I was out the door prior to dawn to catch the sun hit newly fallen snow on Mount Lemmon. The foreground in the front range and too low for snow, this time. Alas, although it snowed a few times up there, not enough to allow for the opening of the ski runs.
Whoa! A real, live taxi! Been awhile since I saw one of those.
Went to the Tortolita Preserve in Marana to hike. Here too is a good view of the new snow, from the perspective of looking east.
Such an unpleasant looking cactus yet birds make nests in there, somehow.
Tucson mountains in the distance as we make our way on a 5 mile route. It’s actually one of the few “boring” hikes in the region although the views are good. Elevation gain is only 350′.
Approaching horses caused us to get off trail for a few minutes.
As we neared the end, we saw one of the larger saguaros once can find. This would be about 175 years old…maybe 200.
It pales in comparison to this monster, which was also in this Preserve until it toppled about 2 years ago. Easily the largest I’ve ever seen.