Tag: tucson
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Hiking Pontatoc Ridge Trail #411
Crossing another one off the Tucson, Arizona bucket list! The Pontatoc Ridge Trail #411 is a relatively short but brutal and beautiful desert hike that leads to the top of a prominent mountain ridge in the Catalinas. And you don’t even have to drive far to get to the trailhead for this kind of torture! Read more
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Hiking Linda Vista Trail in Oro Valley
The Linda Vista Trail Loop in Oro Valley is a great urban hike for those who want to get nose to nose with beautiful Saguaros but don’t want to spend a lot of effort on the trail or getting to the location. Read more
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Romero Pools Trail, Tucson’s Top Waterfall Trail …Sort Of
The Romero Pools Trail is an absolutely beautiful and rewarding hike in Catalina State Park, Tucson. This is our third time conquering this moderately strenuous day hike, always opting to do it in the early part of the year. Our first time visiting the pools was in March 2010 and second time in February of… Read more
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Hiking Incinerator Ridge on Mount Lemmon
Tucson temperatures currently feel like when you open the oven to check on your cookies. The air burns your face but this time there aren’t any cookies and you can’t close the door. Thank goodness for Mount Lemmon, where it was a cool 73°. Read more
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Saguaro National Park East
Years and years ago when we first moved to Tucson, the first national park we visited was Saguaro National Park East (there’s an east park and a west park). We revisit every once in a while for biking but this time around we brought family on the drive through the 8-mile Cactus Forest Scenic Loop… Read more
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Plane Crash on Mount Lemmon’s Butterfly Trail
It’s been a while since we’ve had a good, long hike. A few short and easy trips here and there, but nothing that makes our feet hurt and our legs sore. We were in need of a good hike so we decided to take ourselves back to Mount Lemmon’s Butterfly Trail, the first trail we… Read more
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Tumamoc, Tucson’s Most Popular Hill
Tucson’s most popular walk is a 2.9 mile paved path that runs just over 600 feet in elevation gain to the top of Tumamoc Hill. It’s also known to the many who trek up the hill, (some 6,000-7,000 people per week) as the city’s outdoor stair master. Read more
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Mission San Xavier del Bac, the White Dove of the Desert
Driving on I-19 just south of Tucson, Mission San Xavier del Bac is hard to miss with its glowing white walls contrasting against its surroundings on the Tohono O’odham reservation. This historic mission is also very aptly known as the White Dove of the Desert. Read more
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Finding the Gould Mine Trail
One of the places in Tucson we haven’t explore much of is the Tucson Mountain Park area, which encompasses Saguaro National Park (West). We’ve visited Gate’s Pass quite often but hadn’t ventured much beyond that until we went storm chasing during monsoon season and discovered there is more to that area that we initially thought… Read more
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The Best Place in Tucson to See the Leaves Change Color in the Fall
I can almost guarantee that when people think of fall foliage changing from green leaves to vibrant yellows and oranges, they don’t think of visiting Tucson. In Arizona, the most popular trail for autumn viewing is the Lockett Meadow to Inner Basin hike in Flagstaff. But because it’s the most popular trail, this year’s hikers… Read more