Wasson Peak

Sunday morning I hiked Wasson Peak, the highest peak in the western division of Saguaro National Park, with my friend Colleen. (Fun Fact: Saguaro National Park is the only national park with two districts (one on either side of Tucson).)

It's generally considered a winter hike, as it's still only about 4600 ft at the peak, so the entire hike is really quite hot. Since the national park system was having a fee-free weekend, we decided to go for it anyways, and just start pretty early. It's a good, moderate hike - ~ 7 miles round trip with about 1700 ft elevation gain and a cool 360 degree view of the greater Tucson area.

You can tell how much rain we've had lately by how green the ocatillos are...