Make your list and check it twice! there’s a local treat for everyone on it–naughty or nice.
by Leah LeMoine
(Prices were accurate at press time, but are subject to change. Verify with each vendor.)
PHOENIX magazine The Hike Book Vol. 4: Climate Climbs
$19.95
PHOENIX magazine hiking guru Mare Czinar is back with the fourth installment of her popular The Hike Book series. This one provides a month-by-month guide to seasonally appropriate hikes around the state. cities-west-publishing.square.site/product/hikebook/295
Phoenix Mercury
$99.99
Outfit your favorite basketball fan with new gear from the Mercury. The women’s Nike Buzzer Beaters satin-stitch, quarter-zip pullover jacket ($99.99) in white has a sleek, futuristic look.
Lectric eBikes
$1,699
An active young family would be happy to find the XPedition cargo e-bike under the Christmas tree this year. With its 150-mile range, it can power scads of rides to the farmers market. lectricebikes.com
PXG
$250-$449.99
The hottest new gear for golfers this year is PXG’s Allan Putter ($449.99), which uses zero-torque balance technology to provide alignment for players of all abilities. And the women’s rolled-collar cardigan ($250) makes a fashion statement on or off the green. pxg.com
Experience
Optimyze Session
$39
A first-time, one-hour session at one of Optimyze’s three locations would be a boon for the athlete or gym rat in your life, but even regular folks would benefit from compression therapy, full-spectrum infrared sauna time, cold-water therapy and warm-water therapy. optimyze.me/first-time
