Although I always travel to see People
still we went to Sabino Canyon
because we are in Tucson and because
Sabino Canyon is located in the Santa Catalina Mountains
in the Coronado National Forest.
Nature background: not my usual:
Santa Catalina Mountains began forming 12 million years ago.
The movement of the mountains created the mountain peaks
and the basin, or bowl-shaped land, where the city of Tucson is built.
This movement of the mountain range stopped about 5 million years ago.
8,000 years ago the first saguaros amazing cacti began growing in canyon;
about 4,000 years ago the first paloverde trees took root in the canyon.
There is evidence in pieces of pottery, or shards, and pit house foundations that the
Hohokam people lived in the canyon between 300 and about 1400 AD. With the
Gadsden Purchase in 1854, Sabino Canyon became part of the United States.
Ray drove our small vehicle through the canyon
we do not hike ever
although I know hiking is a Good Idea.
Ray an indeterminate age with spray painted red and green
hair, loves her job and the canyon. Ray said she is not a hiker.
Lunch in Aqui Con El Nene, an entirely perfect
Mexican restaurant a few miles away.
Additional irrelevant Tucson facts:
Linda Rondstadt’s family had a hardware store here.
Paul McCartney had a Tucson ranch.
We like it here a lot.
So happy to hear you like Tucson! Michael and I have spent many fine weeks there, hiked in Sabino Canyon, and very much love machaca. The Sonoran Mexican food is just the BEST! And I've lived in California and Texas, and eaten a lot of Mexican food. If you get a chance, go to Tucson Tamales. Love their tamales, as the masa is made with corn oil, not lard. Enjoy!
It’s beautiful, all right. Did you visit the Ventana Canyon Hotel (that my uncle’s company built)? It’s pretty v cool. Glad you like Arizona.