Great Urban Race Is Coming To Phoenix!

Something I have always wanted to do is get on the Amazing Race. It totally fits into the digital nomad lifestyle and I think I would be pretty good at it. Plus I like to solve random riddles whenever I get a chance. Unfortunately, I haven’t landed a spot on the show just yet (come on CBS!).

Luckily there is another option. My girlfriend and I signed up to compete in the Great Urban Race here in Phoenix on Saturday. I’m really looking forward to it.

What Is It?

The Great Urban Race is a huge event that is similiar to Amazing Race only it takes place in one city over the course of one day. The mission…

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A Day At The Wildlife World Zoo

This past weekend, my girlfriend and I were on our way hiking when we noticed some dark clouds to the West. Once we saw them, we decided it probably wasn’t a good idea to go up in the mountains. Especially since I still remember the “lightning bolt incident of 2008.”

So instead of hiking, we ended up going to the Wildlife Work Zoo and Aquarium located in Litchfield Park, Arizona. It’s located a little West of Phoenix but was less than an hour away from our apartment.

Its been a long time since I checked out a Zoo. I remember going to one in Green Bay when I was in middle school but that’s about it.…

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7 Days Left Of The Mustache

Hey everyone, I just wanted to do another update on my mustache growth. If you have no idea of what I am talking about, check out my post about growing a mustache for charity.

Here’s A Picture

I thought I would share a picture of what I currently look like so that everyone can feel the pain I have been going through to help raise some money. It’s not easy having a mustache…

My Mustache After 3 Weeks

As you can see, I look pretty creepy. I even started drinking Schlitz beer since it feels so right…

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The Peralta Trail

Hope everyone had a great holiday! Now, time to share another hiking experience. I recently did one of the most popular hikes in the Superstition Wilderness known as the Peralta Trail. It’s located here in Arizona east of Phoenix. I thought I would share it with everyone since it was a lot of fun.

Starting Off At The Trailhead

The reviews I read of this trail were not lying when they said this trail is used often. There were quite a few cars in the parking lot along with a lot of people. Anyways, the start of the trail was relatively flat. It reminded me a lot of South Mountain which I have hiked a few times. The trail follows along the canyon bottom for more than a mile and then starts to get a little steeper. Eventually, you start to hit some switchbacks and the scenery gets a little more interesting.

The Freemont Saddle

After hiking about 2.5 miles, you reach the Freemont Saddle. This is where most hikers turn around and make their descent back down to the parking lot. It’s a great place to have a picnic if you decide to bring along some food. I brought along some granola bars and a turkey sandwich and was thankful for it. I was starving by the time I got to the saddle.

The view from the saddle is amazing. Here is a picture looking south from the saddle:

View from Saddle

Weaver’s Needle

That isn’t the only nice view from the saddle. Looking north, you can see Weaver’s Needle. A 1,000 ft. high rock column that is awesome looking.

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Please Use Your Turn Signal

I am starting to agree that Arizona has some of the worst drivers I have ever seen. Everyday I see things that just make me go “wow.” Every time I get in my car, I almost get hit or honked at for doing absolutely nothing. It makes me glad to be a proud owner of some pretty sweet rollerblades…

Anyways, on the way home from Target I came to the stop sign only to see this:

A Car Sharing Lanes…

Which Way Are They Going?

It may look like one of the turn signals is on, but it wasn’t.

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The Arizona Science Center

2 General Admission Tickets: 18 dollars
2 Planetarium Passes: 16 dollars
Seeing Broken Exhibits and Listening to Kids Scream All Day: Anything but Priceless….

This past Saturday, I checked out the Arizona Science Center located in downtown Phoenix. It’s a science center/museum that contains a bunch of different exhibits on different things such as weather and technology. The center also features an Imax Theater and the new Dorrance Planetarium.

First Impression = Way Too Many Unsupervised Little Kids

I knew the place was going to be focused around kids, but I did not know there was going to be that many kids running around with lack of supervision. I am not talking about kids being dropped off and left alone, but rather parents neglecting to pay attention to what their kids are actually doing.

Parents were just minding their own business by the snack bar while their kids ran around screaming, running into other people, and knocking random things over. It was more like a zoo than a science center.

There were some kids behaving and doing exactly what they were supposed to be doing, looking at the exhibits and asking questions. But all the others, were busy hoping in the elevators and throwing candy wrappers on the ground. It just about drove me insane.

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Video Proof That It Rains In Phoenix

Last night, we got another monsoon here in Phoenix with some heavy rain and hail. It was the craziest lightning I have ever seen. It looked like continuous camera flashes going off all over the sky. Check out this quick video I shot while running around outside in the storm:

Running Around In A Monsoon

Pretty sweet huh? For awhile, it looked like a small river was running through my apartment complex’s parking lot.

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My Crazy Three Month Adventure

If you have not read my previous post titled The 3 Month Mark, it basically summed up the first 3 months I lived in Honolulu, Hawaii. At that point I had a good feel of what Hawaii was like and had done a lot of different things. Well today, February 22nd, marks exactly the 3rd month since I landed here in Phoenix, Arizona.

It has been a long and crazy adventure over the last three months that is hard to even summarize. I thought it would be easier to look back at some of the events I have been at and include some links to the blog posts that talked about them.

Some of the things I have done so…

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Welcome to Phoenix

I am now in Phoenix and it is a pretty cool city. It is HUGE. Not just the amount of people, but how far it spans out. There is like 10 cities stuck together. In the picture I am on top of South Mountain and Phoenix is behind me.

Arizona is a beautiful place, but a little dry. Ha Ha:) The weather is in the 70’s which is perfect for November. But everyone seems to remind me that I am going to fry like an egg come summer time. I guess we will see.

I am currently sleeping on an air mattress is my friends 1 bedroom apartment. Talk about living the life! And to top it off, I do…

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