Day 4

Catalina State Park Tucson, Arizona

Today was a good day!! We met Lee and Claudia at 9 am and drove to the Catalina Highway. We followed their “Little Green Toad!”

The road is a twisting, winding road up to the top of Mount Lemmon. We started at about 2,500 feet of elevation in Tucson. We were in the desert.

We all stopped for lunch at Sawmill Run. We sat on the patio and enjoyed nice salads and sandwiches.

As we ascended we passed through aspen trees, and finally ponderosa pines. We were at almost 10,000 feet. The views were stunning and it was a perfect weather day.

On the way down the mountain, we took the back-road, a gravel road…no 4WD necessary…just a nice country ride!

The very best part of today was that we were able to share something we enjoy with two people whom we have come to love! Lee and Claudia, thanks for a beautiful day!

We stopped to check out the local laundromat for laundry fun tomorrow and we got some BBQ for a quick and easy dinner.

The light was already changing as we got back to the campground, dusty and happy!