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Try Northern Arizona: Land of
Cultural, Climatic, and Scenic
Diversity

You may know that southern Arizona is suffering from
over-crowding, northern Arizona from Flagstaff south
and east through the Mogollon Rim Country and
White Mountains remains a delightful place for
families or retirees. It is considered one of the best
places to live in America and you can see the stars
most nights very brightly. Lowell Observatory, famous
for the discovery of Pluto by Schlipher in 1930 is
here. You will find cultural diversity in things to see
and do if you plan to relocate to the Arizona High
Country.

The university town of Flagstaff has often been
named as one of the best places to live in the US.
Prescott and Payson are both premier retirement
communities for west coasters. They are small cities,
with Flagstaff having less than 70,000 population, but
steadily rising at an estimated 8.5%. National
Geographic has called Prescott one of "10 Great
Towns That Will Make You Feel Young," and Payson
is similar but somewhat smaller. Pinetop-Lakeside
has become the summer home center for the elite of
Tucson and Phoenix. The population average age is
less that 35. Only 8% of the population is 65 or older.
The racial makeup of northern Arizona is 64.5% white
non-Hispanic, 18% Hispanic or Latino, and 12%
Native American.

There is variation in the economic conditions and
educational opportunities, but generally, they are
favorable. Still an affordable area to live, new home
prices have been on the rise. The hard working
frontier ethic of the area, and the very family-
centered focus of those towns settled by Mormon
pioneers is still tangible.

Northern Arizona has two roots. Those cities along I-
40 grew from the flourishing railroad and forestry
industries of the late 1800s. Yavapai county, the Rim
Country and the White Mountains developed in the
same period from mining, ranching, farming and
forestry. With the arrival of Route 66 in the 1920s,
the area became a popular tourist stop. Today the
entire area is very tourist oriented. Today, Route 66
and I-40 are an historic highway and popular tourist
route with many hotel and restaurant chains mixed
with the scenic and nostalgic charm.

Just 75 miles away from Flagstaff is Grand Canyon
National Park. Because of the areas altitude of
6,000'-9000' and clear skies astronomers from
around the world have known the area since before
the turn of the century.

The are has weather not often considered typical of
Arizona. Flagstaff is at the base of the San Francisco
Peaks. Show Low-Pinetop is near Hawley Lake, which
can have the coldest temperature in the lower 48
states. Higher elevation ecosystems are surrounded
with plateaus, juniper pines, high desert grassland
and the world's largest Ponderosa forest. At an
elevation of 7,000 feet, Flagstaff is considered a high
Sonoran desert. Heber-Overgaard at 6,500' is also.
Payson and Prescott at 5,500" are more moderate.
However, residents do enjoy mild weather conditions
and clear air for the most part. Summer temperatures
are often 10-20 degrees below that of Phoenix. The
monsoon rainy season of summer often brings an
intense, scattered rain showers and thunderstorms.
The winter weather brings an average annual
snowfall of 80-110 inches, good for business at the
Apache and Flagstaff local ski resorts. A popular
weekend getaway, northern Arizona welcomes
visitors from neighboring Arizona communities and
beyond.

Flagstaff, Holbrook and Williams are connected to LA
and the east by Amtrak. Air travel is available through
small general aviation regional airports. All of
northern Arizona is accessible from interstate
highways 17 and 40.

Come for vacations, and stay for life!

by Forbes J. Douglas - March 22, 2008

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Forbes J. Douglas, mid-western Realtor® and vacant
and farm land development specialist with 30+ years
successful experience now retired to the Arizona High
Country from where he operates a major national real
estate books review website. He invites you to
investigate the affordable, secluded Arizona cabin
land opportunities available in the White Mountains’
Lakes Country of Northern Arizona centered on such
picturesque and pleasant towns as Heber-
Overgaard, Show Low, Pinetop and Holbrook. Check
out his review website at http:
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