Travel Diary: Mt.Lemmon

Seems like I'm all over the place these days. Another weekend and another trip, this time to Mt. Lemmon in the Coronado National Forest in nearby Tucson, AZ. Less than 200 miles from where I live.

This area was devastated by the Aspen Fire in 2003. So even though we had some breathtaking scenery, there were still plenty of reminders of the havoc that was caused a couple of years back.


The road to the park itself was worth the trip. Full of breathtaking scenery and great views.


What do we do on weekends? Go shopping or sit on the sofa and watch TV. See what this guy was doing.


Anyways, we reached there and boy was it beautiful!


Of course, we had to eat next. So we went to this open roof restaurant and spent an hour waiting for food, then got the wrong order and finally ended up with the wrong bill. Quite the service, I tell you.


To reach the peak, we had to take a "skyride" up. The elevation was around 9000 feet above sea level. Here's a co-passenger who was coming down when we were going up.


At the top, it was simply stunning. I can only imagine how pristine things would look once it started snowing. The contrast between the burned areas and the untouched ones was really something. Nature can be so creative one moment and absolutely destructive the next...





A good way to spend Saturday guys, I can tell you that. There's something revitalizing about going out and seeing nature and breathing fresh air. Or maybe I'm just getting old...