The West Coast All Class Reunion was held in Glendale, AZ, May 15th, 16th, 17th, 2009 nearby to the Cardinal’s football stadium (Super Bowl 43, Steelers vs Cardinals) and 25 miles west of the Phoenix airport. The Glendale area is fresh with new hotels, theatres, shopping, restaurants and of course Cabelos (Worlds Foremost Outfitter)
Arrived Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Friday afternoon, May 15th, throw the bags into Scottsdale Villa Mirage Resort, then drove on loop 101 arriving to WHS hospitality night at Gardunos Mexican/American Restaurant for Fridays get together.
Saturday, May 16th, 10 a.m. toured the Cardinal Football facility. An awesome Hi Tech Stadium were the playing field ‘turf’ is keep outside and brought inside two days before game time. Vision is unrestricted.
Remainder of Saturday was “do as you wanna!” starting with Happy Hour and snacks at Joan Tatzer Wagner Holiday Inn Express room, then onward to a home-owners dinners club for easy listening and dancing to entertainer Frank Carson Boyd, Joan Tatzer Wagner’s son-in-law. All had a blast dancing!
Sunday, May 17th, 12 noon Champagne Buffet at Gardunos Mexican/American Restaurant that accommodated us with a private room so that we can do all the yakking and drinking we want where we socialize, enjoyed fantastic food delicious servings and margaritas. The amazing football stadium looks like a giant silver UFO hovering near bye.
Monday’s day trip was to Sedona, AZ, via four lane divided highway, 75mph, passing beautiful red rocks, to 4,400’ elevation. Sedona’s entrance appears differently with wider entry roads, landscaping, new traffic circles and round abouts navigating the way into town. I visited Sedona airport, the Coffee Pot (Home of 101 Omelets), uptown, visitor center, free shuttle riding. A favorite the Midgley Bridge east of town, hiking trails, a stopping point for pictures.
Wednesday’s day trip was to Harold's Corral, Steelers Sports Bar, Cave Creek, AZ waterhole of choice with scrumptious food and drink. Go Steelers!
Thursday’s day trip was a revisit to ‘Grease Wood Flat’ for fantastic mountain drive, delicious Burgers. The property is acreage with old building on a barren mountainside with unique ornamental ironwork inside as well as the patio and cookout areas outside. Rusty western relics collected by the family over the years, such as branding irons and spurs, hang in scores from the rafters and walls.
The family's sister cowboy bar a Pioneer Blacksmith Family founded in 1909 one of the first to settle in Scottsdale, before the town's incorporation.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
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