Today was our last full day in Tucson. We decided to go spelunking (which for us means walking around on a guided tour in a cave for 90 minutes) and visited Kartchner Caverns State Park. This place is one of the most extensive living cave systems in the country (more than 2.5 miles of passageways!) […]
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Southwest Vacation: Day Ten
Today we went and hiked around Sabino Canyon. Like Mount Lemmon, Sabino Canyon is part of the Santa Catalina Mountains and is located in the Coronado National Forest. In fact, if you look at the map of the Catalina Highway that I posted a few days ago, you can see Sabino Canyon (located several miles […]
Southwest Vacation: Day Six
Today, Stephanie and I were mountaineers! (Not really. But maybe a little bit?) We drove up the Catalina Highway to Summerhaven, which is in the Santa Catalinas near the top of Mount Lemmon. This would definitely be classified as a “scenic drive”. The road dips into and out of bits of the Coronado National Forest […]
Southwest Vacation: Day Five
Today we drove the 400+ miles from San Diego to Tucson. Stephanie had estimated that it would take ~7.5 hours (with stops), but it ended up taking less than six (Stephanie’s dad drives fast…). We checked out of our hotel and left at 9:30 in the morning. However, before we took off, we stopped in […]
Southwest Vacation: Day Four
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! In case you were worried, I did remember to wear green and avoided receiving any pinches. However, I did not spot any leprechauns. Today we went and hiked around Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. Once again, we were accompanied by Stephanie’s parents. The drive out to the reserve from downtown only […]