June 21 - National Arizona Day

    

Happy National Arizona Day! Today we observe the 48th state to join the union back on February 14, 1912. 

This southwestern U.S. state, is best known for the Grand Canyon, the mile-deep chasm carved by the Colorado River. 

Flagstaff, a ponderosa pine–covered mountain town, is a major gateway to the Grand Canyon. Arizona is also nicknamed The Copper State. 

Other natural sites include Saguaro National Park, protecting cactus-filled Sonoran Desert landscape. Tucson is University of Arizona territory and home to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 

Arizona is home to the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in North America. Established around 1000 A.D., the village of Old Oraibi is located on the Hopi Indian Reservation in Navajo county. 

When looking for the wilderness in Arizona, Arizona brings the wilderness to you! 

The breathtaking views of the Colorado Plateau, which incidentally took over 70 million years to form into towering stone, are now one of nature’s grand centerpieces. 

Carved into limestone cliffs along Beaver Creek, a well-preserved dwelling towers above the scrubland below. Home to the Sinagua Indians around 1500 A.D., the Aztecs mistakenly named this place Montezuma Castle. 

Like many of the Western states, Arizona Easterners came with the prospect of land, gold, and adventure. Cowtowns were born, and battle lines were drawn between those who wanted the territory and those who were already there. 

Find your way to the Saguaro National Park to see the mighty cacti of the west. These majestic plants of the desert can grow up to fifty feet tall! Under the right conditions, they can live to be over one hundred and fifty years old! 

If you’re not buying the line “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity,” and the soaring daytime summer temperatures of Arizona get to you, Lake Mead may be the cure. With hiking, watersport, camping, and beaches, there are plenty of ways to relax, have fun, and cool off.  

Plus, this Arizona Bucket List Adventure Guide & Journal (2019) fits the need for any adventure you desire. 

https://www.amazon.com/Arizona-Bucket-Adventure-Guide-Journal/dp/B08157Y7DQ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&keywords=arizona&qid=1592504488&sr=8-8&linkCode=sl1&tag=zoovioinc.-20&linkId=7018c8f19bebe74a93492ada95343374&language=en_US 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

oin National Day Calendar® as they explore Arizona’s rich history and remarkable landscapes. Get to know their people, culture, and uncover the hidden places of Arizona!  

Use #NationalArizonaDay to share on social media. 

Hidden Treasures 

Fireflies – Yayoi Kusama Infinity Room – Phoenix Art Museum 

Meteor Crater – Winslow 

Titan Missile Museum – Green Valley 

Valley of the Moon – Tucson 

Area 66 – Yucca 

We also observe these famous figures of whom were born in Arizona of whom are still recognized today for their past accomplishments, heroics, talents, ingenuity and innovations: Geronimo, Frank Luke, Helen Hull Jacobs, Wayne Thiebaud, Marty Robbins, Cesar Chavez, Joan Ganz Cooney, Barbara Eden, Linda Ronstadt, Steve Nicks, Lynda Carter, Diana Gabaldon and Bob Baffert. 

Visit the link below to see this of notable birth who were not mentioned on the list above: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Arizona 

Here's to The Grand Canyon State! 

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