2022 - April 12-16 -- Astros & Phoenix Area

 Phoenix, Astros and Surrounding Areas

April 12, 2022

• Flew to Phoenix
• Astros vs. Diamondback at Chase Field

Leaving on a jet plane...

Tree in bloom outside our hotel

Chase Field

Jeremy Pena

We nearly froze to death!!!

Yes, they have a pool!!!

April 13, 2022

• Astros vs. Diamondbacks at Chase Field
• St. Mary's Basilica grounds
• Dinner at Blanco's downtown

More beautiful trees in bloom

Pitcher Luis Garcia -- was fortunate enough to get his autograph

Julia and the Security Guard who was also our hotel bus driver

Drink more beer!!!

There's our bus driver again!

We met Chaz McCormick's Mom's friend and she took this photo of us.

St. Mary's Basilica grounds

St. Mary's Basilica

Downtown scenery

Blanco's Restaurant

Aloe Vera plant

View from our hotel

April 14, 2022

• St. Mary's Basilica (inside)
• Arizona State Capitol
• Canaan in the Desert
• Camelback Mountain
• Phoenix Sonoran Desert Preserve
• Lookout Mountain
• Hole in the Rock
• Papago Park

St. Mary's Basilica

State Capitol grounds

Arizona State Capitol

Museum in the Capitol

Arizona State Flag - made entirely out of Legos

Rotunda

More State Capitol grounds

Headed out to the desert

Gambel's Quail

Canaan in the Desert

Camelback Mountain

Lookout Mountain Park

Sonoran Preserve

Hole-in-the Rock

European Starling

Papago Park

April 15, 2022

• Roosevelt Lake and Dam in the Tonto National Forest

Headed out to Tonto National Forest

Oops!

Roosevelt Dam

We kept driving and driving!!!

That's a BIG Cactus!

What a fabulous trip!!!