Tuesday, August 4

Camping at Spencer Canyon in the Catalina Mountains

My first car camping trip ever!

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My sweet sweetie, Ken and his sweet sister Leslie, in our camp kitchen.

On the way to Spencer Canyon, elevation 8000’, less than an hour northeast of Tucson. Windy Point, Catalina Highway on the way to Spencer Canyon in the Coronado National Forest less than an hour northeast of Tucson. You can see Tucson off in the haze in the distance.

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Rock spire, or "hoodoo" at Windy Point along the Catalina Highway. Elevation: 7000':DSC_0029 DSC_0031

You can see Tucson off in the haze in the distance:DSC_0033

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Looking down on the 108 degree haze of Tucson from Windy Point in the Coronado National Forest, on the road to our campsite (Catalina Highway). Elevation: 7000'. Temperature: 82 degrees. Tucson elevation 2500’.DSC_0040 

Looking down on the city lights of Tucson from Windy Point in the Coronado National Forest, on the road to our campsite (Catalina Highway). Those lights in the lower left corner of the photo are headlights of 3 cars coming up the mountain. These nighttime photos were taken from roughly the same position as daytime photos above.

DSC_0047 DSC_0045 Stunning to look down on Tucson from 7000’!

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