Phoenix 2024

 Phoenix

3/20/24

Phoenix Skyharbor international airport

I posted this because I found Sixt rental car to be very suspicious. If you look online, lots of reviews point out that this company likes to say you caused the damage to the car after you bring it back. The key as usual is to do a video and photo sweep of the car before you drive off with it. I bought the insurance after consulting my insurance agent so I would avoid this hassle. I rarely buy insurance btw. There are two long scratches; one on each side of the tail lights. Really strange, indeed. I usually go with Enterprise but they were fully booked for months. I can see why now most people avoid some companies. The car was a nice drive though and the agent who helped me was friendly. 

Arizona Capitol Musuem

Nice history about Arizona/Phoenix area. Arizona is huge on the USS Arizona as well. Its free overall. Nice place to see. Kinda sad to see it empty for the most part though I was here around 9AM so maybe it was too early. 

Phoenix Japanese Friendship Garden

This is a pay site but its a nice walk in the garden for the next half an hr or so. 

Arizona Falls

 

Free. Nice to walk around and refresh. It was getting hot at this point. 

Hole in the Rock and Desert Botanical Garden

 

Easy free to hike area. A few minute drive from here is the garden. Its a pay site and accepts credit cards only in the entrance. It's pretty spacious and worth your 30 bucks. There is also a butterfly area but be careful not to step on any of them. 

USS Arizona Memorial Gardens

Where the Diamondbacks play is the memorial gardens of the USS Arizona. The markers represent the 1177 men that perished in Dec 7, 1941. 

My AirBNB in Gilbert. 

Nice man made lake. Good for the sunset especially. 

3/21

Sagauro National Park/Gilbert Area/USS Arizona Memorial Gardens night. 

 

That was it for my Phoenix trip. Saguaro National Park is more in the Tucson area so its a 2 hr drive from Phoenix roughly. Find your favorite cactus if you are ever there.I did both the East and West sections. And it is at least a 40-50 min drive between them. I came back to the USS Arizona Memorial Gardens because the worker said it looks good at night. It's well lit and looks beautiful overall. Last pic is pretty much nightfall in my airbnb area. This ended my Phoenix trip. Laters.