A hike on Camelback Mountain! Great fitness hike… I think I recall Dempster calling this his training trail last Spring Break – he RAN it! The wife and I hit the trail last year and WOW… it’s a good one. We were able to run most of it, but needed to take our time on a rather steep section.
Bring plenty of water (a camelback or hydration back), a light snack, and a camera. Happy trails!

I suppose I should get around more . Maybe we should also note when we will be there so we can at least say HI at games. I will be there 3/25-31 though the 25th is an off day and the 26th is a night game so more time to veg by the pool.

Every year mine and 4 other families have the same block of hotel rooms. We go to the last Cubs/Sox game of ST. Hang out by the pool, order Long Wongs for dinner at least twice and all the guys go to the Black Angus once. Of course we also go to our fair share of bars at night. All in all its a great week

… from March 23 through the end of spring training on April 2. Find me on the LF lawn at Mesa, and also on the lawn at road games (except for the A’s park in Phoenix, which has no lawn).

and it was an absolute blast. But I can generally only get away for a weekend, and that makes for a really expensive weekend.

probably the best of all the ST sites, especially by the huge trees along Center St. But that’s the all-guys trip. Play some catch early (by 9AM), then it’s hill-billy golf and beer darts. We may head to the heart attack grill in Chandler the first night to start things off.

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4632991n

I was going to suggest this place to the dude that does the “Man vs Food” show on Travel Channel, but it’s no challenge for him. He snarfed the 72oz steak & complete meal at the Amarillo TX place in TWENTY NINE MINUTES.

I have 3 trips every ST. Another is visiting my military cousin in Tucson and doing a day at the Army base an hour SE of Tucson. He and I hike up Camelback one morning before a Cubs game. Plus we absolutely have to play a full 18 holes and usually have a sunrise t-time another day.

Finally #3 is the kids spring break. We own a timeshare in Scottsdale and that’s total hang out by the pool, a minimum of 3 Cubs games, visiting other family members and old colleagues, playing a little [mini] golf and frisbee golf with the kids and turning the wife and kids loose for shopping another day while I can tailgate one game.

From March 1st through the 7th. First time going to ST. Long overdue. We’re renting a house in Scottsdale for the week. Already have tickets to a few games, might end up trying to get some more. I can’t wait.

for me this will be 12 years going. My break is early this year which I hate but it beats the snow. March 12-19 for me. I’m looking forward to Cubs at Dodgers in the new ball park in Glendale. Always like to see the new digs. I’ll always be on the berm in front of the scoreboard, no better place to be in March!

March 18th thru the 23rd. I personally reccomend the lawn. There is just something about laying back on a (pink) blanket and watching baseball that screams “Spring Training” to me. I tried the whole “Reserved Seat” thing a few times last year and it just isnt the same…go with the lawn.

Is when we go without fail for the last 6 years (Since my sophmore year in college).
We’ll be there 16-21 7 games including the Cubs @ Sox in Glendale. Got all my tix and printed off plenty of pages for my scorebook. After Cubs games the misses and I can be found at Sluggos (Now Diamonds). In Tempe we usually hit up an Irish Pub called Rulla Bulla, right on Mill Ave near ASU. And we always end up having dinner and drinks at the Pink Pony in Scottsdale.

http://www.donandcharlies.com/

How about a list of restaurants you’d recommend in and around Mesa/Scottsdale/Tempe?

I’ve heard a DUI gets you 10 days in tent city! The Sheriff of Maricopa County doesn’t mess around!