Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Mt. Lemmon, Tucson, AZ (Saturday, February 13th, 2021)

When in Tucson, a visit to Mt. Lemmon should definitely be on your bucket list.  There are several diverse micro climates as you make your way up the mountain, starting in a saguaro forest, and ending in snow and a pine forest.  It is some really beautiful country.




As you make your way up the mountain it becomes very rocky.  










Overlooking a large burn area.


At the end of the road is Ski Valley.  We didn't realize that there was a ski resort in Tucson.  It wasn't open for skiing today because of a lack of snow, but the lift was running and the restaurant was open for business.







It was really windy at the top, so the 37 degrees on our dash felt pretty brisk.





Heading back down we enjoyed the same views from a different perspective.





Some little waterfalls running in the canyon.




Back at the bottom, it is a very comfortable 70 degrees.  It is only about 30 miles from the bottom to the top of Mt. Lemmon, but the 6000 foot altitude change really impacts the temperature.



El Guero Canelo, Tucson, AZ (Saturday, February 13th, 2021)

 It has been a full year now, and the Covid-19 pandemic continues.  So we continue to spend a lot of time at home and continue to enjoy projects when they are available to help us pass the time.  We haven't had many projects lately, so we decided to take a road trip.

Tucson is only about 1.5 hours from our house, so after a morning grocery pickup, we hit the road.  We were hungry by the time we got to Tucson, so we started looking for a mexican restaurant with a drive through.  First of all, I have to say that Tucson seems to be a hub for little Mexican restaurants, so we felt like we were in the right town.  We found a little place called El Guero Canelo, and the item on their menu that really struck us was their carne asada torta, so we both got one.  This picture is half of my torta.  This is the half that I wasn't able to finish.  It was so good that we don't want to forget this little restaurant.



This little place was definitely worth the stop.  We'll be back.