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Yeah I'm sure Seattle is nice. The thought of Seattle doesn't impress me much. Drizzle, cloud cover most of the year. Just blech. That ruins any "want" to see it really.QUOTE]
Yes indeed. Sedona is out of this world. It's absolutely gorgeous.
Yeah I'm sure Seattle is nice. The thought of Seattle doesn't impress me much. Drizzle, cloud cover most of the year. Just blech. That ruins any "want" to see it really. I live in Duluth Minnesota, we have a huge body of water, which is very cold. We have the hill. It's alright. The change of scenery that Phoenix (and Arizona in general) provides is just astounding to me.
Like I said. You really should visit before you make a call. It's fine to form an opinion but you've obviously never been to the Seattle area.
I've lived in Denver and Phoenix and visited Seattle several times. Denver and Phoenix, to me, are kind of similar. They're both desert cities in some ways, with Denver a little less arid than Phoenix. Seattle, to me, is the most pretty, given the combination of water and mountains. Phoenix has more water than one would think here and there and can be quite pretty - you just have to know where to look, unlike Seattle and to some extent Denver.
I'd rank it Denver, Seattle, Phoenix. But even given that, I still think Phoenix - which has improved rapidly in the past few years - is underrated on this forum.
Like I said. You really should visit before you make a call. It's fine to form an opinion but you've obviously never been to the Seattle area.
I'm sure I'll make it out there some day. I'd love to travel the Northwest some day. I'd love to spend some time in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Road trip some day? Perhaps. I'd most probably do it in the summer if I'll be spending time by the coast, since I heard there's not much cloud cover/rain in the summer. Again, by what I heard.
Anyways, I just can't possibly comprehend how Phoenix is ending up last on pretty much everyones' lists. Phoenix is a great city with an equally great metro area.
Denver, who knows? 'cause it can be any season any time of the year.
By process of elimination, wouldn't that mean that Denver would be the place to be from March-June, October, and November?
It's kind of surprising that the order has been Denver, Seattle, and Phoenix in this thread for many people. I was expecting Seattle to win by a landslide, since its relatively more dense than the other two cities. I guess its a City-Data surprise.
Anyways, Denver has both cities beat in light rail, but both Seattle and Phoenix are catching up.
Seattle, WA
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6b/Link_Light_Rail_2009.png (broken link)
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Ridership: 16,200 (Central Link); 3,900 (Tacoma Link) = 20,100
System Length: 17.3 miles (both Tacoma and Central Link)
Began Operation: Tacoma Link (2003); Central Link (2009)
They are all making strides to expand their systems, but its taking a lot of time.
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Anyways, I just can't possibly comprehend how Phoenix is ending up last on pretty much everyones' lists. Phoenix is a great city with an equally great metro area.
This is City-Data. Almost any city that is reputed to have a lot of 'sprawl' and is in the Sunbelt is likely to lose to cities that aren't in the Sunbelt. Think about how bashed Los Angeles is, despite having the 2nd largest city and metropolitan population in the country. However, that doesn't stop the city from growing at high rate due to a low cost of living and sunny weather most of the year (even if it is 100+).
It seems like Denver offers the best of both worlds, but without many of the problems of both.
Denver, who knows? 'cause it can be any season any time of the year.
Denver: September.
We can get not-so-freak blizzards in October and November.
December is generally cold and snowy.
January and February are mild with cold/snow mixed in.
March and April, blizzards are mixed in with 60's-70's.
May, it rains. A lot.
June, July, August. Wake up to a clear, warm to hot (upper 90's-low 100's) day, by afternoon it's overcast, raining, thundering and lightning. By night, it's clear, and cool.
So, we're left with September. By then, the afternoon T-storms are done, and snow/cold are highly unlikely, though not impossible. Probably the best time of the year to visit if you want the best chance at not experiencing harsh weather.
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I mean Phoenix.
