Camping on Mt. Lemmon

This past weekend we went up to Mt. Lemmon with friends to camp. I was reminded again that I love Mt. Lemmon, and we definitely don't go there enough. It's really quite amazing that door-to-"door" we can be at Rose Canyon on Mt. Lemmon in 45 minutes. It's 20 degrees cooler, 7000 feet higher in elevation, and a totally different world than Tucson.

Given that it is monsoon season, there was a nice rain shortly after we set up our tents. Fortunately the guys were thinking ahead had already hung the tarp so we had a nice area to hang out under while the rain came down.


And, luckily for us, Tucson Water's newest employee was in our presence and dug a nice little trench for the run-off water from the tarp to flow into the wash.


After the rain though, the rest of the evening and through the night was gorgeous.








Ezra loved the freedom to run free and explore...


Estrella showed Ezra all the ropes since she's been going camping for longer than him...


The fact that Blanca stores raw chicken in her leftover breastmilk bags was brought into question...


...as was the way she dresses her son (in case you can't see everything...Moses is wearing fleece camo pants with a onesie buttoned on the outside of his pants, a cinderalla shirt and pink socks...but really, this is why we love Blanca.


We had a campfire with s'mores, and we played an entertaining round of "two truths and a lie"...


Ezra read Harry Potter to get ready to watch the latest movie...


We sang and prayed...


Played with water (when Tucson Water Matt wasn't looking, that is)...


Cuddled with dad...


And loved having time with our friends...