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I’ve driven through both Tucson and Boulder…Tucson was in the summer of 1992, and I was 12 at the time…and Boulder was in the summer of 2018. Even with the amount of time and age difference at play, I think 12 year old me would have enjoyed Boulder in ‘92 than I see myself at 38 enjoying Tucson in ‘18.
Take away the carne seca, and Tucson blows. It's hot, dusty, and full of drug addicts. I never understood why many who live there feel it's special. My wife is from there, and after years of living in other places, and me pointing out things that suck about Tucson every time we visit there, she's finally starting to recognize Tucson for what it is - a dump.
It’s all about the interaction between the folks north of the Rillito and south of the Rillito. With the school thrown in as a big wildcard, a lump. The pace of the town is really attractive after experiencing the hellhole that the Colorado front range has become. Just IMHO…..
Nailed it.
You need to elaborate on that. What was strange at Circle K?
Florida Man without the beach?
Time traveling phone booths and excellent rock music
This is a very good descriptor. We drive once or twice a year in the family truckster from SoCal to Tucson with our kids under 10 who hate the drive. Just when you think you are there, you exit off the freeway and it’s another 45 minutes to grandma’s house. The lack of traffic does you no good when the speed limit is 25 mph on every major thoroughfare through the city. And grandma doesn’t live in the boonies. It’s like central-ish urban sprawl Tucson, and it’s 45 minutes from the freeway (or any street where the speed limit is greater than 25 mph).
The only place I've ever enjoyed myself in Arizona was Flagstaff. Other people can have Tucson, Phoenix, and Tempe.
Apparently not.
