Sabino Canyon

Riding the tram up, eastward in canyon.

Yesterday we re-visited Sabino Canyon, a very scenic canyon in northeast Tucson. Our first visit here was 20 years ago while on a business award trip. While I have forgotten a lot of the past visit, I do remember it as being quite spectacular to see for the first time. The second time around was just about as great.

Anderson's Dam swirling rock.

We took the tram up the 3 and half mile road into the canyon. At the top, we got off and walk into the canyon and down into the creek bed. We rock hopped and walked about a half mile down the creek bed, admiring the views and taking a few pics. One spot was called Anderson's Dam where the rock was a swirl of black and white, with the creek tumbling over into a small pool.

Bev on the rocks.

Shortly after Anderson's Dam, we climbed back up to the paved road and walked another mile to the one of the pickup spots and took the tram the rest of the way down.

Southwest view down canyon.

Sabino Canyon is the number two visited site in Tucson, while the Desert Museum is #1. We got to see both while we were in Tucson.

Tomorrow we leave for Amado, which puts us about 20 miles north of the border. We plan to arrange our Mexican vehicle insurance and try to hook up with another travel buddy in Nogales. But right now everything is swaying in the wind as Bev's mom is in hospital, so we have to play it ear and see how she recovers.

We have had enough of the cold nights and yearn for the warmth of Lo de Marcos. Tonight will be another frosty night with the low going down to freezing.