calmloki
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The gal & i are going down to see her Mom in 29 Palms Ca - plan is to take care of business for a few days, then rent a car and head over to the Phoenix area to scope out potential snowbird housing. We are small town people, but want to be within an hour or so of a major airport and comparable distance from major hospitals. Be good to have a Costco within easy range. Air quality is of some import, as is a dark night sky. In looking at the Phoenix area I see that the Estrella mountain area may block city lights (and smog) for places south and west of them. Ditto for places to the West of the White Tank mountains. Also interested in having mountains on the horizon to give some visual interest.
Your impressions on air quality, dark night sky and viual interest for those areas?
Have also looked at the East side of Phoenix, the Apache Junction / Gold Camp /Gold Creek areas. Spendier, seem like better mountain views, maybe safer? On the down side, it looks like all of Phoenix would be lighting up the sky at night. Superior Az looks like real pretty terrain and probably out of the smog (?), but over an hour to a Costco or Trader Joe's.
Suggestions and impressions are most welcome. Not golfers, Tucson or Sedona are much prettier to us, but I think Tucson is going to be getting too hot in the future and Sedona is too remote and $$$. Taxes are of some interest - we will also be glancing at Laughlin Nevada as we pass through - that would be much easier for the gal for caring for her Mom and dealing with the estate at some future point.
Your impressions on air quality, dark night sky and viual interest for those areas?
Have also looked at the East side of Phoenix, the Apache Junction / Gold Camp /Gold Creek areas. Spendier, seem like better mountain views, maybe safer? On the down side, it looks like all of Phoenix would be lighting up the sky at night. Superior Az looks like real pretty terrain and probably out of the smog (?), but over an hour to a Costco or Trader Joe's.
Suggestions and impressions are most welcome. Not golfers, Tucson or Sedona are much prettier to us, but I think Tucson is going to be getting too hot in the future and Sedona is too remote and $$$. Taxes are of some interest - we will also be glancing at Laughlin Nevada as we pass through - that would be much easier for the gal for caring for her Mom and dealing with the estate at some future point.