Aside from baseball (Kerry Wood!), we were also looking forward to getting some sun. This is what we left,
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and this is what we went to. Sun and 80 degree weather!
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We were also looking forward to getting some good food. I was ecstatic to discover that there was In n Out in Mesa
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and it was our first stop, mmm Animal Style. Just don't ask us how many times were ate there...
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Before we left, Mandi asked me what else we were going to do besides watch baseball. "Hmm, Starbucks, eat Thai food...oh and go to a mall!" was my reply. Which we did...because those are things we don't get to do here. But, shamed by Mandi, we also decided to do some sight-seeing that didn't involve baseball or food.
After Sunday's game, we headed out to Lost Dutchman State Park, on the famed Apache Trail.
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The Superstition Mountains.
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We went on a short hike in the park to walk off some of those stadium hot dogs.
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On Monday, before we left, we drove around downtown Phoenix. One last Starbucks, and we checked out Chase Field, home of the D'backs.
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Then it was back to the snow...
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