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Re: Moving to Casa Grande

Postby big_load » Sep 01 2011 3:33 pm

hippiepunkpirate wrote:I live around 75th ave and the 101 now.
You're just a few blocks from Mrs. big_load's brother, over by Arrowhead Country Club.
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Re: Moving to Casa Grande

Postby azbackpackr » Sep 01 2011 3:34 pm

Abandoned us up here?

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Re: Moving to Casa Grande

Postby Jim_H » Sep 01 2011 3:39 pm

They're not super active in the forum, or on the site in general, but there are at least 3 other Flagstaff members on the site beside you and me.
I think Monsoon season will begin around June 20, plus or minus 5 days, not by the calendar according to the NWS, but when dew points rise dramatically, and it begins to rain over the Sacramento Mountains. It will start about 10 days later in Arizona.
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Re: Moving to Casa Grande

Postby Jim_H » Sep 24 2011 10:38 am

Moving on the 30th, and I'll have to deal with daylight saving nonsense for about 5 weeks before that ends. For 5 years now I lived without DST, and I loved it. In the longer daylight months, the sun still goes down after 730 PM and that is fine for me. Guess it will be a lot later next year.



I was thinking of doing a Black Mesa hike as an event next June, but then I thought why not in October? Anyone interested in making the drive in a couple of weeks to hike the mesa? Or should I not bother as it would be another empty event populated only by me, like my Lavender Peak hike.
I think Monsoon season will begin around June 20, plus or minus 5 days, not by the calendar according to the NWS, but when dew points rise dramatically, and it begins to rain over the Sacramento Mountains. It will start about 10 days later in Arizona.
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Re: Moving to Casa Grande

Postby te-wa » Sep 24 2011 1:14 pm

i'm moving to northern Mesa in a couple weeks. so long, fountain hills.
now i can hike the userys and the goldfields and the supes and the san tans!
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Re: Moving to Casa Grande

Postby paulhubbard » Sep 24 2011 2:44 pm

You're moving to my neck of the cacti... I'm in Red Mountain Ranch, Recker and Thomas area. Maybe we can meet up for a stroll in the Supes sometime.
That's pretty good chicken - Tastes like Rattlesnake.
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Re: Moving to Casa Grande

Postby te-wa » Sep 24 2011 3:57 pm

well then you know where Las Sendas is.
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Re: Moving to Casa Grande

Postby paulhubbard » Sep 24 2011 5:09 pm

Yup! Great little waterin' hole nearby = Hero's Sports bar and grill - Northeast corner of Power & McDowell. Great TVs, good food, Rosie & Henry (owners) are super.
That's pretty good chicken - Tastes like Rattlesnake.
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Re: Moving to Casa Grande

Postby Trishness » Sep 24 2011 7:45 pm

te-wa wrote:i'm moving to northern Mesa in a couple weeks. so long, fountain hills.
now i can hike the usery's and the goldfields and the supes and the san tans!


See you out in the Supes or Usery! I'm always on those trails

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Re: Moving to Casa Grande

Postby Rob del Desierto » Sep 24 2011 8:33 pm

Jim, I'm going to be up in N. Az in October to do some backpacking on the Rez. It would depend on the dates you were looking at (and my friends' plans that I'm supposed to meet up with).
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Re: Moving to Casa Grande

Postby Jim_H » Sep 24 2011 8:43 pm

Ok, let me know when the time approaches.
I think Monsoon season will begin around June 20, plus or minus 5 days, not by the calendar according to the NWS, but when dew points rise dramatically, and it begins to rain over the Sacramento Mountains. It will start about 10 days later in Arizona.
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Re: Moving to Casa Grande

Postby te-wa » Sep 25 2011 11:58 am

paulhubbard wrote: Hero's... Rosie & Henry (owners)
i get the cool play on words.. Henry, Rosies.. Hero's :)
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Re: Moving to Casa Grande

Postby hikeaz » Sep 26 2011 9:41 am

te-wa wrote:i'm moving to northern Mesa in a couple weeks. so long, fountain hills. !


Whoo-Hooo! Your watering hole possibilities are gonna open up immensely!
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Re: Moving to Casa Grande

Postby Jim_H » Sep 30 2011 6:47 am

Moving day. I cleaned as best I could yesterday since I'm moving today and won't ever be back to my home of just over 5 years. Hopefully it doesn't get dirty today. Who doesn't love the feeling of being shot out of a cannon? Did Rob's or Jake's moves feel like this? None of my previous ones did. Maybe it's becuase today is the last day of the month?
I think Monsoon season will begin around June 20, plus or minus 5 days, not by the calendar according to the NWS, but when dew points rise dramatically, and it begins to rain over the Sacramento Mountains. It will start about 10 days later in Arizona.
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Re: Moving to Casa Grande

Postby tibber » Sep 30 2011 7:52 am

Good luck with your move. I am sure we all hope it goes well and that you will love your new home. Travel safe.
For me, sometimes it's just as much about the journey as the destination.
Oh, and once in awhile, don't forget to look back at the trail you've traveled.
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Re: Moving to Casa Grande

Postby te-wa » Sep 30 2011 10:14 am

hikeaz wrote: Your watering hole possibilities are gonna open up immensely!

it is only 7 miles directly south of here, as a crow flies. i have seen a couple of watering holes near there, but this is deep mormon country, remember.. at least there's the little place where all the heathens live called Tempe, just around the corner!

Jim, I moved to Flag on a whim one summer with only $600 in my pocket. Lived there for 2 years. It was ok, but nothing has ever drawn me back to move back to Flag. (in fact i think ive only been back there twice? in the last 8 years)
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Re: Moving to Casa Grande

Postby Alston Neal » Sep 30 2011 11:00 am

te-wa wrote: I moved to Flag on a whim one summer with only $600 in my pocket. Lived there for 2 years. It was ok, but nothing has ever drawn me back to move back to Flag. (in fact i think ive only been back there twice? in the last 8 years)

We usually refer to that as a restraining order, but hey saying you don't care for Flagg works..... :D
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Re: Moving to Casa Grande

Postby paulhubbard » Sep 30 2011 12:04 pm

te-wa wrote:a couple of watering holes near there, but this is deep mormon country

Hero's NE corner of Power/Mcdowell
Red White & Brew NW corner
Nandos Mexican and Zushi SW corner
Lucky Lou's SE corner of Power/Mckellips
That's pretty good chicken - Tastes like Rattlesnake.
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Re: Moving to Casa Grande

Postby BEEBEE » Sep 30 2011 12:31 pm

All great places :y:
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Re: Moving to Casa Grande

Postby te-wa » Sep 30 2011 12:42 pm

paulhubbard wrote:Hero's NE corner of Power/Mcdowell
Red White & Brew NW corner
Nandos Mexican and Zushi SW corner
Lucky Lou's SE corner of Power/Mckellips

i looked at google maps for all those places last week!~ (hey, if you wanna know what to expect, research!)

its cool that there are a few nice shopping areas right there.. 3 grocers to choose from, Nandos is rated one of Phx's better restaurants. Zushi, however, has low ratings. Got Sushi? seems to be a much better choice. (accdng to Yelp! and UrbanSpoon)
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