Outpost - Arivaca, Arizona

Phoenix….An island city in the heart of what was the last frontier of the desert southwest.  A modern city in a state not even 100-years in the union. It’s growth has been explosive and with it people looking for something new.  At the same time in Arizona there is a sense of some old guard - a residual of 19th century ruggedness - that is still a guiding hand over governemnt and the conduct of business interests.  The sense of one foot in the future and one foot in the past, tempering what would give Phoenix a truly hip feel of a west coast city.  But energy from the sun can transform Arizona into an independent city-state as energy resourses in the 21st century begin to become depleated and costly.  What future will be embraced? It’s an exciting time be in the southwest.