Just some links to the places I visited in Arizona in case anyone was curious.

Saguaro national forest:
[link]

-Bring 4 wheel drive if possible
-Use Golden Gate Rd to get to the desert museum.
-No it really is a road.
-It's only 6 miles long, don't be such a baby.

Sonora Desert Museum:
[link]

-A great opportunity to photograph native desert wildlife.

South Mountain:
[link]

-Ancient Petroglyphs are scattered throughout the park.
-Great Hiking trails
-Horseback Riding
-Overlook of Phoenix

VBarV Heritage Site:
[link]

-Ancient Petroglyphs that mark the equinox
-Remains of a ranch.

Montezuma's Castle:
[link]

-20 room cliff dwelling

Montezuma's Well:
[link]

-A lake in the middle of the desert
-Cliff dwellings
-1800s graffiti
-You can hear the water rushing out of the lake through an underground cave.

Phoenix Zoo:
[link]

-Awesome squirrel monkey enclosure

Casa Grande:
[link]

-Largest free standing Hohokam ruins

Pueblo Grande:
[link]

-One of the oldest Hohokam sites

The Grand Canyon:
[link]

-Defiantly something that needs to be seen.

Sedona:
[link]

-A tourist trap.

The Navajo Nation:
[link]

-No casinos

The Apache Nation:
[link]

-Drove through.