SPRING TRAINING '09 SURROUNDINGS
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As I said earlier the scenery and mountains in the Arizona desert were breathtaking.  Below is a Photo Gallery of some of those sights that we saw during our travels during our stay. 
YOU CAN SEE AIRPLANES BEYOND THE CENTERFIELD FENCES. THIS IS NOT AN ACTIVE AIRPORT. THESE PLANES ARE STRIPPED DOWN, AND SOLD TO THIRD WORLD COUNTIRES.MORE AIRPLANES, AND MOUNTAINS. THE SCENERY IS BEAUTIFUL HERE IN GOODYEAR.WE PASSED BY THE UNVERISTY OF PHOENIX DOMED STADIUM ON OUR WAY TO PEORIA FOR A GAME. IT IS ALSO WHERE THE ARIZONA CARDINALS PLAY IN THE NFL.THESE ARE DATE TREES. THEY ARE PLANETED IN EVEN ROWS, AND IRRIGATED. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THOSE PILES ARE, BUT I KNOW THAT IT ISN'T SALT FOR THE WINTER HIGHWAYS HERE IN ARIZONA. THIS IS A MODERN PIECE OF ARCHITECTURE RESEMBLING A DEFLATED BASEBALL AT THE ENTRANCE TO GOODYEAR BALLPARK. IT'S COST WAS AROUND $30,000, BUT THE CITY OF GOODYEAR PAID FOR IT, AS THEY DID EVERYTHING ELSE THAT YOU HAVE SEEN SO FAR. THE ROAD LEAVING PEORIA BALLPARK WAS LINED WITH PALM TREES. A PIC OF THE SKYLINE OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX FROM THE HIGHWAY!WE SAW FOUR BUILDINGS WITH UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX ON THEM WHETHER THEY OPERATED THEM ALL OR NOT. SOME INTERESTING BUILDINGS BUILT INTO THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN JUST BEFORE THE LOS ANGELES ANGELS SPRING TRAINING FACILITY.I WAS CONCENTRATING ON TAKING THE PREVIOUS PICTURES OF THE BUILDINGS SO MUCH THAT WHEN WE WENT BY THE ANGELS SPRING TRAINING HOME IS WAS A BLUR! THIS MOUNTAIN HOUSES THE BIG "A" FOR ARIZONA. WORD HAS IT THAT IT WAS FIRST PAINTED RED, WHITE, AND BLUE, AND THEY HAD TO CHANGE IT TO BLUE, WHITE, AND RED. SOMEONE ELSE SAID THAT THEY PAINTED IT GREEN FOR ST. PATTY'S DAY! MAYBE THEY WERE A LITTLE GREEN WHEN THEY SAW IT!PACHECO PEAK IN TUCSON (MARANA), AZ. THIS MOUNTAIN IS SHAPED LIKE A SOMBRARO AND RIDGES ON IT LOOK LIKE THE BRIM. REALLY!THIS IS A GOLF COURSE BELIEVE IT OR NOT IN TUCSON. IT USED TO BE A HOLE INT EH GROUDN, AND SOMEONE BUILT A COURSE NEARBY,A ND DECIDED TO PUT TWO OR THREE HOLES DOWN IN IT! NO THANKS. ONE OF THE LONGER HOLES DOWN IN THE HOLE!ONE OF THE LEMON TREES IN THE BACK YARD OF OF MY SISTER'S HOME. THEY ARE FRESH AND GO GREAT IN DRINKS. I JUST HAD TO HAVE A DRINK TO TRY ONE! ANOTHER LEMON TREE MEANT ANOTHER DRINK! HAD TO TRY THEM ALL. JIM BOB RELAXING ON THE PATIO AT MY SISTER'S HOME. JIM BOB, AND BUFFALO BOB ENJOYING A GUINNESS AFTER ANOTHER LONG DAY AT THE BALLPARK!AND HERE WE HAVE A COMBINATION TIN MAN AND SCARECROW! I WAS JUST GLAD THAT WE DIDN'T SEE A LION (MOUNTAIN) WHICH ARE PREVELANT IN THE ARIZONA DESERT.
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