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Visit Northern Arizona: Land of
Cultural, Climatic and scenic Diversity

While southern Arizona may be 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 was chosen the 2nd best
place to live by Men's Journal in 2005. 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. The highest in the state at 12,633 feet is Mount
Humphreys, just 10 miles to the north. 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,
barren tundra and the world's largest Ponderosa forest.
At an elevation of 7,000 feet, Flagstaff is considered a
high altitude 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 20 degrees below that of Phoenix. The monsoon
rainy season of summer often brings a 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 By: Forbes J. Douglas - February 11, 2008

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Forbes J. Douglas, a successful Midwestern realtor® 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:
//realestatebooksreviewer.com/