{"id":10272,"date":"2025-11-23T22:59:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T14:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=10272"},"modified":"2026-03-23T05:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T21:56:15","slug":"20251123saguaro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123saguaro\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 2 of 2025 Thanksgiving Trip to Tucson, Tanque Verde Ridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second day of my 2025 Thanksgiving Trip to Tucson. I drove from Willcox back to Tucson this day, took a tour of Kartchner Caverns in the morning before hiking Tanque Verde Ridge in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8047.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8047.jpg\" alt=\"Sierrita Mountains behind God Rays\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sierrita Mountains behind God Rays<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-major-2', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider2.sync( secondarySlider2 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-3', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:74,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-major-3', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider3.sync( secondarySlider3 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-4', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-major-4', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider4.sync( secondarySlider4 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-5', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-major-5', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider5.sync( secondarySlider5 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-6', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-major-6', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider6.sync( secondarySlider6 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider7 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-7', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:71,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:40,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider7 = new Splide( '#splide-major-7', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider7.sync( secondarySlider7 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider8 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-8', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider8 = new Splide( '#splide-major-8', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider8.sync( secondarySlider8 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The drive from Willcox to Tucson was only expected to take 1.5 hours, leaving me with ample time for other activities throughout the day. So after checking out of the hotel in the morning, I took a small detour to a guided tour of Kartchner Caverns.<\/p>\n<h3>Tour of Kartchner Caverns<\/h3>\n<p>The story of Kartchner Caverns&#8217; discovery is one that truly emphasizes preservation. The caves were discovered relatively recently, in 1974, and remained a guarded secret for another 14 years while their discoverers developed a comprehensive plan to properly conserve them before opening them to public tours. The tour I attended today placed heavy emphasis on conservation efforts\u2014so much so that, as my guide explained, photography was prohibited (though I could hardly make sense of the logic).<br \/>\nBeyond conservation, another central theme of the tour focused on the bats that inhabit the cave, way more so than the wondrous rock formations for which such caverns were typically celebrated.<\/p>\n<p>Since no photographs were permitted during the tour, I shall pass over those details here.<\/p>\n<p>After the cave tour, I made my way to Tucson for lunch. Afterwards, my original plan had been to drive up to Mt. Lemmon. The route offered several interesting overlooks along the way, and the fire lookout station at its top would have made an excellent destination for a short hike. Unfortunately, a storm hit the area a few days before my trip, blanketing the summit with snow and ice. I wasn&#8217;t aware of these conditions until I checked web cams during my lunch, and since I hadn&#8217;t brought any snow gear for this trip, attempting the snowy trek to the fire lookout seemed imprudent. This prompted an impromptu search for alternative afternoon activities. Fortunately, it didn&#8217;t take long before my attention settled on Tanque Verde Ridge of Saguaro National Park.<\/p>\n<h3>Hike of Tanque Verde Ridge<\/h3>\n<p>Tanque Verde Ridge extended all the way east to Mica Mountain. For this afternoon, I decided to hike along it only to Tanque Verde Dome. On paper, this was an 8.9km out-and-back trail with 464m of elevation gain (5.5mi, 1520ft), a perfect choice since I had fewer than 3 hours of daylight left to explore it.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:6\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=255623641&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"desktop-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/embedv2.do?id=255623641&#038;measures=on&#038;elevation=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Since this was in Saguaro National Park, true to its name, the trail started out winding through fields of towering saguaros.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_7997C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_7997C.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaros\" \/><\/a><\/br>Saguaros<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/IMG_20251123_144914.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251123_144914.jpg\" alt=\"Field of Saguaros\" \/><\/a><\/br>Field of Saguaros<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/IMG_20251123_145204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" 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alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/IMG_20251123_152026.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251123_152026.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaros along Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Saguaros along Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_7997C.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaros\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251123_144914.jpg\" alt=\"Field of Saguaros\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251123_145204.jpg\" alt=\"Field of Saguaros\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251123_145559.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/20251123_145927.jpg\" alt=\"Field of Saguaros\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251123_150507.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251123_150726.jpg\" alt=\"Field of Saguaros\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251123_151057.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251123_152026.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaros along Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_7997C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_7997C.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaros\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Saguaros<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/IMG_20251123_144914.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251123_144914.jpg\" alt=\"Field of Saguaros\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Field of Saguaros<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/IMG_20251123_145204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251123_145204.jpg\" alt=\"Field of Saguaros\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Field of Saguaros<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/IMG_20251123_145559.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251123_145559.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_145927.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_145927.jpg\" alt=\"Field of Saguaros\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Field of Saguaros<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/IMG_20251123_150507.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251123_150507.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/IMG_20251123_150726.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251123_150726.jpg\" alt=\"Field of Saguaros\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Field of Saguaros<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/IMG_20251123_151057.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251123_151057.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/IMG_20251123_152026.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251123_152026.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaros along Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Saguaros along Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>While vegetation remained sparse throughout the trail, offering uninterrupted views at nearly every turn, there was a spot roughly midway where the vistas opened up in a particularly unobstructed manner. I paused there for a moment to soak in the views: the sprawling Tucson metropolis below and, to the northeast, the cloud-draped Santa Catalina Mountains, which I would explore the next day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8004.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8004.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Cruz Basin\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Cruz Basin<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8003.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8003.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Catalina Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8002.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8002.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Catalina Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8022C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8022C9.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Catalina Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_7998C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_7998C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Picacho Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Picacho Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8000.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8000.jpg\" alt=\"Tucson Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tucson Mountains to the West<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8006.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8006.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Aircraft Graveyard visible in the foreground.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8004.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Cruz Basin\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8003.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8002.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8022C9.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_7998C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Picacho Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8000.jpg\" alt=\"Tucson Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8006.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8004.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8004.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Cruz Basin\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Cruz Basin<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8003.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8003.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Catalina Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8002.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8002.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Catalina Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8022C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8022C9.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Catalina Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_7998C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_7998C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Picacho Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Picacho Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8000.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8000.jpg\" alt=\"Tucson Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tucson Mountains to the West<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8006.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8006.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Aircraft Graveyard visible in the foreground.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8008_DSC_8021-14.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8008_DSC_8021-14.jpg\" alt=\"View of Santa Cruz Basin from Tanque Verde Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View of Santa Cruz Basin from Tanque Verde Ridge<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After the halfway overlook, the trail narrowed noticeably, with occasional rocky sections made slippery by the recent rain. Saguaros also became noticeably sparser along the way. In my opinion, the views from Tanque Verde Dome (the end of my hike) weren&#8217;t dramatically better than those from the halfway overlook, and might not be worth the additional efforts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8025.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8025.jpg\" alt=\"Field of Saguaros\" \/><\/a><\/br>Field of Saguaros<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/IMG_20251123_165918.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251123_165918.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Saguaros along Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Saguaros along Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/IMG_20251123_165117.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251123_165117.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_155614.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_155614.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/IMG_20251123_155733.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251123_155733.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_164430.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_164430.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8025.jpg\" alt=\"Field of Saguaros\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251123_165918.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaros along Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251123_165117.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/20251123_155614.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251123_155733.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/20251123_164430.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8025.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8025.jpg\" alt=\"Field of Saguaros\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Field of Saguaros<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/IMG_20251123_165918.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251123_165918.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaros along Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Saguaros along Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/IMG_20251123_165117.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251123_165117.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_155614.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_155614.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/IMG_20251123_155733.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251123_155733.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_164430.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_164430.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/IMG_20251123_163643.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251123_163643.jpg\" alt=\"Final Steep Stretch to Tanque Verde Dome\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Final Steep Stretch to Tanque Verde Dome<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The final stretch of path leading up to Tanque Verde Dome was on steep rock surfaces like these. Wet patches required additional caution during my visit, further strengthening my belief that terminating at the halfway overlook might not be a bad option.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Finally, the top of Tanque Verde Dome offered similarly sweeping views of Santa Cruz Basin and Santa Catalina Mountains from a more elevated perspective, along with glimpses of several additional mountain ranges stretching to the south.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8042.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8042.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Cruz Basin\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Cruz Basin<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8028.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8028.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Tucson Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tucson Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few tall buildings in downtown Tucson visible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8033.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8033.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Aircraft Graveyard visible in the foreground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8038.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8038.jpg\" alt=\"Distant San Luis Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant San Luis Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8035.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8035.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Wrightson to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Wrightson to the South<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8036.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8036.jpg\" alt=\"Whetstone Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Whetstone Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8034.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8034.jpg\" alt=\"Rinco Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rinco Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8043.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8043.jpg\" alt=\"Javelina Rocks along Cactus Forest Dr\" \/><\/a><\/br>Javelina Rocks along Cactus Forest Dr<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8042.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Cruz Basin\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8028.jpg\" alt=\"Tucson Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8033.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8038.jpg\" alt=\"Distant San Luis Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8035.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Wrightson to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8036.jpg\" alt=\"Whetstone Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8034.jpg\" alt=\"Rinco Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8043.jpg\" alt=\"Javelina Rocks along Cactus Forest Dr\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8042.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8042.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Cruz Basin\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Cruz Basin<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8028.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8028.jpg\" alt=\"Tucson Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tucson Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few tall buildings in downtown Tucson visible.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8033.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8033.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Aircraft Graveyard visible in the foreground.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8038.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8038.jpg\" alt=\"Distant San Luis Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant San Luis Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8035.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8035.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Wrightson to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Wrightson to the South<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8036.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8036.jpg\" alt=\"Whetstone Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Whetstone Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8034.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8034.jpg\" alt=\"Rinco Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rinco Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8043.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8043.jpg\" alt=\"Javelina Rocks along Cactus Forest Dr\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Javelina Rocks along Cactus Forest Dr<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, much like the previous day at Massai Point in Chiricahua National Monument, atop Tanque Verde Dome I was treated to a spectacular interplay between scattered clouds and the rays of sunlight pouring through them \u2014 an intense drama of light and shadow that called to mind the chiaroscuro subtitle of Expedition 33, the video game I had been playing recently.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8041.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8041.jpg\" alt=\"Sierrita Mountains behind God Rays\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sierrita Mountains behind God Rays<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8049.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8049.jpg\" alt=\"Sierrita Mountains behind God Rays\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sierrita Mountains behind God Rays<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8048.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8048.jpg\" alt=\"Light Flowing through Clouds\" \/><\/a><\/br>Light Flowing through Clouds<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8031.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8031.jpg\" alt=\"Light Flowing through Clouds\" \/><\/a><\/br>Light Flowing through Clouds<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8045.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8045.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Light Flowing through Clouds\" \/><\/a><\/br>Light Flowing through Clouds<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A plane on final approach into Tucson Airport.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8041.jpg\" alt=\"Sierrita Mountains behind God Rays\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8049.jpg\" alt=\"Sierrita Mountains behind God Rays\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8048.jpg\" alt=\"Light Flowing through Clouds\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8031.jpg\" alt=\"Light Flowing through Clouds\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8045.jpg\" alt=\"Light Flowing through Clouds\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8041.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8041.jpg\" alt=\"Sierrita Mountains behind God Rays\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sierrita Mountains behind God Rays<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8049.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8049.jpg\" alt=\"Sierrita Mountains behind God Rays\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sierrita Mountains behind God Rays<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8048.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8048.jpg\" alt=\"Light Flowing through Clouds\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Light Flowing through Clouds<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8031.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8031.jpg\" alt=\"Light Flowing through Clouds\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Light Flowing through Clouds<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8045.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8045.jpg\" alt=\"Light Flowing through Clouds\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Light Flowing through Clouds<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A plane on final approach into Tucson Airport.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a video from Tanque Verde Dome:<br \/>\n<video controls width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/Tanque_Verde_Thumb.jpg\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/Tanque_Verde_2160p60_H265_20Mbps.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">16 seconds, 2160p60fps, H265 only, 20Mbps\/41MB file size.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I spent 25 minutes on top of Tanque Verde Dome before starting my descent at 4:35pm. This meant I reached the halfway overlook right around sunset, where the same vistas from an hour and a half earlier had softened into a warm, approachable blush of pink.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8055.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8055.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Cruz Basin\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Cruz Basin<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8054.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8054.jpg\" alt=\"Tucson Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tucson Mountains to the West<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8056.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8056.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the West at Dusk\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the West at Dusk<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Aircraft Graveyard visible in the foreground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8053.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8053.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Catalina Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8052.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8052.jpg\" alt=\"Setting Sun over Sierrita Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Setting Sun over Sierrita Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8051C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8051C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Picacho Peak at Dusk\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Picacho Peak at Dusk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8055.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Cruz Basin\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8054.jpg\" alt=\"Tucson Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8056.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West at Dusk\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8053.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8052.jpg\" alt=\"Setting Sun over Sierrita Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8051C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Picacho Peak at Dusk\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8055.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8055.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Cruz Basin\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Cruz Basin<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8054.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8054.jpg\" alt=\"Tucson Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tucson Mountains to the West<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8056.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8056.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West at Dusk\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the West at Dusk<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Aircraft Graveyard visible in the foreground.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8053.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8053.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Catalina Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8052.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8052.jpg\" alt=\"Setting Sun over Sierrita Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Setting Sun over Sierrita Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8051C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8051C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Picacho Peak at Dusk\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Picacho Peak at Dusk<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>And finally, a spectacular sunset against the silhouette of the mountain ranges to the west of Tucson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_171314.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_171314.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Santa Cruz Basin against Setting Sun\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Cruz Basin against Setting Sun<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8058.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8058.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sunset<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8059.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8059.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sunset<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/DSC_8060.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/DSC_8060.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sunset<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_171941.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_171941.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Santa Cruz Basin at Dusk\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Cruz Basin at Dusk<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_171944.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_171944.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Santa Cruz Basin at Dusk\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Cruz Basin at Dusk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/20251123_171314.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Cruz Basin against Setting Sun\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8058.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8059.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8060.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/20251123_171941.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Cruz Basin at Dusk\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/20251123_171944.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Cruz Basin at Dusk\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display 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Soft twilight hues continued to grace the landscape all the way down.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_172140.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_172140.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaros along Trail against Sunset Glow\" \/><\/a><\/br>Saguaros along Trail against Sunset Glow<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_172900.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_172900.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_173255.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_173255.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_173449.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_173449.jpg\" alt=\"Trail against Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail against Santa Catalina Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_173555.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_173555.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaros along Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Saguaros along Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_173710.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_173710.jpg\" alt=\"Trail against Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail against Santa Catalina Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_174204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_174204.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/20251123_172140.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaros along Trail against Sunset Glow\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/20251123_172900.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/20251123_173255.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/20251123_173449.jpg\" alt=\"Trail against Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/20251123_173555.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaros along Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/20251123_173710.jpg\" alt=\"Trail against Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails-s\/20251123_174204.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-8, #splide-thumb-8 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_172140.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_172140.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaros along Trail against Sunset Glow\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Saguaros along Trail against Sunset Glow<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_172900.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_172900.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_173255.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_173255.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_173449.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_173449.jpg\" alt=\"Trail against Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail against Santa Catalina Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_173555.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_173555.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaros along Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Saguaros along Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_173710.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_173710.jpg\" alt=\"Trail against Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail against Santa Catalina Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/20251123_174204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/20251123_174204.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After getting back to my car, I drove towards downtown Tucson where I would be spending the next few nights, concluding the day.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second day of my 2025 Thanksgiving Trip to Tucson. 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