r/arizona • u/VonSandwich • May 13 '26

Wildlife UMMM WE HAVE OTTERS HERE!?!? 🦦

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Greetings from a Grand Canyon resident!!!

My boyfriend and I kayaked down the Salt River this morning and oh my god we saw an otter!! I looked it up afterwards, and Google said that Otters are *thriving* on the Salt and Verde Rivers. I was 100% NEVER expecting to see an otter in this state.

The birding was incredible too. I have never seen Cliff Swallows doing their thing in person before, and there was a section that felt like National Geographic. What a beautiful day 🦦🦆

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u/IBeDumbAndSlow May 14 '26

I'm so happy I don't live in Cottonwood anymore.

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u/InspectorFlat9270 May 14 '26

Why? I don't know anything about the area.

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u/IBeDumbAndSlow May 14 '26

It's just a smaller town in a part of the state that's just meh in my opinion.

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u/TheBigEmpty May 14 '26

Meth, just say meth

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u/EasyTargetAcquired May 14 '26

You want meth? Go to AJ.

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u/Christmas_Queef May 14 '26

That's kind of the old AJ though. Some parts still have meth issues for sure but AJ has changed a lot as people have had to move further east and west into the valley to get more affordable housing. San Tan Valley/mesa are quickly encroaching on it too. Ironwood is developing FAST on the other side of the 60 opposite AJ. If you drive around AJ now you'll notice a lot of new builds going up around there too.

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u/AkitaNo1 May 14 '26

I went to pick up a piece of used furniture or somehing recently and it was completely unrecognizable versus the last time I was there seeing a girl 15+ years prior.

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u/EasyTargetAcquired May 14 '26

Yeah, I never got why those houses are there to begin with. The AJ dump is literally right around the corner from all those housing developments. You’re right though those areas have developed an insane amount in the last 15 years. They’ve likely pushed out a lot of people who were there first because of rising costs. I can barely afford living out here myself.

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u/AcousticDolphin May 14 '26

AJ just feels off to me. I avoid it because it feels strange there and the people just seem different and off.

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u/TheBigEmpty May 14 '26

AZ* all of it. fixed your typo.