Any one miss the days... (Tucson, Bullhead City: movies, high school, college)

[marinezac]

Nolstalgia post here.

I’ll start. With something very basic.

You could go to slide rock state park on a weekend in the summer and there was no line to park.

[grmi66]

Originally Posted by marinezac

Nolstalgia post here.

I’ll start. With something very basic.

You could go to slide rock state park on a weekend in the summer and there was no line to park.

Or before it was a park and you simply parked on the side of the road and walked downhill. Had to look that up and it was acquired by the state in 1985 and became a park in 1987.

[marinezac]

Originally Posted by grmi66

Or before it was a park and you simply parked on the side of the road and walked downhill. Had to look that up and it was acquired by the state in 1985 and became a park in 1987.

Yeah I drove past there on like a Tuesday the other week and the line was out onto 89, not worth that wait lol

[locolobo13]

First time at slide rock was in the mid 60s as a kid. Nobody there. stripped to our underwear to keep our clothes dry. By the 70s that wasn't possible.

Another one, dove and quail hunting in the 70s in north phoenix. Now they're subdivisions.

[grmi66]

Originally Posted by locolobo13

Another one, dove and quail hunting in the 70s in north phoenix. Now they're subdivisions.

My boss at the shop I worked at in college grew up in the late 50's along 7th Avenue, just south of Northern. Told me tales of him and his buddies at 10 years old riding their bikes up 7th Avenue with a bedroll, some provisions and a rifle strapped to their backs. Heading up to the North Mountain area to either hunt rabbits or quail and then go camping for the night.

Can you imagine the uproar now if a group of 5-6 boys with guns were simply riding up the street?

[teddyearp]

[quote=locolobo13;62044922]First time at slide rock was in the mid 60s as a kid. Nobody there. stripped to our underwear to keep our clothes dry. By the 70s that wasn't possible.{/quote]
Ditto.


How's about when there used to be dilapidated building leaning one way and the other in Jerome. Back when only hippies lived in Jerome. When you could sneak into the High School, just watch your step for the big holes in the floor.


And let's just forget what Sedona used to be like. And the town too tough to die was just about that, dead. You know, before the movie?

[jamies]

Back when you didn't need reservations to go to Supai, and the residents were happy to see you, and it cost $10, not $300. And there were maybe 2 to 4 other people camping. And you could sleep on the cliff beside Mooney Falls and watch the moon on the canyon walls.

Back before there was traffic, on Rte 66, and the cars on dsiplay in Seligman were the latest new models!

The old Black Cat Cafe in Flag. (The original one with chipped Formica counters.)

The River, before Havasu, Parker and Bullhead City when you could camp right on the river, anywhere... and people were smart enough not to spend the summer there.

Back when AZ land was $100 an acre, or less...

Back when "Nothing, AZ," was something.

[marinezac]

Originally Posted by grmi66

My boss at the shop I worked at in college grew up in the late 50's along 7th Avenue, just south of Northern. Told me tales of him and his buddies at 10 years old riding their bikes up 7th Avenue with a bedroll, some provisions and a rifle strapped to their backs. Heading up to the North Mountain area to either hunt rabbits or quail and then go camping for the night.

Can you imagine the uproar now if a group of 5-6 boys with guns were simply riding up the street?

Are desert parties still even a thing anymore

[grmi66]

Originally Posted by marinezac

Are desert parties still even a thing anymore

As far as the good old fashioned high school keg party portrayed in 80's movies, those are a thing of the past. One of my siblings is a sheriff's deputy and he said that the last time he busted a teen kegger was at least a decade ago. Desert parties simply don't happen anymore. The biggest bust lately for my sibling was finding 2-3 high school kids splitting a six pack of hard seltzer at the end of a dirt road about 15 minutes outside of the Tucson city limits.

[teddyearp]

Originally Posted by marinezac

Are desert parties still even a thing anymore

That would cut into the Facebook/Instagram/WhatsApp/TikTok time too much. Might not have service.