We were pleasantly surprised when we arrived at Sabino Canyon that there was a shuttle through the canyon. Once we rode the shuttle we could understand why. Beautiful canyon, lots of Saguro, growing in unbelievable places, some mesquite and birds. A stream runs through the canyon and was/is a popular summer place. We were also warned about mountain lion sightings and be careful with the little kids. Snakes were starting to come out also.
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| Amazing how trees cling to life |
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| Th tram barely makes it across the bridges |
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| This Saguaro wanted to make sure we left the canyon |
We rode the tram both ways. Not in any shape to do the walking in the heat. What surprised us were the number of people out and about. What also surprised us the most the number of people, of all ages, who did not carry water. They are just asking for trouble.
There is a stream that wanders through the canyon and was still active today. Last year, during monsoon season(July), a flash flood came through and the canyon was partly flooded. People were busy forming human chains to get people out. Must have been scary.
After that we skipped Mt. Lemmon (in the plan for tomorrow) as it was a 2 hour drive up and back without stops.
We wandered over to Saguaro NP East and decided the one in the west was so much better, a lot mor Saguaro. On our way back to the cg we passed the back of the Davis-Monthan AFB where all the old military planes are stored, including Air Force One. Just looking at it was overwhelming as to the number of planes in storage.
On the west side of Tucson is a "retirement" lot for commercial air liners. Unfortunately, not open to the public.
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