Time to say goodbye to Memphis and the BBQ Festival. Today we flew to Phoenix to resume a tour that was interrupted last year. Many of you know that in May 2015 Patrice and I were on the “National Park Tour”. We had just left Austin, Texas and were about to tour a number of National Parks starting with Big Bend in southwest Texas. Unfortunately I became ill with a kidney stone and we needed to go home.
Well now it is time to resume the National Park Tour and where better to start a National Park Tour than in Phoenix at Chase Field. You might know that Chase Field is the baseball park where the National League Arizona Diamondbacks play their games so that meets my definition of a National Park. The stadium is a marvel. It has real grass (not artificial turf) and a roof that is retractable. When the roof is closed and the air conditioning running (strong enough to control the heat in 2,500 homes of 2,000 square feet each) teams can play baseball while the outside temperature reaches over 100 degrees (today it only reached 93 degrees). When the roof is open it is for sun light to enter the park to nourish the grass playing field.
I tried to take some pictures but you really need to be here to appreciate this place.
The game was great. The SF Giants beat the Diamondbacks in a very well played 2-1 game. I enjoyed the stadium and game and Patrice enjoyed her book.
Tomorrow we leave very early for Page, Arizona where we will tour Antelope Slot Canyon. Below is a picture that I retrieved off the internet. I am told by people who have seen it that it really looks like this. I hope to confirm that myself tomorrow.
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