I escorted a friend to the top of the mountain for her first experience, hiking around the top of Mount Lemmon. So a nice change of scenery and plant life.
We start on the Meadow Trail, walking through some trees and then…..
….this. I enjoy showing people these jaw dropping scenes.
The trail descends for awhile before…
….reemerging to expansive views!
We joined a family on a rock outcropping.
Then back on the trail to complete the loop. My friend does not have an annoying, yapping dog and after a few dates, all the boxes have been checked so maybe a keeper, lol.
We enjoyed lunch at the Iron Door restaurant, across from Ski Valley where the ski lifts were working with a full crowd albeit, without the snow.