All Entries in the "Mount Lemmon" Category
Mt Lemmon Fire Update #2
According to the Forest Service office, the Guthrie Fire is now 65% contained and has burned over 4,800 acres. They are still treating it as a prescribed burn and have an engine and two crews assigned to keep it under control. They are calling in a helicopter as needed.
I was told that none of the [...]
Mt Lemmon Fire Update #1
The Guthrie Fire has burned over 2500 acres so far. Fire fighters & Forest Service officials view it as a beneficial fire and are letting it burn excess undergrowth while keeping it within prescribed boundaries. The Arizona Trail in the vicinity was closed for safety.
There is not a lot of information about this fire on [...]
Mt Lemmon Fire
Lightening storms in northeast Tucson ignited a fire on the east side of Mt Lemmon between Guthrie Mountain and the Reddington Pass. According to earlier news reports the fire has burned over 2000 acres and is only 10% contained, as of Friday afternoon.
A Night on Mt. Lemmon; or, Is Davis Spring Trail Just a Myth?
The worst thing about hiking in the desert is that water weighs 8.3 pound per gallon. Somehow I managed to take a 60 pound pack on a one night trip. To make matters worse, Saja and I ended up going cross country in some rugged terrain when the Davis Spring Trail vanished. It was time for the old map and compass…
Molino Canyon Day Hike
Molino Canyon is one of my favorite Tucson escapes when time is limited. The trailhead is just past the fee station on Catalina Highway, about 5 miles up the mountain. You can’t miss the parking lot. Once you arrive, you have three trails to choose from. The first is off to the west and [...]
Butterfly Trail
I must confess that I don’t hike Mt Lemmon very much, which is criminal when you get right down to it since I only live a couple miles away, but as the summer heat hits Tucson the cool forest heights are pretty darn appealing. So last Sunday, I threw Saja and the kids in the [...]
