Going PlacEs
sanctuarygolf.com, you’ll play through with mashed potatoes and spit-roasted It ain’t pretty, but Greasewood Flat,
the foothills of the McDowell Mountains. prime rib. greasewoodflat.net, in Scottsdale
You can also cycle the Sonoran Desert, For Italian food with contemporary packs ’em in. Carved out of a 120-
hike the 1,000-foot rise to the top of flair, head to North, foxrestaurantcon- year-old former bunkhouse, the bar
Camelback Mountain, take a thrilling cepts.com, in Scottsdale’s Kierland and its tremendous courtyard offer
Jeep or Hummer tour through the Commons shopping center. The dining a distinctive setting for a beer and
rugged terrain, or cool down in one of room features an open kitchen, which can a burger. And because it’s perched
seven large lakes — all within a short become a tad noisy. But it’s the food that 2,000 feet above the valley floor,
distance of wherever you happen to be. really turns up the volume. The “zucca,” you’ll be 10 degrees cooler than
Or, for a more leisurely return to nature, or zucchini, chips are addictive, and the when you’re in town.
visit the 145-acre Desert Botanical asiago, arugula, and sweet onion pizza is And in summer, 10 degrees can
Garden, dbg.org, either during the day like eating a fresh salad on tasty bread. make a world of difference.
or at night, when desert flowers bloom
and night creatures come out to play.
The garden holds the world’s largest HIGH TIMES IN albuquERquE
collection of arid-land plants, all situated
along meandering paths with interactive
signs for self-guided tours. As a bonus,
the nighttime tour is guided.
Where to stay, eat
Phoenix is the land of luxurious
hotels. Urban fashionistas stay at the
Hotel Valley Ho, hotelvalleyho.com,
built in 1956 and recently upgraded The largest city in New Mexico, with more than 801,000 residents in the
to the tune of $80 million. The metropolitan area, is often overshadowed by the state’s capital — the trendier
Phoenician, thephoenician.com, Santa Fe. But of late, Albuquerque, which straddles the Rio Grande, has come
rolls across 250 acres at the base of into its own with tony shops and a host of entertaining activities.
Look, up in the sky…
Known as the balloon capital of the world, the city is ideal for hot-air ballooning
because of the Albuquerque box effect, where at low elevations the winds tend to
be southerly and at higher elevations they tend to be northerly. Pilots can move
with the winds in different directions at different altitudes and backtrack along
their original course.
This year, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, balloonfiesta.com,
will take place Oct. 4 – 12. On the first morning, hundreds of balloons from
about 18 countries will take flight at once, creating vivid polka dots against the sky.
The Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque Balloon Museum, www.balloonmuseum.
Camelback Mountain. Art and antiques
com, traces the
here are valued at $25 million. And
history of balloon-
the Four Seasons, fourseasons.com/
ing, including an
scottsdale, is everything you’d expect
exhibit detailing the
the Four Seasons to be. Plus, the resort
Japanese launch of
sits at the foothills of Pinnacle Peak,
balloons carrying
so the weather is cooler here than in
barometer-triggered
downtown Phoenix.
bombs during World
You can’t lose if you dine at any of
War II. About 1,000
these resorts. But if you’d rather explore, of these fire balloons
check out La Grande Orange Grocery, floated over to the
lagrandeorangegrocery.com, which United States, but
combines an upscale, gourmet shop their arrival was kept
with a pizzeria, bakery, and deli. hush-hush so the
Walk next door to Postino Wine Café, Japanese would not
formerly a post office, or journey farther discover whether the devices had the desired effect. Because the balloons landed
up the road into the Arcadia District, during the West’s wet months, the bombs did little damage.
where Chelsea’s Kitchen, chelseaskitch- You need not take a balloon ride to see Albuquerque from the sky. For an
enaz.com, dishes up pan-fried chicken 11,000-square-mile panoramic view, take a ride on the Sandia Peak Tramway,
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