Tom G wrote:
"H the K" wrote in message
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Richard Casady wrote:
On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:46:25 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Tim wrote:
On Aug 21, 3:13 pm, jps wrote:
Nice to see somebody reacting to this lunacy in Arizona...

Travel icon Arthur Frommer says he won't be spending his tourism
dollars at the Grand Canyon, or anywhere else in Arizona, because the
state's laws allow people he described as "thugs" and "extremists" to
openly carry firearms.
That's ok, My brother and his family went on vacation and visited the
Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Black Hills, Rushmore and the like.

They had a really enjoyable time and didn't feel threatened by anyone.

Well, Arizona isn't yet on my list of States I'll Never Visit. Still the
same three: Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama.
The only tourist attraction in Louisiana is the French Quarter, if you
want to call a bunch of bars an attraction. Utah has some interesting
geology, and that is it.

Casady
I've been to Louisiana at least a dozen times in the past 15-20 years, and
only a fifth have been in connection with New Orleans as a "tourist"
destination. I like Louisiana. I have a poet friend who teaches English at
LSU.

I first went to Arizona on spring break with a couple of guys who lived in
the Yuma area, and I thought the geography, fauna, and flora really
interesting. I feel no need to visit Utah.

On the way to Illinois from AZ, once, I went up through the Monument Valley
and on into Utah along the Colorado River and on up through Colorado. We
were so impressed with the "geography" in Utah that we changed our trip
plans to go back through that way on our return from Illinois. That is the
prettiest country I've ever seen, and I'm comparing to the Grand Canyon,
even.

Tom G.



I'm sure Utah has many beautiful vistas. I feel no need to spend money
in a state run as a theocracy.