Lazy River Afternoon in Phoenix

[canyonwalker]

Phoenix Getaway travelog #7
Hilton Resort · Sun, 21 Sep 2025. 3pm

I mentioned in my previous blog that we didn't spend more time at the pools at the Scottsdale Resort because we had other plans. As nice as that hotel was with the upgrade they gave us our plan had only been to stay there one night. Tonight and tomorrow night we're at the Hilton Resort at the Peak, one of our favorite "splashy pools" places in Phoenix.

Before splash down, though, we had a few other things to do. We grabbed some lunch on the drive over and also shopped at two jewelry stores. One in Scottsdale was pricey, but Hawk bargained them down for a few thunderbird pieces by knowing what pieces are worth and offering to pay in cash. The other store, in an industrial complex near the airport, had been Hawk's bonanza in the past but since our last visit they've raised their prices significantly. You win some, you lose some.

Then it was time to hit the Hilton!



Once settled in our room we changed into our swimsuits, packed a day-bag, and made a beeline for the pool area. Well, not exactly a beeline; there was some construction we had to go around. But if there's a type of bee that won't fly over or through fences, we were that type of bee. 🤣

The photo above shows us floating around the lazy river together. Hawk's in a dual tube because it allows her to keep her foot— the one with the broken toe— elevated. I'm in a tube behind her. That's my other hand (the one not taking the picture) holding onto her raft at the bottom of the frame.

BTW, did you know that iPhones are waterproof? The last several generations, at least, are. That's why I boldly took mine with me on loops around the lazy river, not worrying about it getting wet. I discovered that a year ago when my father-in-law accidentally left his iPhone in his swim trunks pocket when he went swimming for 10-15 minutes. He took it out and it worked fine. So I looked up online, "Are iPhones waterproof?" Long story short, they're water resistant at shallow depths for certain periods of time.

Comments

[some_other_dave]

They might be water resistant, but I'd still be veeeeery hesitant to take one into the ocean! The salt does a real number on any electrical contacts it can get to.

Found that out with an underwater camera. Which led to the acquisition of another underwater camera...

[canyonwalker]

Yeah, salt water is like a different category from water resistance because of how salt deposits can gum things up and corrode electronics. That might be incorporated in the fine print of the various water resistance standards, I dunno. My first-hand experience is only with pool water. And even there, "water resistant" doesn't mean "Functions 100% normally once it's gotten wet." 😰 More to come on that.