Phoenix

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Phoenix, Arizona. Elevation 1,200 feet. Exiting from Sky Harbor International Airport, the highway is entirely controlled access. In fact, we will encounter no traffic lights for the entire trip into the Sedona area. About 90% of the total trip is on the Interstate.

The first short stretch of freeway north from the airport is on the Piestewa Peak Parkway. Views to the left from here (west) show the downtown Phoenix high rise financial district. The massive but relatively low building on the south is the 48,500 seat Chase Field, opened in 1998, and home of the Arizona Diamondbacks professional baseball team.

The facility features a retractable roof, natural grass, and a reservable seating section with a swimming pool/spa next to the bullpen. This unique "Party Pool Pavilion" has a capacity of 30-35 persons, and has two fountains which, after a Diamondback home run, shoot water 60 feet high. Next to the ballpark, the adjacent lower square building is the 19,023 seat US Airways Center, opened in 1992, home of the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury professional basketball teams. Phoenix is one of only 8 cities nationwide that field professional teams in all four major sports – football, hockey, baseball, and basketball.

We quickly transition west for a short stretch onto Interstate 10.

The Hance Park Tunnel marks the last section of Interstate 10 completed from the California coast to the Florida coast. Above is a city park named for the long-time former mayor of Phoenix, Margaret T. Hance. The $70 million state-of-the-art tunnel, opened in September, 1990, bristles with electronic traffic monitors. 750-horsepower fans can generate up to 70 mile-per-hour winds, used to clear out fumes, smoke, and flammable gases.

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