A state seen with plenty of cacti and lands of desert sand accompanied with rocky canyons turned 100.  Although the number can seem rather large in many cases, this state with clear, light blue skies is quite young compared with the other fifty.  Before it was only a territory, and now it has its own flag with thirteen red and gold stripes for the original thirteen colonies, a sea of blue for liberty, and a copper star in the center for the copper mines.
When commencing a search on the Internet of this state, beautiful photos of weather and nature appear; dazzling desert sunsets, landscapes of large canyons and tall cacti, or even the famous lightning bolts that flash across and vanish in an instant.  Another aspect well known to this piece of the Four Corners is the weather.  It sure is HOT here, but thank God it's a dry heat.  There's no humidity, but the swimming pools in neighborhoods and cities fill up with adults and children wanting to escape this balmy torture.  The only exception to this rule is the monsoon season; rain is an event that excites people and causing users on social networks to mark their status about the strange occasion of water falling from the sky.  And then there's also the night where stars shine while a giant moon casts its glow all over the high maintenance mesquite trees and homes.

Enjoying a cool evening with family or friends is only one activity here in the desert.  There's also hearing the calls of the coyotes when a window is open in the dark, and seeing a family of quails or a Jack rabbit dashing along the land while driving a car.  Whether someone places plenty of thoughts into fashion or a pair of jeans will do, wearing a shirt and pants is fine all year.  There are games to catch indoors or on a well taken care of field, museums to explore that offer powerful information, or just watching TV to forget about the high temperatures.  Of course a nice BBQ serving of hot dogs and hamburgers with crunchy chips and hot salsa outdoors can also be entertaining.

What is likeable about Arizona is all the different inspiration a visitor can see.  A rich experience can be made by looking through history on the back of a US state quarter, breathing in all the landscapes shown in movies, and learning about adaptation to the cruel weather performed by people and animals.
Arizona holds plenty of amazing yesterday and a bright future.