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To: DMaA who wrote (4523)3/6/2019 1:54:10 PM
From: Valuepro   of 4710
 
Little Berkeley, aka Tucson, has become too spread out for my taste. And with US Hwy 10 being the only thoroughfare, it is very difficult to get around. In my early adult life, I had business there for a couple of weeks when it still had the feeling of a small town. I liked it then. By the way, my mother graduated from Tuscon High School back when there was only one high school in the area. Now there must be dozens when you count adjoining districts.

Parts of Tucson to 20-30 miles north of Phoenix are in the Sonoran Desert, said to be the most beautiful in the world. That's because of Saguaro cacti and trees (Palo Verde, Mesquite, and Iron Wood). We have these because the climate is subtropical with two rainy seasons, unlike all other deserts (excepting for one in Australia}.

The corridor you saw between Tuscon and Phoenix was cleared of large native vegetation long ago in favor of grazing and/or growing cotton. These days, many types of cacti and native trees are protected. Any such plant in the way of development must be moved instead of being destroyed.

By the way, I am not an Arizona native. I did not live here full-time until 2002. Having said that, I hike/camp on and off trails all over the state at all times of the year.



Saguaro National Park adjacent to Tuscon

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