Arizona Sunsets

The best spots to watch the sunset in Arizona

Exploring the Salt River in Mesa, Arizona

We drove about as far down as we could, parked, and made our way to the river. It was still pretty hot out – it was around 5pm so probably between 95 and 100 degrees! However, the water was chilly!! But once our bodies adjusted to the water temperature, it felt perfect. We decided to…
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Sunset in Tonto National Forest

We sat on the back of the ~jetta~ and watched as the sun illuminated the sky with the prettiest of colors. This was one of those moments that made me feel so lucky to be able to go to college in Arizona and experience moments like these. Sorry New York, but Arizona has everything on…
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Hiking Piestewa Peak in Phoenix, Arizona

This was my last adventure in Arizona before coming home from college early due to the Coronavirus! It was in the middle of March, just around the time the Coronavirus became the topic of every conversation. I remember using the railing at one point during the hike, joking about catching the virus. Thankfully I didn’t…
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Hayden Butte, aka “A” Mountain, in Tempe, Arizona

When I hiked “A” Mountain to paint the “A”, it was about 9am and already super hot outside, as you could expect in Arizona. There were over 4,000 of us out of our incoming class of 10,000 that attended this event! We each grabbed a cup of paint, poured it on our hands, then rubbed…
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