I live in Scottsdale and Desert Ridge is about 20 minutes from my house.
There's good shopping places around (Desert Ridge is cool and by your hotel), you could probably play golf somewhere if you go early (courses here are AWESOME, and it's not too expensive in the summer), check out old town Scottsdale, if you're here on June 30th there's the Warped Tour (hell yeah!), maybe go to a rodeo or some old cowboy town. If you see a movie, go to Cine Capri off the 101, it's awesome with big screens and stadium seating. Just make sure you plan out your trip before hand so you don't spend a lot of time sitting around.
Email me at
falcon5018@hotmail.com if you have any questions, I'll be happy to help you out.