Camelback Mountain Phoenix

Doubleheader of baseball & hockey on the agenda for today. Suzan, Dave, Tyler and I headed out for Camelback Ranch, Spring Training Home of the White Sox for their 1:05 game against the Kansas City Royals. As you can see from the photos, it is a beautiful stadium with excellent parking and egress. The ESPN Baseball Tonight gang were on hand as …

Stephen and I walked to Starbucks inside Safeway for am coffee, just like in Santa Rosa!
Then went for long walk along the Thunderbird path thru the Biltmore Resort and then along Camelback Rd. for miles and miles , left on 7th to the Bard Bookstore and Urban Bean's cafe next door.
Kara came and drove us home. And she and I and Raffa …

... and Spa Desert Ridge (gorgeous!) and The Pilates Institute of Scottsdale...we are having a great time making contacts. We hiked Camelback Mountain ~ the vistas from the top were vast and there is a lot of modern adobe style architecture among the cacti ...

... fan gets off at the Priest/Washington station and walks the next half mile. From the stands of Phoenix Municipal Stadium, there is a great view of Camelback Mountain, a 2704' edifice to the north. Plus, with Pagago Park stretching out to the northeast, ...

... around 1:30 p.m. We exchange all our documents and pleasantries, I think they like us... maybe. We are supposed to meet Judy at Camelback Mountain for a little bit of a hike, the only downside? It's 105 degrees. That's 40 C for all you Canucks out ...

... area w/palm trees and cactuses. I like it. Unfortunately (in one sense) we ran out of time and didn't get to hike up Camelback Mountain. I did get close though and went in other deserty areas. Now as we wait for our 9pm flight we are hoping to get on ...

... little about “life in Phoenix,” where she has lived for the last 30 years. Kim verified for me which mountain was “Camelback” – it’s visible from the parking lot. I drove a few more miles down Camelback Road, headed ...

... and a fresh green salad.  Nice vittles, for sure. Tomorrow we plan on doing some geocaching and perhaps take a hike on Camelback Mountain, not too far from the park. What have you been doing that's interesting?  It would be good for an update ...

... of tables inside and in a huge garden where a pit fire burns and you dine under the stars looking over the moonlit Camelback Mountain. The temperature is just perfect no humidity or bugs. Clients are the many prosperous locals, a valet grabs their cars, ...

... Tina and their respective families.  The two of them hosted a dinner party for us at an exclusive boutique restaurant in the Camelback Mountain area.  Dave and Shelly, Jim and Tina, Brad, Lyn and Magnolia, Jack and Michael, filled up the table. ...

72 degrees, golfed and ate ...

Golfed in ...