tucson hikes Archives - American Expeditioners

Hiking Linda Vista Trail in Oro Valley

The Linda Vista Trail Loop in Oro Valley is a great urban hike for those who want to get nose to nose with beautiful Saguaros but don't want to spend a lot of effort on

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Romero Pools Trail, Tucson’s Top Waterfall Trail …Sort Of

on January 14, 2018 Arizona Hikes State Park Waterfalls catalina state park moderate arizona hikes moderate hikes moderate tucson hikes tucson tucson hikes 173 views

The Romero Pools Trail is an absolutely beautiful and rewarding hike in Catalina State Park, Tucson. This is our third time conquering this moderately strenuous day hike, always opting to do it in the early

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Hiking Incinerator Ridge on Mount Lemmon

on June 11, 2017 Arizona Hikes arizona hikes mount lemmon tucson tucson hikes 675 views

Tucson temperatures currently feel like when you open the oven to check on your cookies. The air burns your face but this time there aren't any cookies and you can't close the door. Thank goodness

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Plane Crash on Mount Lemmon’s Butterfly Trail

on April 2, 2017 Arizona Hikes Historical Military arizona hikes tucson tucson hikes 2069 views

It's been a while since we've had a good, long hike. A few short and easy trips here and there, but nothing that makes our feet hurt and our legs sore. We were in need

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Tumamoc, Tucson’s Most Popular Hill

on January 22, 2017 Arizona Hikes arizona hikes tucson tucson hikes 550 views

Tucson's most popular walk is a 2.9 mile paved path that runs just over 600 feet in elevation gain to the top of Tumamoc Hill. It's also known to the many who trek up the

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Finding the Gould Mine Trail

on November 19, 2016 Arizona Hikes Historical arizona hikes mining tucson tucson hikes 754 views

One of the places in Tucson we haven't explore much of is the Tucson Mountain Park area, which encompasses Saguaro National Park (West). We've visited Gate's Pass quite often but hadn't ventured much beyond that

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The Best Place in Tucson to See the Leaves Change Color in the Fall

on October 21, 2016 Arizona Hikes arizona hikes mount lemmon tucson tucson hikes 847 views

I can almost guarantee that when people think of fall foliage changing from green leaves to vibrant yellows and oranges, they don't think of visiting Tucson. In Arizona, the most popular trail for autumn viewing

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Top 10 Day Hikes in Tucson, Arizona

on October 17, 2016 Arizona Hikes arizona hikes tucson tucson hikes 2338 views

Upon first visit, one wouldn't initially think much of Tucson. In fact, it took us 2 years to get over our culture shock (we relocated from the evergreen state of Washington). Views of the open-pit

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Lemmon Rock Lookout Trail

on May 16, 2016 Arizona Hikes arizona hikes mount lemmon tucson tucson hikes 928 views

We're counting down 11 days until we leave the Arizona heat, but this weekend, cabin fever almost got the best of us. To save our sanity, we headed up to the top of Mount Lemmon for some cold

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Prison Camp to Molino Campground Trail

on May 1, 2016 Arizona Hikes arizona hikes coronado national forest desert mount lemmon tucson tucson hikes 1055 views

We've been preoccupied with mountain biking for most of April so we decided to start May off with a new hike on Mount Lemmon. We packed our doggy-guest into the car and headed up Catalina