The weather was perfect, when we arrived in the Tucson area, but by the end of the week the temps began rising to record highs for this time of year. Mark had the brilliant idea of driving to the hiking trails in the surrounding mountains on one of the hottest days. With just a 50 mile drive, to the top of Mt Lemmon, the temperature dropped 30 degrees, from 95 to 65. The other cool thing about the drive was discovering that local bike riders take the Mt Lemmon challenge, almost daily, to ride from the bottom of the mountain to the top. (elevation gain of 6,950) I couldn’t convince Mark that was a good idea so we hiked part of the Arizona Trail instead. Not all the hikes in this area are “dry”. A number of trails have beautiful pools and springs. After a week here we have certainly come to understand the term siesta; activities in the mornings and evenings but naps, followed by coffee, every afternoon!
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