The desert and mountains of Southern Arizona around Tucson are spectacular! To celebrate our one year anniversary since our first hike, Paul and I hiked Ventana Trail to Maiden Pools on December 30. The trail starts at The Ventana Canyon Resort which is at the base of the Catalina Mountains. This 2.4 mile one way hike winds through a residential area before entering the canyon. You can hear and see water through much of the trail and the canyon is designated as a Big Horn Sheep management area. We looked hard for Big Horn Sheep but could not find any. The last mile or so of the hike is fairly steep with a lot of climbing. When we reached the top after one hour and 15 mins, I thought we had passed the pools until we hiked another 15 minutes and then found them. This was a very enjoyable hike through a pnumbra of saguaro cactus.
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