We arrived in Cottonwood from Tempe on a quiet Sunday afternoon and checked in to the Tavern Hotel, which is a small boutique hotel in the heart of Old Cottonwood. Lou purchased the Sip and Stay Wine package, which made it easy for us to decide where to have breakfast every morning (Crema Craft Kitchen…
The real family reunion vacation began the day after the Ironman Arizona 70.3. That’s when we packed up and left our Tempe VRBO, and headed to Sedona for a week at another VRBO. This one was less than five minute walking distance from the heart of Sedona, and less than one mile from a trailhead…
It had been almost two years since I had done a triathlon. The first year was because I wanted a year off to pursue other goals and to rest. The second year was because of the pandemic. At the beginning of 2021, a friend was feeling the itch to do another one. I got caught…