The very first time I went to Arizona, I was in Mesa for a conference and I never got out of town. I just attended stupid pointless seminars and looked at the mountains, wondering what it would be like out there.
My second trip, my first REAL trip, we landed in Phoenix, stayed in Scottsdale two nights, and drove to the Grand Canyon the next day. Amazing.
On our first day in Phoenix, we hiked up Camelback mountain. This is Camelback on a map, if you're completely clueless about Phoenix:
You will see it is NE of Phoenix proper and WNW from Scottsdale, and... ah hell, it's Camelback Mountain, the best known mountain in Phoenix. It looks like a giant camel.
It is a good hike, strenuous and steep but do-able by anyone in reasonable shape. It is quite busy. Here are some pics of our hike:
A challenging part near the beginning - it is a real hike!
Partway up
You can't see anything but my lovely wife in this picture, but I like it, so here it is
At the top.
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