Nice wide trail at the start ... don't let it fool you.
The trail gets narrower
And steeper, but really beautiful
Rock at Waypoint 002
My cat-dog at the overlook near Waypoint 002
It was almost like a wild jungle on some parts of the trail
Wild raspberries!
Yikes! An Arizona Black Rattlesnake.
Beautiful flowers
This is a beautiful hike up in the cool air of Mt. Lemmon near Tucson and a great change of scenery for us desert dwellers! But, this trail isn’t for beginners. It heads down, and keeps going. Some parts are steep enough that I was stopping to catch my breath on the way back up. You can also visit the site of an F-86 fighter jet crash in 1957. Finally, as the name implies, you have a good chance at seeing a bunch of beautiful butterflies. All-in-all an awesome hike.
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