February 29, 2012 just happened to be Gary's 16th actual birthday making him 64 years old. I was rudely awakened at 6:30 AM with a phone call from friend Tom Dougan but did not answer the call right away. We had a big day starting with stopping at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick just off the 101 on the east side and bought tickets for a spring training game between the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks. We are looking forward to the game on Monday March 5th as the temperature is to be in the low 80's and the field is beautiful, having been completed just over a year ago.
After spending some time enjoying the area we kept driving south to the Bass Pro Shops where we strolled around for two hours and bought a few little things for the the upcoming fishing season. After lunch we drove north up the 101 to the Gateway Trailhead and walked for two hours in the McDowell Mountains. Although we have been there on many occasions, we picked a different trail this time and had a very nice two hour hike and saw some vistas we had not seen before. As we came back down, I asked Marilyn to take a picture of me next to the dead Palo Verde tree and commented that as least at my advanced age I looked better than this old dead snag. Her comment was that it was a toss up!!
After returning to the condo for a quick rest and clean-up, Marilyn treated me to dinner at Maggiano's, a nice Italian restaurant just south of us on Scottsdale Blvd. Great dinner and great day. Thanks for the cards, e-mails and phone calls from everyone, including you Tom.
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