Best Place to Watch Valley Fireworks?

Suz · Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 3186

Just wondering if anyone has good insight for the fireworks this year??

azhiker96 · Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1419

I think the light rail has a deal, $3 or so for a day pass. Deanda and I were thinking about catching it in Mesa, probably ride it downtown to catch a meal at Cooperstown. Then stop at Tempe to watch their fireworks. Then catch the train back to our car and not have to deal with the traffic.
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azbackpackr · Posted: 7/3/2009, 3:50 am Post subject:

Well, it's a ways from the Valley, but try Springerville Airport! We have awesome fireworks and a great small town 4th of July, complete with pancake breakfast, funky parade, rodeo, BBQ, Fri and Sat night dances, raffles and auctions, the whole-meal-deal, all at 85 degrees or less Fahrenheit!! and with no real traffic jams.

Plus, hikers are still needed in the parade for the "Quiet Recreation" float. (See my previous post.) And if you don't go to the rodeo, there's time for a very long hike between the parade and the evening events. South Fork to Mexican Hay is nearby, as is the Overland Trail, and Escudilla.

GeorgAz · Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 815 Location: Scottsdale

Anyone in S. Scottsdale are, you can go to Papago Park near the Zoo and go up to the hill where Hunt's Tomb is. It overlooks a lot of the valley.

desertgirl · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ

@ Tumbleweed Park by my home.... We went there last minute and did not get in. Stopped by a rather poor location by the roadside......but we were there along with a few hundred others to watch the fireworks

More images in the Gallery Very Happy

http://www.arizonahikers.com/forum/modules.php?set_albumName=albwf19&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php
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Suz · Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 3186

Those are GREAT!

oliverr99 · Joined: 04 Jul 2006 Posts: 632 Location: Glendale

Thanks for sharing, since I did not get to see any last night, went to bed early, not feeling well!
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Zarff · Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 43 Location: Mesa, AZ

Very Nice.!!!.

Just curious ...
What kind of camera and what settings did you use.???.
Inquiring minds would like to know. Question

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desertgirl · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ

Canon 40 D - Manual settings - F5-->f11 - infinity focus - 5-30s exposures & whole lot of luck -- I took only 30 shots.

I have got good results from lot less camera before ....
nominal postprocessing /cropping to get rid of the fence & wires that were in all my shots.
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azbackpackr · Posted: 7/6/2009, 4:01 am Post subject:

I had to work at the guest ranch, and we drove the guests up the steep and narrow dirt road to the top of 10,229 foot Green's Peak to watch the fireworks at Sunrise Lake, which were about 8 miles away. I didn't think watching fireworks from so great a distance was the least bit interesting, but driving up and being on top of the mountain was fun!

wanderingsoul · Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 2285 Location: Gilbert AZ

Very nice Ambika.. didn't see any fireworks this year so your pics were nice to see some.
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