ landscape can be pretty close to "finger in the throat" as far as I am concerned. The good news out of there is that there is enough migration from other places now that Arizona is trending a little more moderate politically lately instead of farther right (as in the past). I recently read an article on that topic.
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Old 02-14-2013, 07:41 PM
 
Location: Duluth, Minnesota, USA
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Old 02-14-2013, 08:01 PM
 
Location: Indiana Uplands
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