14 Photos That Prove Rural Arizona Is The Best Place To Live
By Monica Spencer|Published February 15, 2016
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Monica Spencer
Author
Monica is a Diné (Navajo) freelance writer and photographer based in the Southwest. Born in Gallup and raised in Phoenix, she is Tódich'ii'nii (Bitter Water People) and Tsi'naajinii (Black Streak Wood People). Monica is a staff writer for Only In Your State, photo editor for The Mesa Legend, and previously a staff writer for The Navajo Post. You can reach her at monica.d.spencer@gmail.com.
Both of my parents grew up in small towns and rural areas, so I heard plenty of stories about their experiences. These range from one mile walks to the school bus stop at 6 a.m. to herding livestock in the summers and hauling water from the local water pump. However, despite all the difficulties of growing up in remote areas, I know they wouldn’t give up those experiences for anything.
Whether you also grew up in rural areas or if my fellow city dwellers wonder what life is like out there, you will want to check out these photos that perfectly illustrate rural life in Arizona:
1. Let's start with the easy stuff. You grew up surrounded by landscapes like this:
In fact, you probably also started learning how to drive far earlier than those city kids who waited until age 15 and a half.
5. Getting the mail is a trip, literally. If you were lucky, the mail was delivered right to your house, but sometimes it required a several mile drive to mailboxes along the highway like these.
