24.28 Sabino Canyon, Tucson, Arizona: Blackett's Ridge, the park's premier trail.
We left Van Horn, Texas heading for Los Cruces, New Mexico but stopped at Guadalupe National Park for a follow-up hike of the peak of the same name, Texas' highest, undertaken two days before. This too was a great experience, reaching the Permian Reef Ridge. However, using current nomenclature, we'd have to rate it 'JV' in comparison but not by much though. After two nights in Los Cruces, a short stop at City Rocks State Park enroute, we arrived in Tucson, Arizona. Getting close to ground-level again, colors clearer. This is a land of the cactus. Blankett's Peak on the editor's birthday; Jenni's face tells it all. A scene that informs much about Tucson. Delightful scenes at altitude without any 'attitude'. Could be the 'two-step' but who knows with him. Wouldn't interrupt just yet, he should be concentrating. The Blackett's Ridge Trail is close to town making it a favorite with the locals. It'...