Phoenix, February 14-21, 2026
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Last year I ran by Central Park and got a kick out of the name, so I wanted to return:


The amount of classic design on display at the Martin Auto Museum is really impressive and you can even sit inside many of the cars — really luxurious:







Bacanora on Grand Avenue:



Lost Dutchman State Park just outside of Phoenix:







Sunrise happens relatively late — 7 a.m. — so you can often catch it:





Arcosanti, an hour north of Phoenix is a fun artifact of 1970s-era utopian design principles:








Love’s Travel Stop is just down the street from Arcosanti before you get back on I-17 and has an amusing hot dog roller grill:



The first day of Spring Training at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick:


El Norteño‘s chimichangas are highly regarded:







