What goes on in Arizona?

I drove thru today on my way over to San Diego and was wondering what makes Arizona thrive?

Winter. Summer is off-season for most everything

CC is right. Sunny skies most of the year round, but summer is a little hot. Tuscon is surrounded by mountains which makes for 360 degrees of great views. Plus it is waaaayy laid back here.

Yea, I saw that it was very laid back.

Well once you pipe in the water, import some friendly foliage, plant the harvest, instill climate control devices for the brutal summer months, & kill everything native containing venom, thorns, or stingers, you're left with plenty of room for colonization of a beautiful desert with a virtually perfect seasonal climate, though it provides very little annual rainfall. This is what leads me to believe our forefathers were actually in route traveling to a lush California, but the intense, deadly summer heat began its demise upon their pioneers, rendering them weak & trapped, forcing them to settle here.

The Valley relies heavily upon the economic stimulation from a busy in-season of tourism & its diverse popular events, which is necessary to carry us through the desolate summer off-season. It is appealing for its low cost of living, its high living standards, its spaciousness, its man-made lakes (there is said to be only between 1 & 4 natural lakes in AZ), & its moderate 9 mo climate comfort. Despite being the 2nd hardest hit city by our economy nationwide (Atlanta being 1st), Phoenix is still one of the fastest growing cities to flourish in the US.