{"id":1109,"date":"2026-02-27T14:13:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/blog\/?p=1109"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:31:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:31:04","slug":"phoenix-february-14-21-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/blog\/2026\/02\/27\/phoenix-february-14-21-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix, February 14-21, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/riosaladohabitatrestorationarea\/index.htm\">Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/riosaladohabitatrestorationarea\/0202-17-26.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area at NE Central Avenue Trailhead, Phoenix, Arizona, December 17, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/riosaladohabitatrestorationarea\/0502-17-26.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area at NE Central Avenue Trailhead, Phoenix, Arizona, December 17, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/riosaladohabitatrestorationarea\/1702-17-26.jpg\" alt=\"North Overbank Trail Between 16th Street and 7th Street, Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Arizona, December 17, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/riosaladohabitatrestorationarea\/2102-17-26.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Arizona, December 17, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last year I ran by <a href=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/centralpark\/index.htm\">Central Park<\/a> and got a kick out of the name, so I wanted to return:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/centralpark\/0202-17-26.jpg\" alt=\"Central Park, Phoenix, Arizona, February 17, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/centralpark\/0502-17-26.jpg\" alt=\"Central Park, Phoenix, Arizona, February 17, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The amount of classic design on display at the <a href=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/martinautomuseum\/index.htm\">Martin Auto Museum<\/a> is really impressive and you can even sit inside many of the cars &#8212; really luxurious:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/martinautomuseum\/0502-17-26.jpg\" alt=\"1960 Ford Fairlane Spaceliner Custom Concept Car, Martin Auto Museum, Glendale, Arizona, February 17, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/martinautomuseum\/1002-17-26.jpg\" alt=\"1970 Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird, Martin Auto Museum, Glendale, Arizona, February 17, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/martinautomuseum\/1602-17-26.jpg\" alt=\"1981 DMC DeLorean, Martin Auto Museum, Glendale, Arizona, February 17, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/martinautomuseum\/2902-17-26.jpg\" alt=\"1964 Ford Thunderbird Convertible, Martin Auto Museum, Glendale, Arizona, February 17, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/martinautomuseum\/1102-17-26.jpg\" alt=\"1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible, Martin Auto Museum, Glendale, Arizona, February 17, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/sunset\/02-17-26\/index.htm\">Sunset on February 17, 2026<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/sunset\/02-17-26\/0502-17-26.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset, Phoenix, Arizona, February 17, 2026, 6:14 p.m.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/sunset\/02-17-26\/1002-17-26.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset, Phoenix, Arizona, February 17, 2026, 6:46 p.m.\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/bacanora\/index.htm\">Bacanora<\/a> on Grand Avenue:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/bacanora\/1002-17-26.jpg\" alt=\"Bacanora, 1301 NW Grand Avenue, Unit 1, Phoenix, Arizona, February 17, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/bacanora\/0702-17-26.jpg\" alt=\"Pulpo, Bacanora, Phoenix, Arizona, February 17, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/bacanora\/1102-17-26.jpg\" alt=\"Bacanora, 1301 NW Grand Avenue, Unit 1, Phoenix, Arizona, February 17, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/lostdutchmanstatepark\/index.htm\">Lost Dutchman State Park<\/a> just outside of Phoenix:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/lostdutchmanstatepark\/02-18-26\/0502-18-26.jpg\" alt=\"Treasure Loop Trail, Lost Dutchman State Park, Apache Junction, Arizona, February 18, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/lostdutchmanstatepark\/02-18-26\/0702-18-26.jpg\" alt=\"Treasure Loop Trail, Lost Dutchman State Park, Apache Junction, Arizona, February 18, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/lostdutchmanstatepark\/02-18-26\/1102-18-26.jpg\" alt=\"Treasure Loop Trail, Lost Dutchman State Park, Apache Junction, Arizona, February 18, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/lostdutchmanstatepark\/02-18-26\/2802-18-26.jpg\" alt=\"Treasure Loop Trail, Lost Dutchman State Park, Apache Junction, Arizona, February 18, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/lostdutchmanstatepark\/02-18-26\/3202-18-26.jpg\" alt=\"Treasure Loop Trail, Lost Dutchman State Park, Apache Junction, Arizona, February 18, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/lostdutchmanstatepark\/02-18-26\/3302-18-26.jpg\" alt=\"Treasure Loop Trail, Lost Dutchman State Park, Apache Junction, Arizona, February 18, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/lostdutchmanstatepark\/02-18-26\/3502-18-26.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Dutchman State Park, Apache Junction, Arizona, February 18, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sunrise happens relatively late &#8212; 7 a.m. &#8212; so you can often catch it:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/sunrise\/02-19-26\/0102-19-26.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise, Phoenix, Arizona, February 19, 2026, 7:08 a.m.\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/papagopark\/index.htm\">Papago Park<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/papagopark\/02-19-26\/0502-19-26.jpg\" alt=\"Papago Park 5K Fitness Trail, Papago Park, Phoenix, Arizona, February 19, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/papagopark\/02-19-26\/0902-19-26.jpg\" alt=\"Papago Park 5K Fitness Trail, Papago Park, Phoenix, Arizona, February 19, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/papagopark\/02-19-26\/1202-19-26.jpg\" alt=\"Papago Park 5K Fitness Trail, Papago Park, Phoenix, Arizona, February 19, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/papagopark\/02-19-26\/1302-19-26.jpg\" alt=\"Papago Park 5K Fitness Trail, Papago Park, Phoenix, Arizona, February 19, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/mayer\/arcosanti\/index.htm\">Arcosanti<\/a>, an hour north of Phoenix is a fun artifact of 1970s-era utopian design principles:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/mayer\/arcosanti\/0202-19-26.jpg\" alt=\"Arcosanti, Mayer, Arizona, February 19, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/mayer\/arcosanti\/0302-19-26.jpg\" alt=\"Arcosanti, Mayer, Arizona, February 19, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/mayer\/arcosanti\/1602-19-26.jpg\" alt=\"Arcosanti, Mayer, Arizona, February 19, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/mayer\/arcosanti\/1902-19-26.jpg\" alt=\"Arcosanti, Mayer, Arizona, February 19, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/mayer\/arcosanti\/2502-19-26.jpg\" alt=\"The Vaults, Arcosanti, Mayer, Arizona, February 19, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/mayer\/arcosanti\/3202-19-26.jpg\" alt=\"The Vaults, Arcosanti, Mayer, Arizona, February 19, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/mayer\/arcosanti\/4502-19-26.jpg\" alt=\"Amphitheater, Arcosanti, Mayer, Arizona, February 19, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/mayer\/arcosanti\/5502-19-26.jpg\" alt=\"The Vaults, Arcosanti, Mayer, Arizona, February 19, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/mayer\/loves\/index.htm\">Love&#8217;s Travel Stop<\/a> is just down the street from Arcosanti before you get back on I-17 and has an amusing hot dog roller grill:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><iframe class=\"youtube-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8_RXjI8KFkg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/sunset\/02-19-26\/index.htm\">Sunset on February 19, 2026<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/sunset\/02-19-26\/0202-19-26.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset, Phoenix, Arizona, February 19, 2026, 6:16 p.m.\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/sunset\/02-19-26\/0302-19-26.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset, Phoenix, Arizona, February 19, 2026, 6:16 p.m.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/sunset\/02-19-26\/0802-19-26.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset, Phoenix, Arizona, February 19, 2026, 6:43 p.m.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The first day of Spring Training at <a href=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/saltriverfields\/index.htm\">Salt River Fields at Talking Stick<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/saltriverfields\/02-20-26\/0102-20-26.jpg\" alt=\"Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Colorado Rockies, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, Scottsdale, Arizona, February 20, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/saltriverfields\/02-20-26\/0602-20-26.jpg\" alt=\"Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Colorado Rockies, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, Scottsdale, Arizona, February 20, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/elnorteno\/index.htm\">El Norte&ntilde;o<\/a>&#8216;s chimichangas are highly regarded:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/elnorteno\/0102-20-26.jpg\" alt=\"El Norte&ntilde;o, 1002 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, February 20, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/elnorteno\/0202-20-26.jpg\" alt=\"El Norte&ntilde;o, 1002 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, February 20, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/arizona\/phoenix\/elnorteno\/0702-20-26.jpg\" alt=\"El Norte&ntilde;o Chimicanga, Phoenix, Arizona, February 20, 2026\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area: 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 &#8212; really luxurious: Sunset on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-out_of_town"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1109"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1114,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1109\/revisions\/1114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}