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Thursday, April 28, 2022

Travel Day -> Arizona

 Arizona, a 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. 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 one of the Four Corners states. Arizona has borders with New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, and Mexico, and it has one point in common with the southwestern corner of Colorado. Arizona has a 389-mile (626 km)-long international border with the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California.

Abbreviation: AZ

Capital: Phoenix

Temperature: 92 degrees, sunny

Time: 10:15 AM (3 hours behind us) they do not change their clocks 

State Nickname: Grand Canyon State

Arizona's nickname is The Grand Canyon State. Most of the canyon is within the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona (one of the first national parks in the United States).

Population: 7.2 Million (12.8 in PA)

Size: 113,998 sq miles (46,000 in PA)

Statehood: February 14, 1912

State Flag: 

The flag of Arizona consists of 13 rays of red and weld-yellow on the top half. The red and yellow also symbolize Arizona's picturesque landscape. The center star signifies copper production; Arizona produces more copper than any other state in the US.


State Bird: Cactus Wren

State Flower: Saguaro

Description

The saguaro is a tree-like cactus species in the monotypic genus Carnegiea that can grow to be over 12 meters tall. It is native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican state of Sonora, and the Whipple Mountains and Imperial County areas of California. The saguaro blossom is the state wildflower of Arizona.


State Tree: The Palo Verde was designated the official state tree of Arizona in 1954. "Palo Verde" is Spanish for "green stick." They bloom in the spring (late march to early May) with brilliant yellow-gold flowers.



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Official State Neck Wear: A bolo tie (sometimes bola tie or shoestring necktie) is a type of necktie consisting of a piece of cord or braided leather with decorative metal tips (called aiguillettes) and secured with an ornamental clasp or slide.

The ringtail was designated the state mammal of Arizona in 1986. Ringtails are cat-sized carnivores resembling a small fox with a long raccoon-like tail. The tail is about the length of the head and body with 14-16 black and white bands and a black tip.


State Gem: Turquoise

















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