Vacationing in AZ, what to do?

[mrsleeve]

that is one of the best played a funniest things I have read in a long while

[hammrdwn510]

No help either but LOLz....

[E30_Pare]

no idea whats there to do in Arizona. I'd go shoot some guns!

[ParsedOut]

I'd go shoot some guns!

+1

If you guys have never shot before, go to an indoor range where you can rent and have someone show you the basics of safety and operation.

[DEV0 E30]

We're actually caucasian. Thank you hot desert sun for giving us this wonderful bronze tan!

Haha, well played. As a local I'll remind you to drink water.

Since you have hit up the tourist hot spots I'd also suggest:

Places/Events:

- As Mazur said - Canyon Lake --- Tortilla Flats
- Lake Pleasant
- Phoenix Zoo
- Ever been paintballing? There are a few fields/indoor places
- Taliesin West (Frank Lloyd Wright's home, is now a school for architecture)
- Depending on your musical taste, we have a few venues that are worth checking their schedule. For example, 311 is at a local casino's pool this Sunday
- Tempe Improv and StandUp Live - owned by the same company now - nationally known comedians are there often
- If you hike Camelback Mountain, bring lots of water, and don't be on the local news the next day

Food:

We have a good mix of different types of food, you must try some different things. Use yelp to make sure the place has good reviews, then dive in.

- Like a few other states - eat In N' Out, at least once
- Enjoy a sunset dinner/drink at Different Point of View (great restaurant with a great view)
- Oregano's Pizza - family owned local chain, eat at the closest one, my fav local pizza (and I've tried a lot), get the cookie/ice cream dessert

AzCentral has decent lists, old article but they have them for each weekend too:

http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/events/articles/20100708phoenix-50-must-see-hidden-gems.html

Another list: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractio...x_Arizona.html

Spooky places list: http://theshadowlands.net/places/arizona.htm

[F34R]

LOL@ caucasian, well played :D Nice pictures OP, looks stunning there! I only drove through it.

[mrsleeve]

+1

If you guys have never shot before, go to an indoor range where you can rent and have someone show you the basics of safety and operation.

hes from Flint MI hes shot a gun before............................ I kid I kid well sorta

[Dozyproductions]

Most people just head over to Cali ;)

[graveshaker]

Spent today hunting for a vehicle to ship back to MI. The blazing hot sun makes this simple task nearly impossible for me to do. My other hurdle was comunication. If I had taken Spanish instead of French I may have been successful today. I will try to visit forum member "Parsedout" tommorow to see his e30.

[e30austin]

Hit up AZBMW.org. It's a nice community over there. Enjoy your time in AZ!

[ParsedOut]

I will try to visit forum member "Parsedout" tommorow to see his e30.

Oh really? :) I work tomorrow and the car is filthy...if you're willing to look past that and stop by after 5:30pm that's fine with me.

[fanboi]

We ought to have a mini meet with the people who can make it lol

[xAZxE30x]

Hit up AZBMW.org. It's a nice community over there. Enjoy your time in AZ!

Wow, someone that doesn't call us all assholes over at .org!! Haha but I guess this is coming from a r3ver ;)

-Canyon lake, like a Mazur said. Be careful on t flats, many have lost their precious BMWs (and others) there

-Do you golf? Lots of nice courses with good summer rates

-"The Rim" or Mogollon Rim is gorgeous and a sweet view. It's about 1-2hrs away near Payson depending on driving speed and stops

- Jerome I have heard is cool, never been though

- like others have said, don't waste your time going South

-Nogales is fun to get your Mexico fix. Haven't been since I was younger though

-could always take a trip to Rocky Point Mexico as well. Not that far away

- Pavillions has a car show every Saturday. All kinds, mainly a show for the rodders but has plenty of local bmws there regularly

Drink plenty of water! Especially if you go hiking

[Axxe]

Good info in this thread. I will down in PHX for a wedding end of September, my ideal plan will be to buy an e30 and bring it back home with me ;)

[xAZxE30x]

Good info in this thread. I will down in PHX for a wedding end of September, my ideal plan will be to buy an e30 and bring it back home with me ;)

Market is tough right now! Haven't been many good deals for sale lately. Keep an eye out though, I'm sure any one of us would check stuff out for ya