OK, it may be over a year away but why not start a thread on 2011 Short Course (Spring) Nationals? This meet will be held at the newly-renovated Kino Aquatics Center in Mesa, which is just east of Phoenix. So go ahead and pipe in, I'm sure we will get some good conversation flowing.
Some other ideas just in the Valley of the Sun metro area:
There's also at least a dozen great-to-do eating establishments here, chief among them Pizza Bianco (NYTimes best pizza in America, dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/.../), my favorite burger and shake at Zinburger (www.foxrestaurantconcepts.com/zinburger.html) and my personal splurge dining favorite at Binkley's (binkleysrestaurant.com/).
Phoenix New Times online edition is a great source for Valley of the Sun eating, entertainment and events (www.phoenixnewtimes.com/).
Hiking fans sticking around after the meet have multiple places to choose from in greater metro area and the local paper's online edition is a great source for hikes (www.azcentral.com/.../).
If you like wine, there are some surprisingly good wineries north of town. Here is a link to the map:
www.arizonavinesandwines.com/.../Northern_Arizona_Wine_Tour.pdf
Oh, and the ones in the Cottonwood/Clarkdale/Cornville area are only a short drive from Sedona.
Some other ideas just in the Valley of the Sun metro area:
There's also at least a dozen great-to-do eating establishments here, chief among them Pizza Bianco (NYTimes best pizza in America, dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/.../), my favorite burger and shake at Zinburger (www.foxrestaurantconcepts.com/zinburger.html) and my personal splurge dining favorite at Binkley's (binkleysrestaurant.com/).
Phoenix New Times online edition is a great source for Valley of the Sun eating, entertainment and events (www.phoenixnewtimes.com/).
Hiking fans sticking around after the meet have multiple places to choose from in greater metro area and the local paper's online edition is a great source for hikes (www.azcentral.com/.../).
If you like wine, there are some surprisingly good wineries north of town. Here is a link to the map:
www.arizonavinesandwines.com/.../Northern_Arizona_Wine_Tour.pdf
Oh, and the ones in the Cottonwood/Clarkdale/Cornville area are only a short drive from Sedona.
