In 2004 we decided to brave an Arizona July, so 16 of us set our sites on Phoenix and the Diamondbacks. We never got to experience the "dry heat" people talk about, because we managed to be there for the only humid time of year (so the locals told us) - It was 95° to 115° with dew points b/w 65° & 75° ALL 4 DAYS we were there!

We did still manage to have an outstanding time engaged in various activities around the greater Phoenix area. Whether it was floating down a river in a tube, riding a Harley with Bridgey, drilling golf balls on a TPC course, or seeing how many margaritas Jeff and I could put away, I think it's safe to say that this is a group that knows how to have fun.

With the exception of the "Minor League Trip" of 1997, this was our 1st trip with no rookies. However, that didn't mean that the weekend went without a beer fine being levied - I felt that Chad's planned silent departure back to the comforts of his hotel bed on Friday night warranted the fine. It isn't that I have a problem with anybody checking out early for the evening - Just have the sac to tell the group your plans so people aren't saying all night "What happened to Chad?"

Jeff's Trip Memories:

• Metalhead rocked!
• Matt being lost behind us for the whole tubing experience
• People throwing marshmallows at each other while tubing
• Crazy braving the bars and playing chauffeur
• Patrick throwing out his first beer fine (I think) against Chad. The only fine of the trip
• Bridgey and Rob renting Harleys
• A stellar round of golf at TPC Scottsdale
• All attempts to hook Matt up at the bars failed again.
• No one wanted to bring beer tubing yet we were out after 15 minutes and Bridgey was trading cigarettes for beverages.
• All the lost clothing on the tubing experience including my sunglasses and shirt!
• The hotel pool was a balmy 90 degrees!
• Eagle Mountain golf course where you can slice one off the mountain and into the middle of the fairway.
• Being mistaken for a softball team with our purple and grey shirts.
• We hit the only humid week of the Summer!
• The ball park sucked and looked like an airport hanger.