Avoid Scottsdale. Take a hike instead.

The city of Scottsdale claims to be a western town. Well, maybe it is if you consider it a 21st Century Western town. Not much of the Old West to be seen. There was a fountain surrounded by statues of horses and a wooden cowboy and Indian standing beside a souvenier shop.

So I decided to go back to my Airbnb neighborhood in northern Phoenix and go for a hike. It was a good choice for my last day in Phoenix.

Hiking trail on Squaw Mt. in Phoenix — ***The name of this area is ‘Dreamy Draw Recreation Area’. It’s only a couple of minutes from the freeway offramp.***

flowers blooming on Squaw Mountain in Phoenix March 2019 — ***Flowers blooming on Squaw Mountain in Phoenix, March 2019.***

California poppy on Arizona trail — ***This tiny California poppy was on the Dreamy Draw trail. I took it as a good sign as I was planning to return to L.A. to regroup.***

While I was back in Los Angeles I had the best clam chowder I’ve ever had at the only floating restaurant in the Los Angeles Harbor. You can see the review here on my LACityPix blog.

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