Arizona - Saguaro National Park

Saguaro National Park, Arizona

This postcard was postmarked in 2018.

 

Arizona - Phoenix, A Postcrossing Meet-up

A Postcrossing meet-up in Phoenix, Arizona.

This postcard was mailed in 2022 with the autographs of a few members who attended.

 

Arizona - Tonto National Monument

Tonto National Monument
Arizona

This is a 'Lantern Press' postcard Image number 43855 of an original poster.
2017

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The Tonto National Monument is located in the Superstition Mountains in Central Arizona.

There are well-preserved cliff dwellings that were occupied by the Salado culture during the 13th, 14th, and early 15th centuries. 

Arizona - Tucson, Colossal Cave

Colossal Cave
Tucson, Arizona

Colossal Cave is located in the Escabrosa Limestone of Mississippian origin 300 million years old.  The limestone was formed in a great inland sea of that period from the calcium deposits laid down by the remains of a sea creature called the crinoid, a small plant-like sea animal.  The mountains in which Colossal Cave is formed were a mid-tertiary development caused by a crustal upheaval of the earth approximately 40 million years ago.  The cave system was carved out of the solid limestone by the action of seeping water that eventually formed an underground river with many intricate tributaries.  The full extent of the Cave is not yet known but explorations have reached a length of 39 miles.  The many weird and beautiful crystal formations that cover the interior of the cave were formed over a period of thens of thousands of years.  The number of different crystal formations are astronomical and their sizes vary from the minute to the colossal.

Bob Petley photos
1978

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This was written several years ago, so I wanted to find out how long they found out the cave was.

On the official park website it reads:
Colossal Cave has never been fully explored. Although there are an estimated 39 miles of cave tunnels.
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So it looks like they never found more tunnels since back in the 1970's.  

Arizona - Sunset with Cacti

Arizona Sunset
Photo: Richard Strange

The sender writes:
Arizona!
Land of dirt and cacti.  I actually like it here though...for an hour at least.  Then it gets mundane and hot.  We took photos with dinosaurs though!
I though you would like the sun cut out on this postcard.

(She was right - I do like it :)
2015

Arizona - Winslow, Hubbelll Trading Post on Route 66

Arizona
US 66

National Postcard Week
May 4-10, 2014

Hubbell Trading Post (1917), Winslow, Arizona
U.S. Highway 66
"Main Street of America"

This Route 66 postcard was made by Jack D. Mount. 

Arizona - Vermillion Cliffs

Vermillion Cliffs National Monument
Arizona

Vermillion Cliffs National Monument was proclaimed in the year 2000.  The region contains a diverse selection of sandstone, slickrock, shear cliffs, and other interesting rock formations.  The amazing geological mysteries found here are spread throughout the 293,000 acres of the monument.

Photo: John P. George
2009

Arizona, New Mexico and Texas - Road Trip Map

National Postcard Week
May 4-10, 2014

Road Trip with Allison, Payton, Trey and Alexis
Postcard limited edition of 1000 by Demaris Swint.

This postcard features art by Rick Geary.

Shown on the map is:
Arizona:
Grand Canyon, Painted Desert, Meteor Crater, Petrified Forest, Mesa, Queen Creek, Tucson Saguaro National Park

New Mexico:
Taos Pueblo, Carrizozo, Roswell, Carlsbad Caverns

Texas:
El Paso, Pecos, Ft. Stockton, Beeville, and The Alamo 

Arizona - University of Phoenix Stadium

University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, Arizona

The 63,500-seat home of the Arizona Cardinals has been named the University of Phoenix Stadium.  This is the first time a National Football League venue has been named after an educational institution.

Photo Robert Silberblatt
2010

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The stadium features the first fully retractable natural grass playing surface built in the United States on top of an AirField Systems synthetic drainage system. An opening on one side of the stadium allows the playing field to move to the exterior of the building, allowing the entire natural turf playing surface to be exposed to daylight when it is not in use and also allowing the floor to be used for other purposes without damaging the playing surface.

The University of Phoenix, a for-profit university specializing in adult education, acquired the naming rights in September 2006, shortly after the stadium had opened under the name Cardinals Stadium. The "University of Phoenix" name is applied as a corporate sponsor, and not as the home stadium of the University (which has no intercollegiate athletics program).

Arizona - Saguaro Cactus on a Car

Arizona

The saguaro cactus, found in the deserts of Arizona, can weigh approximately 100 pounds per foot.  This cactus weighed 10,000 pounds.

Photo Nathan C. Stodghill
(Please note the Insurance Agency in the background :)

Arizona - Howdy Hank's Trading Post, Route 66

National Post Card Week
May 2-8, 2010

Arizona US 66
Howdy Hank's Trading Post, Joseph City, Arizona

U.S. Highway 66
"Main Street of America"

Arizona - Matt's Big Breakfast - from La Quinta

Greetings From Route LQ (Hotel chain La Quinta)

The Little Place with Great Big Taste
Matt's Big Breakfast
With organic local produce, Iowa pork and Angus beef, this little downtown spot has made a big name for itself.  According to the Phoenix New Times, Matt's Big Breakfast is the city's hottest downtown eatery.  And according to local chickens, you should really try the pork.
Phoenix, Arizona

Nearest la Quinta: 3 miles

With over 780 Locations, La Quinta Inns & Suites is everywhere you travel.
2010

Arizona - U.S. Highway, Route 66, San Francisco Peaks

U.S. Highway 66 crossing Arizona.  The mountains formed by this giant alligator juniper are the San Francisco Peaks as seen between Flagstaff and Williams, Arizona. They are 12,611 feet high, the highest in the southwest.

Ektachrome by Bob Fronske

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Alligator Juniper is a small to medium-sized tree reaching 10-15 m (rarely to 25 m) tall.

The bark is usually very distinctive, hard, dark gray-brown, cracked into small square plates - somewhat resembling Alligator skin.

Arizona - Tucson, Old Adobe Church

Old Adobe Church
Part of the replica of Old Tucson built for the filming of the movie, "Arizona." Here we see the ocatilla in bloom and sage-brush against a background of the Tucson mountains.

Arizona - Prescott Senior High School and Pioneer Home

Prescott Senior High School, Pioneer Home in Distance, Prescott, Arizona

Jack Northrop Photo

Arizona - Phoenix, State Capitol Building

State Capitol Building
Phoenix, Arizona

Constructed of Arizona tufa stone and nestled in a beautifully landscaped park, the Capitol building presents a lasting spectacle of lasting gradeur.  Phoenix, the capital city, is the largest city in Arizona which, in turn, is the youngest state in the Union.

Kocachrome by Jerry McLain

Arizona - Globe, Apache Land Lodge (Hotel)

Apache Land Lodge (Hotel, Motel)
Globe, Arizona
Real Photo postcard

Arizona - Fredonia, Kaibab Lodge

Kaibab Lodge
P.O. Fredonia, Arizona

Kaibab Lodge, located on Highway 67, five miles from north entrance Grand Canyon National Park, at an elevation of 8,900 feet in the heart of Kaibab National Forest, the largest and most beautiful virgin forest in the world that supports the largest deer herd in the world and the only home of the Kaibab Whitetail Squirrel.
1958

Arizona - Duncan, Stuff Yore Gas Tank and Yore Tummy

Good "Stuff" at Duncan, Arizona
"Where you stuff yore gas tank and yore tummy with one stop!"

Glen Z. Payne
sooper-dooper service

Arizona - Cottonwood, Fishing in the Verde River

Fishing in the Verde River, near Cottonwood, Arizona

Although most people think of Arizona as a "desert state" it has summer vacation areas just as cool and comfortable as those in the so called "Northern States" and many secluded, inviting and well-stocked fishing streams.  The Verde River is one of these.