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Arizona is located in the Western United States as one of the Four Corners states. Arizona is the sixth largest state in area, after New Mexico and before Nevada. Of the state's 118,000 square miles, approximately 15% is privately owned. The remaining area is government forest and park land, recreation areas and Native American reservations.

Arizona is best known for its desert landscape, which is rich in xerophyte plants such as cactus. It is also known for its climate, which presents exceptionally hot summers and mild winters. Less well known is the pine-covered high country of the Colorado Plateau in the north-central portion of the state, which contrasts with the desertic Basin and Range region in the southern portions of the state.

Like other states of the Southwest, Arizona has an abundance of topographical characteristics in addition to its desert climate. More than half of the state features mountains and plateaus and contains the largest stand of Ponderosa pine in the United States. The Mogollon Rim, a 2000-foot (600 m) escarpment, cuts across the central section of the state and marks the southwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau, where the state experienced its worst forest fire ever in 2002. Arizona belongs firmly within the Basin and Range region of North America. The region was shaped by prehistoric volcanism, followed by a cooling-off and related subsidence.

The Grand Canyon is a colorful, steep-sided gorge, carved by the Colorado River, in northern Arizona. The canyon is one of the seven natural wonders of the world and is largely contained in the Grand Canyon National Park—one of the first national parks in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of designating the Grand Canyon area, visiting on numerous occasions to hunt mountain lion and enjoy the scenery.

 

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Local News from Arizona Daily Sun via Yahoo! News

1,000 words: First snow of the season

Oct 7, 2008 4:31 pm

A weekend storm left a couple of inches of snow above 10,000 feet on the San Francisco Peaks. Neil Chapman, northern Arizona operations manager for The Nature Conservancy, took this photo Sunday morni...

 

Marshals: Alamo en route from Flagstaff to Arkansas

Oct 7, 2008 1:18 pm

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Evangelist and convicted tax evader Tony Alamo left Arizona for Arkansas under the watch of federal marshals Monday, preparing to answer to charges that he took children acro...

 

EarthTalk: Green your commute with battery-powered scooter

Oct 6, 2008 1:17 pm

Dear EarthTalk: Are there any electric bicycles or scooters that make for a nice cheap, green-friendly commute?

 

Sustainability tip: Preparing for the heating season

Oct 6, 2008 1:17 pm

To save money and energy in winter heating: Clean or replace filters on furnaces once a month or as needed.

 

1,000 Words: Raising a glass to October

Oct 5, 2008 2:17 pm

FESTMEISTER RICHARD VIHEL, a retired Coconino County deputy attorney, leads a toast called "Gemuetlichkeit," which roughly translates to belonging, social acceptance and cheerfulness, at Whe...

 

Boy soldier's tale

Oct 5, 2008 2:17 pm

As a child in Sierra Leone, West Africa, his life was meager -- no luxuries, no running water, but he went to school and even listened to early hip-hop music on tapes brought over from America.

 

CD 1 rivals are less polite in faceoff in Camp Verde

Oct 5, 2008 2:17 pm

CAMP VERDE -- Although there are four candidates in the race to fill the vacancy that U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Flagstaff, will leave at the end of this year, the Republican and Democratic candidates fo...

 

Navajo Nation confirms case of plague

Oct 5, 2008 2:16 pm

FORT DEFIANCE (AP) -- Health officials on the Navajo Nation have issued a plague warning for residents on the reservation.

 

Heads Up!

Oct 5, 2008 2:16 pm

Road construction, Traffic restrictions SUNDAY - WEDNESDAY Route 66/Business 40: Paving operations through downtown Flagstaff are complete. However, some work is needed to finish the project. Please b...

 

This week in Flagstaff history

Oct 4, 2008 1:19 pm

100 YEARS AGO The legal committee is drafting an ordinance that will prohibit expectorating upon the sidewalks of our town.

 
 

Greg Norman's Southern Cross Developments Selects River Rim Ranch

Greg Norman’s Southern Cross Developments, proprietor of the exclusive “Norman Estates” real estate brand, is pleased to announce that River Rim Ranch in Teton Valley, Idaho will be the location for its newest project, the “Norman Ranch Estates. [Read More]

 

Local News from Tucson Weekly via Yahoo! News

Our 2008 Endorsements

Oct 1, 2008 11:43 pm

Your ballot could make a big difference in this election--and here are our voting recommendations

 

Achieving Equality

Oct 1, 2008 11:42 pm

LGBT employees at the UA get domestic-partner benefits in the same week that an influential colleague says goodbye

 

Ambassadors of Safety

Oct 1, 2008 11:42 pm

Local lifeguards take skills and goodwill to India

 

The Other Mission

Oct 1, 2008 11:42 pm

Tumacacori National Historic Park celebrates its 100th anniversary with a new museum and big plans

 

Censored!

Oct 1, 2008 11:42 pm

It's Banned Books Week--a topic which some Vail students know all too well

 

The Skinny

Oct 1, 2008 11:42 pm

Little bits of news strung together haphazardly.

 

Scramblewatch

Oct 1, 2008 11:42 pm

Republican John McCain grabbed the media spotlight last week when he announced that he was suspending his campaign until the nation's economic crisis was sorted out, although by "suspending the c...

 

Media Watch

Oct 1, 2008 11:41 pm

KTTU Channel 18 Unintentionally Tests Digital Transfer

 

T Q&A

Oct 1, 2008 11:41 pm

Tucson Q&A with Gale Welter

 

Police Dispatch

Oct 1, 2008 11:41 pm

Evidence of the local criminal mind at work.

 
 

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