09/05/2006
Arizona-Where the West Meets the True West
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When it comes to finding the true meaning of the old West, nowhere knows that truth better than Arizona. While we found the state itself to be fairly massive in terms of things to see and do, if there?s one thing that Arizona reigns supreme in, it is certainly Western. We began our Arizona vacation with one of the natural wonders of this beautiful state, the Saguaro National monument.
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