Hello CMAA! A few weeks ago, I audited BMI Sports & Recreation Management in Scottsdale, AZ. I went a few days early to visit a couple of National Park sites I had yet to see. Over the weekend, before the program began, the GM/COO of Arizona Country Club, Desi Speh, invited me to do an early morning hike up Camelback Mountain. After a quick review online, I agreed, as I read folks were running up the 1.23-mile trail in less than 20 minutes. How hard could it be, right?
We arrived at about 5:30 a.m., just after the sun rose, and the parking lot was full of hikers already out on the trail. I have to say I was surprised, but it was also going to be 105 degrees ...