Cyrus Cassidy #45437 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Tell me about the place. I just found out I'll be traveling there regularly for the next few years. Are there any SASS clubs? Don't the Arizona Diamondbacks play there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boulder Canyon Bob# 32052L Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 (edited) You can shoot at Ben Avery, Rio Salado, Cowtown and Casa Grande, all within an hour or less. Edited December 9, 2016 by Boulder Canyon Bob# 32052L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I was there once in the summer 'bout 30 years ago. Hot as HELL! My brother-in-law and his wife live there. It's hot enough for me in West Texas, think I'll pass. 115 is a LITTLE much. JHC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Plasters, SASS#60943 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 The Diamondbacks play within a short drive from Scottsdale - however, given some of the off-season trades they have made I wouldn't be holding my breath on seeing many wins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond S Doug Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 (edited) Scottsdale is one of the many cities attached together to make the Phoenix area. You can pass through about 10 cities and never get out of town. D'backs play in downtown Phoenix, Cardinals and Coyotes in Glendale. 3 SASS clubs in the area: Cowtown, ACSA and Rio Salado, not to mention some other great clubs within driving distance. Over 185 golf courses if you like that as well. Ben Avery Shooting Facility is a huge complex with most types of shooting venues. If it is available in a big city we probably have it....except a winning sports team.... Edited December 9, 2016 by Diamond S Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Lizard Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I was there once in the summer 'bout 30 years ago. Hot as HELL! My brother-in-law and his wife live there. It's hot enough for me in West Texas, think I'll pass. 115 is a LITTLE much. JHC West Texas is just flat....Nothing there to see...And everything you can see, you can from the second floor of any house....In any direction... TL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I'm not that far west. That sound like Lubbock. Many years ago I drove to EoT, second to last year in Norco. I was really wanting to see the mighty Mojave and Death Valley. Crap, most desolate country I saw was out around Pecos Tx. Arizona was a nice place after I got out of WEST Texas! JHC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 My daughter, son-in-law and grown grandsons finally got out of Phoenix & vicinity after 10 years. In actual fact, they seem to like the place! You have to adjust your lifestyle in the hot weather (May to October). Air conditioning is a must in your house and car. Only problem with the latter is that for short trips, by the time the AC kicks in, you are there. If you go to the grocery store and buy ice cream, you better have an ice chest in the car to put it in! I couldn't find the funniest cartoon/T-shirt. The one I like shows a skeleton of a cowboy wearing a sombrero and holding a guitar. He is leaning back against a cactus. On the adjacent cactus is the skeleton of a buzzard perched there, looking at him! Caption is the same: "But it's a dry heat!" OTOH, Phoenix has some great restaurants. If you drive through Scottsdale, be sure to have gasoline in your tank. I've only been able to find one gas station. Of course, the next suburb has plenty of them. If, Heaven forbid, you need serious medical treatment, the Mayo Clinic is there, along with their hospital on the north side of town! There are other medical facilities as well. If you are there during spring training, a lot of the teams play there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawhorse Kid Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 It is really nice there, I loved walking out the house a night and being warm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Dillon's there too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawhorse Kid Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 If you weren't so busy checking out all the girls there, you would have found plenty of gas stations. ......... If you drive through Scottsdale, be sure to have gasoline in your tank. I've only been able to find one gas station....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Great place to visit in the winter, from dark cold places further north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Carpenter Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Hey Texas Lizzard, Cut West Texas some slack. Ever been to the Davis Mts, or Big Bend National Park, or traveling on 10 West to El Paso West of Van Horn? Those place are not flat! Cheers,,,Hoss C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashknife Cowboy Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 There is quite a bit to do there, possibly too much. I have quite a bit of family there and near there, I find that I go there too often. You will not be bored if that is your worry. There are a lot of SASS members in the area, some are snowbirds in the winter and others are just plain tough for tolerating the summer. Me on the other hand, I am weak, I don't do heat well, that is why I live at 7000 ft, 140 miles north of Phoenix. E mail me directly with questions should you feel like wandering north (dr3498@hotmail.com)..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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