hiking up Mt Lemon

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Yun and decided to escape the heat today by driving up Mt Lemon for a hike. It was in the low 80s (about a 30 degree difference from Tucson). We took the dogs with us, equipped with Scout’s new backpack. Now he can carry his own stuff.

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We found a nice trail near the place we camped last time we were up there. We hiked it for a few miles and found it not to be too terribly difficult. There was some wildlife to see and a lot of wildflowers.

Here’s a picture of a bird I suspect is a hawk. There were quite a few of them circling over us.

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We had plenty of large rocks to stop and rest on.

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I had also found a bunch of wildflowers to take photos of:

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We also found some plants that we dug up and brought home with us. One was a prickly pear cactus and the other was something that looked like an Iris. I am about to go plant them pots now. There’s nothing like free plants!

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2 Responses to hiking up Mt Lemon

  1. Matt says:

    Does Scout’s backpack fit over his sweater vest?

  2. tia celia says:

    DISFRUTO MUCHO VER LAS IMAGENES QUE TOMAS (TIENES ALMA DE BUEN FOTOGRAFO) AUNQUE NO ENTIENDO LO QUE ESCRIBES ME GUSTA REVISAR TU PAGINA, DE ALGUN MODO ME SIENTO CERCA DE USTEDES VIENDO SU PAGINA. TE ENVIO MUCHOS ABRAZOS

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