My first hike in Tucson

It was too cold (mid-40's!) for our usual Wednesday morning Cactus Club bike ride, so we decided to do a hike instead. My first hike in Tucson! I was happy about that. Five of us did a 5 mile out and back trail in the Rincon Mtns, on the east side of Tucson. It was a fabulous first hike, with beautiful desert landscape, 1500' elevation, and snow capped mountains all around. The Santa Catalina Mountains are in the north with Mt Lemmon (9,157'); and the Santa Rita Mountains are in the south with beautiful Mt Wrightson towering at 9,453'. One of the trail's on that mountain is called Old Baldy at 11 miles round trip. I look forward to that someday. The Tucson Mountains are off to the west with the Saguaro cactus blooms in the springtime. This town is a beautiful place to be outside and the winter weather is perfect. Just have to watch for critters and snakes.