On Wednesday we ended up doing checking out Coronado National Forest at two different locations, and elevations. In the morning we visited Sabino Canyon which is at an altitude of 2,700 feet. After lunch and Xavier's nap we drove up to Mount Lemmon at 9,000 feet leaving the saguaros behind for ponderosa pines.
Sabino Canyon. So beautiful. Wildflowers and giant saguaros all on a mountain of banded gneiss.
Addie, Eliza and Cap crossing back across the creek at Sabino Canyon, an oasis in the desert
Xavier, finally feeling brave enough to sit without being held after getting up enough courage to get his feet wet. I am not kidding when I say he has a fear of water.
Addie in the cold, mountain water wishing she had a bathing suit.
Eliza, my adventurer. Our drive up to Mount Lemmon mainly involved the kids watching movies in the car, a stop for gummy bears and a few scenic overlooks. Eliza always got out though to check it out. Here we are at 8,000 feet scrambling over rocks while Cap stayed with Addie and Xavier in the car.
Elevation 9,000 feet looking out over Tucson through blackened Ponderosa Pines from the 2003 Aspen Fire
Friday, March 29, 2013
Coronado National Forest
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I just don't know if MIT took us to Sabino Canyon where here was water you could touch with your body. It looks so nice I'm jealous.
We never drove up there, but there was a terrible amazing looking fire on this one day we were leaving for the airport. MIT told us later it had burned down these farmhouse 1,000 year Piñon Trees. But the fire clouds were beautiful but frightening. I always wanted to go up there.
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