Arizona 2008 Official State Visitor's Guide - (Page 45) Field, an engineering marvel with its retractable roof. Watch the Milwaukee Brewers at Maryvale Baseball Park and the Oakland As at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, two of seven spring training facilities in Greater Phoenix. With plenty of sunny days, you’ll want to be a participant, not just a spectator. Try hiking, mountain biking or horseback riding at South Mountain Park or the Phoenix Mountains Preserve, vast stretches of undeveloped desert and mountains, interlaced with a network of trails. Go to the summits of Piestewa Peak or Camelback Mountain, two favorite city hiking spots. Give your kids a workout along the winding trails of the rambling Phoenix Zoo. Y won’t have ou to look far for a golf course – more than 200 courses are located in the metro area. Do bring a swimsuit and a tennis racquet – most hotels, not to mention plenty of city parks, offer a chance to practice your backstroke – as well as your backhand. Prowl the Phoenix neighborhoods beyond downtown. Arcadia, shaded by Mesa Arts Center ©MCVB old citrus groves and date palms, offers gourmet dining and a smattering of chic boutiques. The Camelback Corridor is home to numerous restaurants, as well as fashionable shopping. South Mountain hangs on to its agrarian heritage with The Farm at South Mountain, a complex that includes restaurants, a farmer’s market and picnic tables under shady pecan trees. While you’re in Phoenix, don’t forget you’re in a city, so avail yourself of urban pleasures. Stay at a boutique or historic hotel, or check into a swanky resort. Fill up the expandable pockets in your suitcase with shopping finds. Get a massage or a decadent facial. See a play, hear some live blues or jazz, listen to some poetry. continued on page 47 w w w.ari zonaguide.com • 45 http://www.dbg.org http://www.dbg.org http://www.heard.org http://www.heard.org http://www.dbg.org http://www.arizonaguide.com
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