{"id":97,"date":"2011-01-02T05:02:08","date_gmt":"2011-01-02T00:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettiesworld.com\/?p=97"},"modified":"2017-06-29T12:13:40","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T19:13:40","slug":"new-years-day-hike-part-v","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/?p=97","title":{"rendered":"New Year&#8217;s Day Hike &#8211; Part V"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leaving that last bridge behind, as we continued on toward the stadium, we were suddenly faced with a surprising sight &#8211; a fence, where none is usually to be seen&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110101_154634.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-66\" title=\"20110101_154634\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110101_154634-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a>And all festooned with Tostito&#8217;s banners.\u00c2\u00a0 It was then that we remembered that today was the Fiesta Bowl game, and that it is no longer played down in Tempe, but right here in our very own Glendale stadium.\u00c2\u00a0 And we were walking right toward it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110101_154920.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-67\" title=\"20110101_154920\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110101_154920-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110101_154946.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-68\" title=\"20110101_154946\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110101_154946-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a>We finally got past the bannered fences and caught a glimpse of the stadium up over the rise&#8230; and then we began to hear faint strains of music.\u00c2\u00a0 Walking further, the music grew louder and louder&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110101_155114.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-69\" title=\"20110101_155114\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110101_155114-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a>And finally we could actually see, just barely, the marching band as they practiced for their part in the show.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110101_155148.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-70\" title=\"20110101_155148\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110101_155148-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110101_155312.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-71\" title=\"20110101_155312\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110101_155312-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110101_155422.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-72\" title=\"20110101_155422\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110101_155422-1024x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a>The necessariums.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110101_155454.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-73\" title=\"20110101_155454\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110101_155454-1024x654.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"408\" \/><\/a>Paul had gone on ahead, of course, which was too bad for him because he totally missed seeing the marching band.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110101_155654.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-74\" title=\"20110101_155654\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110101_155654-1024x479.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"299\" \/><\/a>Here we are, across the field from where all the action will soon take place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110101_155802.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110101_155802.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-75\" title=\"20110101_155802\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110101_155802-1024x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a>Lots of people coming down around the stadium across the green&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>(to be cont&#8230;.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leaving that last bridge behind, as we continued on toward the stadium, we were suddenly faced with a surprising sight &#8211; 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