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canyonwalkerPhoenix Getaway travelog #1
SJC Airport · Sat, 20 Sep 2025. 8:30am
This morning I'm back at SJC airport. Yes, it's less than 48 hours after I landed. But this isn't a matter of turning around to go on another business trip. I mean, look at the calendar: it's Saturday. This is leisure! (Though TBF I have started business trips on Saturdays before... 15 years ago.)
Today we're heading off to Phoenix. We've got a four-day weekend planned with stays at comfortable hotels with big, splashy pools. Including one of our favorites with a lazy river.
Originally our plan was to mix in some hiking in Phoenix while we're out there. That was key to our timing for planning this trip in late September versus even a few weeks earlier. The summer heat, with days in a row of 110°+ highs, has broken. Now the highs are crisp, Autumn-like mid- to high 90s. 😅
Note I said originally. Originally our plans included hiking, and that's a key part of why we stretched out this trip to 4 days— to have enough time for hiking and relaxing. We also timed this trip for now, in late September, because it is before Hawk's upcoming surgeries that will put her off her feet for 6 months. Alas, Hawk broke a toe 6 days ago. The good news is it's going to heal on its own in a matter of weeks, per her doctor. And it won't stop her from enjoying a lazy river. The bad news is it puts the kibosh on hiking now and for the next several weeks. 😞 Well, at least we can still relax in the pools.
SJC Airport · Sat, 20 Sep 2025. 8:30am
This morning I'm back at SJC airport. Yes, it's less than 48 hours after I landed. But this isn't a matter of turning around to go on another business trip. I mean, look at the calendar: it's Saturday. This is leisure! (Though TBF I have started business trips on Saturdays before... 15 years ago.)
Today we're heading off to Phoenix. We've got a four-day weekend planned with stays at comfortable hotels with big, splashy pools. Including one of our favorites with a lazy river.
Originally our plan was to mix in some hiking in Phoenix while we're out there. That was key to our timing for planning this trip in late September versus even a few weeks earlier. The summer heat, with days in a row of 110°+ highs, has broken. Now the highs are crisp, Autumn-like mid- to high 90s. 😅
Note I said originally. Originally our plans included hiking, and that's a key part of why we stretched out this trip to 4 days— to have enough time for hiking and relaxing. We also timed this trip for now, in late September, because it is before Hawk's upcoming surgeries that will put her off her feet for 6 months. Alas, Hawk broke a toe 6 days ago. The good news is it's going to heal on its own in a matter of weeks, per her doctor. And it won't stop her from enjoying a lazy river. The bad news is it puts the kibosh on hiking now and for the next several weeks. 😞 Well, at least we can still relax in the pools.
