Through a joint program with the Arizona Game and Fish Department and local parks divisions there are 16 lakes in the Valley that have been stocked with fish. If you are 14 or older, you will need a Class U license to fish in a lake that is part of the Urban Fishing Program....
Polar Ice is opening a new location in Gilbert. It is currently scheduled to be opened on September 13. There is an information trailer currently open to the public to obtain information. There will be youth and adult hockey leagues available, as well as skating classes, and open skating times. This can be a...
I like to run in foot races. Anything from a 5k up to the marathon. But, race organizers don’t always advertise races in the papers. So, where do you find them? My favorite is GetSetAZ. They have a race schedule for every state. Running, biking, triathlon, specialty races, you name it. Other places I...
Need help finding a place to run in the East Valley? Thousands of your fellow runners have mapped a route for you. Simply go to mapmyrun.com and put in the city you are interested in running in. Next thing you know you’ll have hundreds of places to run in any city in the US....
I read an article in today’s AZ Republic, Bike map for region unveils access to light-rail service, which indicated that the Maricopa Association of Governments had just updated their bike route map. You can link to it below. It also indicated that printed maps will be available starting in mid to late July by...
Sorry we haven’t posted in the last few days. We took a much needed short family vacation to San Diego. One of the advantages to living in the Phoenix area is that it is only a six or seven hour drive to San Diego, Los Angles, or Las Vegas. How long it takes can...
Brady Ellison who is from Glendale, Arizona won the men’s U.S. Olympic Archery Trials this weekend at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix. He is one of three men who will be representing the United States at the Beijing Games. Brady is 19 years old and in the past has competed as a...
This is Chandler’s newest facility. The Tumbleweed Recreation Center at Tumbleweed Park. It’s located on McQueen at Germann Road. It’s a great facility with this huge courtyard in the middle open to our wonderful weather. Next to it is a two court basketball gym. The gym can be separated with a curtain like this....
2008 brings us some new softball / baseball fields in the east valley. It’s called Big League Dreams and it truly is. When you’re driving near the intersection of Power and Elliot Roads you see this large complex with huge walls. You park and see the entrance with baseball sculptures and the ticket office....
Happy New Year! Who wants to walk across Arizona with me? It’s about 410 miles from the Mexican border, past the Grand Canyon and onto Utah. The walk or run starts on January 26th and it only cost $10 to participate. The money goes to the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension and you...
