Left in Tucson

Jim captured these views sometime ago, and I am just getting around to posting them.  Taken between spring 2011 and late summer 2012.  Here are views from some of our favorite places.   ------------------------------------ These were taken from Windy Point, a rest stop and vista half way up to the Mount Lemmon ski resort… if you squint, you can see Tucson in the haze just beyond the ridge. Tucson, down in the bowl of a volcano, is at 2500 ft. above sea level.  This picture was taken at about 4000 ft. above that.  Look closely, can you find the section of highway ¼ of the way up from the lower left-hand corner? Me, from behind… 150+ ft. drop off that rock ledge at the bottom right hand corner…  I can’t lie, I’m not as close to the edge as it looks… Again, that’s Tucson nestled down in the bottom of the bowl. Some mother and her two kids enjoying the sunset.     This is the ro...

Here are a few new pics, compliments of Jim, from a recent hike into Ventana Canyon.  The temperature could not have been more perfect, with a bit of cloud cover and a mild breeze to keep us cool. As a result, we finally succeeded in reaching a higher elevation, which offers an amazing vantage point to view T-Town.  For all our friends who live east of the Mississippi River, these photos are especially for you.