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| Walk / Tour | 3.79 Miles |
442 AEG |
| | Walk / Tour | 3.79 Miles | 2 Hrs 8 Mns | | 2.05 mph |
| 442 ft AEG | 17 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Dropped into Phoenix for a wedding, and for visits with relatives, and while doing so stayed at a hotel along Camelback Avenue in the Biltmore area. And yes Camelback Avenue runs just about up to the base of the mountain of the same name.
During the stay, I did a number of hikes, some posted just alongside this posting. But one morning, looking for a bit of a different experience, I walked north from the hotel to the Arizona Biltmore, a Waldorf hotel, but of central interest here a campus-like set of buildings designed by a student of Frank Lloyd Wright, with consultation by FLW himself.
I found the buildings to be an architectural gems. We don’t post here to discuss architectural styles, features and history, so I will defer from any long descriptions – other to say that the buildings reflect the horizontal and vertical lines I sense throughout FLW-type designs, and the interiors have a tone and symmetry pleasing to the eye.
Why post this then? As something different to experience, for a slice of variety, but still something that though man-made possesses sufficient interest and attractiveness to complement the beauty, ruggedness and serenity we find in nature. |
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