With just a half day left in the Tucson area Pete and I decided to visit Saguaro National Park, which would be a new National Park for both of us. If we’d had more time available, I’d have loved to do a backpacking trip up into the pine forests of the Rincon Mountains. Instead, we [...]
Archive for March 30th, 2011
Saguaro National Park
Posted in hiking, tagged Cactus Forest Trail, Desert Ecology Trail, Loma Verde Loop, Saguaro National Park on March 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Mt Lemmon
Posted in climbing, tagged Green Slabs, Matterhorn, Monkey Business, Mount Lemmon, rock climbing, Standard Route on March 30, 2011 | 5 Comments »
After sleeping off our climb of Baboquivari, Pete and I drove back through Tucson and up to the Mount Lemmon highway. Stopping at Windy Point we investigated the Hitchcock Pinnacle, but decided it was a little too cold to climb just yet. In a possibly foolish move, we continued up the highway and hiked in [...]
Baboquivari Peak
Posted in climbing, tagged Baboquivari Peak, Forbes Route, rock climbing, Southeast Arete on March 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Our travel goes smoothly and Pete and I land in Tucson with all our luggage and quickly do a little shopping before fleeing town for the Tohono O’odham Nation, on whose land lies Baboquivari Peak. The permit costs us nothing, and the camping is the same – a great deal for the easy access this [...]
