Southwest Cities Tour: The Majors

Omaharocks · #1 Posted **Sep 19, 2011, 6:50 AM**

So I've lived in the southwest for a couple of years now and have visited nearly all of the major cities in the region. There are really only five - Phoenix, Tucson, El Paso, Albuquerque, and Las Vegas. I've not yet visited Las Vegas (it's the farthest from me here in Albuquerque, and I'm sure many would question whether it's culturally or demographically southwestern), but I've made it to the rest, as well as a large number of smaller cities throughout the region. This thread though, will only focus on the larger ones - nothing in-depth, just a few photos from each. Enjoy!

We'll start with El Paso:

Actually part of Ciudad Juarez:

Phoenix:

Albuquerque:

Tucson:

Goodbye and thanks for viewing

xzmattzx · #2 Posted **Sep 19, 2011, 2:20 PM**

Nice pictures. I like that you concentrated on some of the southwestern architecture, whether modern or traditional. The Tucson pictures are particularly nice.

Leo the Dog · #3 Posted **Sep 19, 2011, 3:10 PM**

Nice tour!

Expat · #4 Posted **Sep 19, 2011, 5:31 PM**

Nice tour! I really like the blue house in Tucson.

sunbeach · #5 Posted **Sep 19, 2011, 8:46 PM**

I love your shots of Tucson especially Saguaro Nat'l Park ( park with cactus ).

Buckeye Native 001 · #6 Posted **Sep 19, 2011, 10:19 PM**

Gorgeous. I'm trying to move from Flagstaff to Albuquerque myself

Omaharocks · #7 Posted **Sep 20, 2011, 2:33 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buckeye Native 001

Gorgeous. I'm trying to move from Flagstaff to Albuquerque myself

You're going to be a future resident of Burque?

Let me know when you are in the neighborhood!

Buckeye Native 001 · #8 Posted **Sep 20, 2011, 3:09 AM**

Hopefully. I'm getting interviews here and there and I'm heading out for a job fair in mid-October (very quick trip). At some point, I'd like to possibly attend UNM's law school.

I don't want to leave the Southwest, but I need a bigger city than Flagstaff, and preferably one that's not in Arizona. ABQ's only a five hour drive east on I-40.

ColDayMan · #9 Posted **Sep 20, 2011, 4:16 AM**

El Paso is criminally underrated.

Centropolis · #10 Posted **Sep 20, 2011, 5:37 AM**

This will all look better when the midwest is flashfrozen. El Paso is a cutie, though. Albuquerque is in a storied landscape, to be sure.

stepper77 · #11 Posted **Sep 23, 2011, 3:48 PM**

Short, but, sweet. Other than Phoenix and Las Vegas, I haven't visited much of the Southwest other than a drive through. Definitely an interesting region. Thanks!