{"id":10250,"date":"2025-11-21T22:59:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T14:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=10250"},"modified":"2026-03-14T09:41:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T01:41:55","slug":"20251121aa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121aa\/","title":{"rendered":"Flights for 2025 Thanksgiving Trip to Tucson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the few days leading up to Thanksgiving Day 2025, I made a trip to Tucson, Arizona. This brief post would be about the largely uneventful flights back and forth.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_163833.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_163833.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Lemmon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Lemmon outside Tucson<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-major-2', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider2.sync( secondarySlider2 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-3', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-major-3', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider3.sync( secondarySlider3 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-4', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-major-4', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider4.sync( secondarySlider4 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-5', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-major-5', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider5.sync( secondarySlider5 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Last year during Thanksgiving week, I took a few days off to explore the natural landscapes around Las Vegas. The climate in the southwestern US during this season proved so pleasant, and such a welcomed departure from Boston&#8217;s frigid winter, that I resolved to return to the region this year.<\/p>\n<p>I had visited Arizona nearly four years earlier, though time constraints back then limited me to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/09\/20220109saguaro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a single day in Tucson<\/a>, where I marveled at the towering cacti of Saguaro National Park. The impressive field of hoodoos at Chiricahua National Monument, two hours distant, remained unexplored\u2014a gap I intended to fill this time. Seeking the most economical flights, I arranged to fly into Tucson on Friday, November 21, and return on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27. In addition to Chiricahua National Monument, this arrangement also offered me the opportunity to embark upon a few day hikes in the Santa Catalina Mountains just outside Tucson.<\/p>\n<h3>American Airlines Flight 1811 and 3125 from Boston to Tucson via Dallas Fort Worth<\/h3>\n<p>This was scheduled to be the second flight of the day from Boston to Dallas. Unfortunately, an earlier flight AA2527 was cancelled, causing a cascade of displaced passengers to flood the later departures. Consequently, this flight was completely full, and I found myself ranked 14\/~30 on the upgrade list.<\/p>\n<p><del>I overslept in the morning<\/del> I had a longer than usual wait for the airport shuttle and hence I only made it to the checkin counter at 6:33am, less than an hour before my flight&#8217;s departure time. There was a queue for priority bag drop, which ended up taking me 8 minutes to check my bag, roughly the same duration it took to clear the security checkpoint. When I finally reached the gate, boarding was already underway, no time wasted. In an uncommonly gracious gesture, the gate agent was holding the boarding process while the jet bridge cleared.<\/p>\n<p>American Airlines 1811<br \/>\nBoston, MA (BOS) &#8211; Dallas Fort Worth, TX (DFW)<br \/>\nBoeing 737-800 (N822NN)<br \/>\nSeat 9F<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 7:30am<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 7:45am<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 11:17am<br \/>\nActual Arrival      &#8211; 10:32am<br \/>\n3 hours and 47 minutes<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/2;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=254172072&#038;measures=off&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_075242.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-m\/20251121_075242.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Overlooking Distant Downtown Boston\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_075350.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-m\/20251121_075350.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Overlooking Distant Downtown Boston\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Distant Downtown Boston<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was a mostly clear morning in Boston, but the clouds soon rolled in as we flew west, and overcast skies accompanied us all the way to Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>Likely due to weaker than expected headwinds, we landed in Dallas more than 45 minutes early. This stretched my connection in Dallas to almost 4 hours. American Airlines priced an earlier flight with a shorter connection to Tucson more expensively than mine. While I could theoretically stand by for that departure, my plans upon landing were simply to drive to Willcox, the closest town to Chiricahua National Monument. An earlier arrival would offer little advantage. Instead, I welcomed the chance to catch up on work in Capital One&#8217;s DFW lounge, which made the extended connection pass quite agreeably.<\/p>\n<p>On the flight to Tucson, the cabin felt oddly warm during and after pushback<del>, as if offering a preview of Arizona&#8217;s desert heat<\/del> (nope, it wasn&#8217;t hot at all during my visit to Tucson).<\/p>\n<p>American Airlines 3125<br \/>\nDallas Fort Worth, TX (DFW) &#8211; Tucson, AZ (TUS)<br \/>\nBoeing 737-800 (N895NN)<br \/>\nSeat 8F<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 2:25pm<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 2:38pm<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 3:52pm<br \/>\nActual Arrival      &#8211; 3:47pm<br \/>\n2 hours and 9 minutes<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/2;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=254172124&#038;measures=off&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Once airborne, it was mostly clear all the way into New Mexico, affording me some views below, most notably the vast oil fields sprawling across western Texas and eastern New Mexico.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_144323.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_144323.jpg\" alt=\"Texas Motor Speedway\" \/><\/a><\/br>Texas Motor Speedway<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_144424.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_144424.jpg\" alt=\"Alliance Intermodal Facility\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alliance Intermodal Facility<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_145227.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_145227.jpg\" alt=\"Possum Kingdom Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Possum Kingdom Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_153219.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_153219.jpg\" alt=\"Oil Fields in Eastern New Mexico\" \/><\/a><\/br>Oil Fields in Eastern New Mexico<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_154016.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_154016.jpg\" alt=\"Carlsbad, New Mexico\" \/><\/a><\/br>Carlsbad, New Mexico<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251121_144323.jpg\" alt=\"Texas Motor Speedway\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251121_144424.jpg\" alt=\"Alliance Intermodal Facility\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251121_145227.jpg\" alt=\"Possum Kingdom Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251121_153219.jpg\" alt=\"Oil Fields in Eastern New Mexico\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251121_154016.jpg\" alt=\"Carlsbad, New Mexico\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_144323.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_144323.jpg\" alt=\"Texas Motor Speedway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Texas Motor Speedway<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_144424.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_144424.jpg\" alt=\"Alliance Intermodal Facility\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alliance Intermodal Facility<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_145227.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_145227.jpg\" alt=\"Possum Kingdom Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Possum Kingdom Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_153219.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_153219.jpg\" alt=\"Oil Fields in Eastern New Mexico\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Oil Fields in Eastern New Mexico<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_154016.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_154016.jpg\" alt=\"Carlsbad, New Mexico\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Carlsbad, New Mexico<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Cloud cover then obscured the terrain over southwestern Arizona, persisting until just before landing, when we flew past the Santa Catalina Mountains. According to my itinerary, these peaks would serve as the destinations for a few day hikes later in the week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_163906.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_163906.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Lemmon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Lemmon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_163922.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_163922.jpg\" alt=\"Blacketts Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blacketts Ridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_163934C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_163934C.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Rock and Window Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cathedral Rock and Window Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_163950.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_163950.jpg\" alt=\"Ventana Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ventana Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_164016.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_164016.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Kimball\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Kimball<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_164206.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_164206.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Picacho Peak and Newman Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Picacho Peak and Newman Peak<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251121_163906.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Lemmon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251121_163922.jpg\" alt=\"Blacketts Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251121_163934C.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Rock and Window Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251121_163950.jpg\" alt=\"Ventana Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251121_164016.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Kimball\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251121_164206.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Picacho Peak and Newman Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_163906.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_163906.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Lemmon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Lemmon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_163922.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_163922.jpg\" alt=\"Blacketts Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blacketts Ridge<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_163934C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_163934C.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Rock and Window Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cathedral Rock and Window Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_163950.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_163950.jpg\" alt=\"Ventana Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ventana Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_164016.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_164016.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Kimball\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Kimball<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251121_164206.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251121_164206.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Picacho Peak and Newman Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Picacho Peak and Newman Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>It turned out that my checked bag had arrived in Tucson on an earlier flight, so I collected it from the baggage office without delay and proceeded directly to the rental car counter. After securing a rental car, I drove toward Willcox, bringing this uneventful day to a close.<\/p>\n<h3>American Airlines Flight 6514 and 2602 from Tucson to Boston via Phoenix<\/h3>\n<p>Fast forward to Thanksgiving Day, Nov 27. Despite the morning hour, Tucson&#8217;s airport felt very empty on this holiday.<br \/>\nFor my flight to Tucson, while boarding was on time, there was a minor delay for pushback as the plane&#8217;s electronic load program had malfunctioned, so according to our captain, they &#8220;had to do it manually.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>American Airlines 6514 <span style=\"font-size: small;\">Operated by SkyWest Airlines<\/span><br \/>\nTucson, AZ (TUS) &#8211; Phoenix, AZ (PHX)<br \/>\nEmbraer ERJ-175 (N512SY)<br \/>\nSeat 1F<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 11:30am<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 11:48am<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 12:32pm<br \/>\nActual Arrival \t    &#8211; 12:19pm<br \/>\n31 minutes<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/2;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=254172339&#038;measures=off&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Once airborne, we circled around Tucson, offering me an impromptu aerial tour of its suburbs and portions of its renowned aircraft boneyard. The tour continued over the Santa Catalina Mountains, where I delightfully traced the path of my hike through Finger Rock Canyon, Mt. Kimball, and Pima Canyon from three days prior.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_114452.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_114452.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains from Tucson Airport\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Catalina Mountains from Tucson Airport<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_115147.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_115147.jpg\" alt=\"Mica Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mica Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_115206.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_115206.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Aircraft Boneyard\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Aircraft Boneyard<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_115248.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_115248.jpg\" alt=\"Flying over Tucson\" \/><\/a><\/br>Flying over Tucson<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_115251.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_115251.jpg\" width=\"93.2%\" alt=\"Mountain Ranges\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain Ranges<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Distant Pinale\u00f1o Mountains and Galiuro Mountains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_115341.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_115341.jpg\" alt=\"Bear Canyon and Sabino Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bear Canyon and Sabino Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_115438C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_115438C.jpg\" width=\"93.2%\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Catalina Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I traced the rough contour of my hike of Finger Rock \/ Pima Canyon in this photo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_115452C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_115452C.jpg\" width=\"93.2%\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Catalina Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mt Kimball in the center of this photo, didn&#8217;t look that prominent.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251127_114452.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains from Tucson Airport\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251127_115147.jpg\" alt=\"Mica Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251127_115206.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Aircraft Boneyard\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251127_115248.jpg\" alt=\"Flying over Tucson\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251127_115251.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Ranges\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251127_115341.jpg\" alt=\"Bear Canyon and Sabino Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251127_115438C.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251127_115452C.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_114452.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_114452.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains from Tucson Airport\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Catalina Mountains from Tucson Airport<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_115147.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_115147.jpg\" alt=\"Mica Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mica Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_115206.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_115206.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Aircraft Boneyard\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Aircraft Boneyard<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_115248.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_115248.jpg\" alt=\"Flying over Tucson\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Flying over Tucson<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_115251.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_115251.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Ranges\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain Ranges<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Distant Pinale\u00f1o Mountains and Galiuro Mountains.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_115341.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_115341.jpg\" alt=\"Bear Canyon and Sabino Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bear Canyon and Sabino Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_115438C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_115438C.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Catalina Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I traced the rough contour of my hike of Finger Rock \/ Pima Canyon in this photo.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_115452C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_115452C.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Catalina Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mt Kimball in the center of this photo, didn&#8217;t look that prominent.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>At just 110 miles point-to-point, this flight from Tucson to Phoenix was the second shortest I had ever taken (the first being a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/18\/20230118flight\/#Southwest_Flight_WN1048_from_Honolulu_to_Kahului\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawaiian inter-island<\/a> hop). Before long, the sprawling suburbs of Phoenix came into view outside my window.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/IMG_20251127_120738.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251127_120738.jpg\" alt=\"Phoenix Suburb\" \/><\/a><\/br>Phoenix Suburb<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_121037.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_121037.jpg\" alt=\"Phoenix Airport\" \/><\/a><\/br>Phoenix Airport<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_121055.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_121055.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Phoenix\" \/><\/a><\/br>Downtown Phoenix<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/IMG_20251127_121334.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251127_121334.jpg\" width=\"93.2%\" alt=\"Phoenix Suburb\" \/><\/a><\/br>Phoenix Suburb<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The almost dry riverbed of Salt River.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251127_120738.jpg\" alt=\"Phoenix Suburb\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251127_121037.jpg\" alt=\"Phoenix Airport\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251127_121055.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Phoenix\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251127_121334.jpg\" alt=\"Phoenix Suburb\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/IMG_20251127_120738.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251127_120738.jpg\" alt=\"Phoenix Suburb\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Phoenix Suburb<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_121037.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_121037.jpg\" alt=\"Phoenix Airport\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Phoenix Airport<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_121055.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_121055.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Phoenix\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Downtown Phoenix<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/IMG_20251127_121334.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251127_121334.jpg\" alt=\"Phoenix Suburb\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Phoenix Suburb<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The almost dry riverbed of Salt River.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Given my next flight to Boston would land past 8pm, too late for most Thanksgiving family dinners, this flight was remarkably elite-lite, and my upgrade was cleared well in advance. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(Originally, I bought a redeye to Boston, allowing me to spend one extra day in Tucson. That was unsurprisingly cancelled.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>American Airlines 2602<br \/>\nPhoenix, AZ (PHX) &#8211; Boston, MA (BOS)<br \/>\nAirbus 321neo (N471AN)<br \/>\nSeat 4A<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 1:50pm<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 2:01pm<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 8:38pm<br \/>\nActual Arrival      &#8211; 8:17pm<br \/>\n4 hours and 16 minutes<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/2;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=254172410&#038;measures=off&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_140219.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_140219.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Phoenix Airport during Takeoff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Phoenix Airport during Takeoff<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_140301.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_140301.jpg\" alt=\"Camelback Mountain and Papago Buttes\" \/><\/a><\/br>Camelback Mountain and Papago Buttes<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_141128C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_141128C.jpg\" width=\"98.3%\" alt=\"Distant Humphreys Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Humphreys Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The highest mountain in the state of Arizona.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/IMG_20251127_145148.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251127_145148.jpg\" alt=\"Dinner\" \/><\/a><\/br>Dinner<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/IMG_20251127_160543.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251127_160543.jpg\" alt=\"Twilight\" \/><\/a><\/br>Twilight<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/IMG_20251127_163959.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251127_163959.jpg\" alt=\"Indianapolis at Night\" \/><\/a><\/br>Indianapolis at Night<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251127_140219.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Phoenix Airport during Takeoff\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251127_140301.jpg\" alt=\"Camelback Mountain and Papago Buttes\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20251127_141128C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Humphreys Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251127_145148.jpg\" alt=\"Dinner\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251127_160543.jpg\" alt=\"Twilight\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251127_163959.jpg\" alt=\"Indianapolis at Night\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_140219.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_140219.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Phoenix Airport during Takeoff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Phoenix Airport during Takeoff<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_140301.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_140301.jpg\" alt=\"Camelback Mountain and Papago Buttes\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Camelback Mountain and Papago Buttes<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_141128C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_141128C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Humphreys Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Humphreys Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The highest mountain in the state of Arizona.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/IMG_20251127_145148.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251127_145148.jpg\" alt=\"Dinner\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dinner<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/IMG_20251127_160543.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251127_160543.jpg\" alt=\"Twilight\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Twilight<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/IMG_20251127_163959.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251127_163959.jpg\" alt=\"Indianapolis at Night\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Indianapolis at Night<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>There wasn&#8217;t much to talk about for the flight to Boston except that it went without a hitch, which brought my Tucson trip to an end.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the few days leading up to Thanksgiving Day 2025, I made a trip to Tucson, Arizona. 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