Re: Anybody familiar with SE Arizona?
I was a US Border Patrol Agent for 5 years in SE Arizona from 97-02. When you leave the actual border area, SE AZ is a beautiful state. I worked out of the Douglas BP station, which is the most southeastern station in AZ. Tombstone was one of the areas we were responsible for. Be prepared to have illegal aliens traveling through the area on a regular basis, especially the first 5-6 months of the year. A better area to live in SE AZ is near the Sierra Vista area, which is fairly close, but you will see less foot traffic of illegals. That's how it was then, so I'm sure it's about the same. I lived outside of Sierra Vista and we rarely saw any illegals near our home. BP could have increased the number of agents in the area to help slow down illegals and push them to other areas of AZ or NM.
That said, don't be discouraged about living there. I would live there again, just with the job I have now and with my wife's permission. I had a good time chasing illegal aliens through the desert, but 5 years was enough.
That part of AZ does get hot, but the lowest elevation in the area is approximately 4000 ft. above sea level, so the 100+ days in the summer are rare. The summer days average about 90-95, but without the east coast humidity. We had approximately 1" of snow during Christmas-New Years every year that I can remember, but it usually melted off within the next few days, so snow was not a hinderance. The mountains would hold the snow most of the winter. Spring and fall were nice and cool, but usually pretty windy through the day. We would ride atvs on the mountain roads all over. There are many trees and big mesquite bushes. It is not a desert that you would normally think of. It is very rugged and it does rain during the late summer months and fairly often during the spring (but not too much, it is a desert after all). The Phoenix and Tucson areas get in the 115's during the summer. Too hot for me. The boating areas I can think of are much further north. I bought my boat when we moved to Southern Miss. Hope I helped.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask, Mike
but want to get the bare lot purchased now.
