Phoenix Arizona
April 82010
VisitPhoenix.com (things to know about Phoenix Arizona)
1. Phoenix is the nation’s 5th largest city with just about 1.4 million year-round residents.
2. More than 300 golf courses throughout the state, Arizona is recognized as one of the world’s premier golf destinations.
3. The name Arizona comes from the Native American Indian “Arizonac” which means “little spring”.
4. Phoenix averages 211 days of sunshine per year. An additional 85 days per year are only partly cloudy, leaving an average of 69 days of cloudy or rainy days.
5. South Mountain Park in Phoenix covers more than 20,000 acres, making it the largest city park in the world.
6. There are 11.2 million acres of National Forest in Arizona and one fourth of the state is forested. The largest forest is comprised of Ponderosa Pine. Just 90 miles north of Phoenix!
7. Did you know there are lot of famous people live in Phoenix like Alice Cooper, Jenna Jameson, Jimmy Eat World, Matt Dallas, Naibe Reynoso, Jordin Sparks, and Melody Thornton etc.? Did you know in 1969 the City of Scottsdale created “Godzilla,” the world’s first successful, automated residential trash collection truck.
8. Arizona leads the nation in copper production. In fact, the amount of copper on the roof of the Arizona State Capitol building in Phoenix is equivalent to 4,800,000 pennies.
9. Arizona has more parks and National Monuments than any other continental state, more mountains than Switzerland and more golf courses than Scotland.
10. The largest Wurlitzer pipe organ in the world can be found at Organ Stop Pizza in Mesa. Fountain Hill (in Greater Phoenix area) is the world tallest fountain.
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The BYU Cougars basketball team got revenge from last year’s loss at Arizona State, defeating the Sun Devils 81-68 Tuesday night in the Marriott Center. Freshman Tyler Haws had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Jackson Emery continued to be a spark nailing 5 three-pointers and also finishing with 17 points. Jimmer Fredette scored 10 points, while hitting his 33rd straight free-throw to pass Michael Smith’s record for consecutive free-throws of 32 set in 1989. BYU went into halftime with a 16 point lead and even led by as much as 20 points, but a furious rally by Arizona State cut the lead to four with five minutes left in the game. Perfect free-throw shooting by Haws, Tavernari, and Fredette sealed the game for the Cougars. BYU improves to 7-1 on the season and gets ready for a Saturday game against ex-Cougar coach Steve Cleveland’s Fresno State Bulldogs in the Save Mart Center.
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Our second DVD: “FREE Camping in Central Arizona” – Part II, starts off running where the first disk left off with an exciting adventure beginning north of Phoenix at Bumble Bee to the historic mining town of Crown King high atop the cool Bradshaw Mountains inside the Prescott National Forest near Horsethief Basin Recreation area. Scouters will enjoy earning their merit badges around Prescott’s numerous fishing and canoeing lakes centered around Courthouse Square as well as, hiking Mingus Mountain and the hillside artists’ community of Jerome. Train enthusiasts will love an excursion along the Verde Canyon Railway in Clarkdale and rock hounds will be in heaven with Sedona’s famous Red Rocks. From the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff and touring Route 66 to Williams, we hit the open road and explore ancient Indian Ruins, as well as hike off the beaten path trails, and travel those backroads “Less Traveled” leading to impressive overlooks with unforgettable vistas stretching for miles.