Where are you going to be? If you're a Marine going MCAS Yuma it's in a crappy town, hot as hell most of the year but you're fairly close to San Diego and a couple of hours from Phoenix if you need to get away. The Air Force has Davis Monthan right in the middle of Tucson, lots of stuff to do there, but again it's hot as hell and Tucson has crappy traffic and the crime can be a little scary at times, Mexico is only 50 miles away so you can get down there for the day for cheap drinks and trinkets and an idea of why people want to come to America. The Army has Fort Huachuca near Sierra Vista, it's in the middle of nowhere and is kind of a small town but it's close to Tucson and the Mexican border. I lived in Tucson for six years, visted Sierra Vista, and my brother in law flys Harriers out of Yuma, so I've been to all three places. I've included some links to the bases you can find a lot of info there. Enjoy your stay in AZ, if you can handle the heat it's not a bad place to live, especially in the winter, and you can find some fun stuff to do.
2006-12-08 00:48:31
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I lived for 2½ years just outside of Fort Huachuca while stationed there.
Depends on what you like to do for fun -- you can make your own fun if you're willing to try new things. We were just starting our family, so that eliminated some things, but there are some neat things to do and see in AZ.
Just south of Sierra Vista, the town outside of Ft. Huachuca, you have the Ramsey Canyon Nature Preserve -- more species of hummingbirds reside there than any other single location in the rest of North America.
A few miles to the east are Tombstone -- the town too tough to die, home to the OK Corral; and Bisbee -- home of the Copper Queen and Lavender Pit copper mines. Bisbee has turned into a very bohemian community with lots of nifty little artisan shops. And you can find malachite jewelry there for a song.
Then there's Tucson -- the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and Old Tucson. Trips across the Border to Mexico at Agua Prieta and Nogales. The Kitt Peak National Observatory is there if you like science and astronomy. And if you like skiing, you can go to Mt. Lemmon -- yeah, there's skiing in Arizona!! First white Christmas any of my kids saw was in Arizona. Go figure!
Travelling farther afield, of course there's the Grand Canyon, Montezuma Castle, Oak Creek Canyon, and a bunch of other things. And southern California is a day's drive away: that means LA -- Disneyland and Universal Studios -- and San Diego -- SeaWorld and the San Diego Zoo (one of the world's best) -- and the mission at Sna Juan Capistrano.
So be prepared to enjoy yourself with different experiences. We had a great time.
2006-12-08 02:20:59
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answered by Dave_Stark 7
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Fun. Hot. Bring sun block.
2006-12-08 00:27:45
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answered by Isis 7
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2016-12-13 05:05:41
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