{"id":10311,"date":"2025-11-24T22:59:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T14:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=10311"},"modified":"2026-03-26T09:30:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T01:30:28","slug":"20251124kimball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124kimball\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 3 of 2025 Thanksgiving Trip to Tucson, Mt Kimball via Finger Rock Canyon and Pima Canyon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The third day of my 2025 Thanksgiving Trip to Tucson. I climbed Mount Kimball in the Santa Catalina Mountains, traversing Finger Rock Canyon and Pima Canyon in what turned out to be a long and exhilarating day hike.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8135.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8135.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Catalina Mountains<\/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', 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Mountains. Several canyons carved their way deep into the range, connected by trails that wound among peaks in the mountain&#8217;s interior. One such peak was Mt. Kimball, reachable via Finger Rock Canyon from the south or Pima Canyon from the southwest, a natural candidate for a point-to-point hike. With both trailheads located in residential neighborhoods on the outskirts of Tucson, finishing the traverse via rideshare was straightforward.<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The other option in the area was Ventana Canyon, Window Peak, and Esperero Canyon, which I had originally planned for two days later, on Nov 26. However, that route was longer, and after feeling thoroughly spent after today&#8217;s hike, I ultimately chose a different trail for Nov 26.<\/div>\n<p>Given that Finger Rock Canyon Trailhead was 40m (130ft) higher in elevation than Pima Canyon Trailhead, and that Mount Kimball was about 2.8km (1.7mi) closer to the former, I decided to hike from Finger Rock Canyon toward Pima Canyon. This way, turning back to the Finger Rock trailhead remained a viable option if time ran short. Even so, the route (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alltrails.com\/trail\/us\/arizona\/finger-rock-to-pima-canyon-trail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AllTrails link<\/a>) stretched 18km with 1290m of elevation gain (12.2mi, 4230ft), and significant stretches involved terrain not straightforward to hike through, so this was still quite an endeavor. Yet the rewards were equally generous: sweeping saguaro fields and soaring canyon ridges made for scenery that more than justified the effort.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"The_Journey\">The Journey<\/span><\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/20251127_115438C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20251127_115438C.jpg\" alt=\"Route through Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Route through Santa Catalina Mountains<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Three days later on my flight from Tucson to Phoenix, I inadvertently captured this photo where I traced the rough route for today\u2019s hike, with Finger Rock Canyon on the right and Pima Canyon on the left. The two trailheads were outside the frame.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>I made it to the Finger Rock Trailhead at 7:40am, which delightfully featured a water fountain. After some warmup, I started my hike at 7:50am. Here&#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=256014945&#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=256014945&#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>The trail wasted no time in winding through vast fields of saguaros, their towering forms bathed in the warm glow of the rising morning sun.<\/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\/24\/DSC_8065.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_8065.jpg\" width=\"44.5%\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8069.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_8069.jpg\" width=\"44.5%\" alt=\"Saguaros\" \/><\/a><\/br>Saguaros<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8067.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_8067.jpg\" width=\"42%\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8071.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_8071.jpg\" width=\"42%\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/a><\/br>Saguaro<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This one had so many branches.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8066.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8066.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaros\" \/><\/a><\/br>Saguaros<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8068.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8068.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaros\" \/><\/a><\/br>Saguaros<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8073.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8073.jpg\" alt=\"Hillside Decorated with Saguaros\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hillside Decorated with Saguaros<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_082815.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_082815.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>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\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8065.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8067.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8066.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaros\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8068.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaros\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8073.jpg\" alt=\"Hillside Decorated with Saguaros\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_082815.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-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\/24\/DSC_8065.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_8065.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8069.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_8069.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Saguaros\" \/><\/a><\/br>Saguaros<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8067.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_8067.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8071.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_8071.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/a><\/br>Saguaro<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This one had so many branches.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8066.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8066.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\/24\/DSC_8068.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8068.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\/24\/DSC_8073.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8073.jpg\" alt=\"Hillside Decorated with Saguaros\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hillside Decorated with Saguaros<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_082815.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_082815.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Finger Rock Canyon took its name from a distinctive rock formation perched on a hillside overlooking the canyon, resembling a finger pointing upwards. This formation was visible since leaving the trailhead. Once the trail entered the canyon, it soon departed the canyon floor and began a steady climb upward.<\/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\/24\/DSC_8062.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8062.jpg\" alt=\"Finger Rock from Trailhead\" \/><\/a><\/br>Finger Rock from Trailhead<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_083205.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_083205.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8075.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8075.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff along Finger Rock Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliff along Finger Rock Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8076.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8076.jpg\" alt=\"Ridgeline above Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ridgeline above Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8080.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8080.jpg\" alt=\"Finger Rock Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Finger Rock Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8082.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8082.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff along Finger Rock Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliff along Finger Rock Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8085C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8085C.jpg\" alt=\"Finger Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Finger Rock<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8086.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8086.jpg\" alt=\"Ridgeline to Finger Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ridgeline to Finger Rock<\/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\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8062.jpg\" alt=\"Finger Rock from Trailhead\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_083205.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8075.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff along Finger Rock Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8076.jpg\" alt=\"Ridgeline above Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8080.jpg\" alt=\"Finger Rock Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8082.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff along Finger Rock Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8085C.jpg\" alt=\"Finger Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8086.jpg\" alt=\"Ridgeline to Finger Rock\" \/><\/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\/24\/DSC_8062.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8062.jpg\" alt=\"Finger Rock from Trailhead\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Finger Rock from Trailhead<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_083205.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_083205.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\/24\/DSC_8075.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8075.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff along Finger Rock Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cliff along Finger Rock Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8076.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8076.jpg\" alt=\"Ridgeline above Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ridgeline above Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8080.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8080.jpg\" alt=\"Finger Rock Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Finger Rock Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8082.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8082.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff along Finger Rock Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cliff along Finger Rock Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8085C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8085C.jpg\" alt=\"Finger Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Finger Rock<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8086.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8086.jpg\" alt=\"Ridgeline to Finger Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ridgeline to Finger Rock<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>As I soon discovered, the trails through both canyons proved to be anything but straightforward. They were frequently narrow and uneven, demanding attention with every step. Occasionally, the trail was on rocks that were still slick in places from a storm a few days earlier, requiring a measured and cautious footing.<\/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\/24\/IMG_20251124_084738.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_084738.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Finger Rock Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains beyond Finger Rock Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_093340.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_093340.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Trail on Rock Surfaces\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail on Rock Surfaces<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_094229.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_094229.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Trail on Rock Surfaces\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail on Rock Surfaces<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8083.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8083.jpg\" width=\"89.8%\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southwest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Southwest<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Tucson Basin before Tucson Mountains, Coyote Mountains and Baboquivari Mountains in the background.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8090.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8090.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds Rolling in over Tucson\" \/><\/a><\/br>Clouds Rolling in over Tucson<\/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\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_084738.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Finger Rock Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_093340.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Rock Surfaces\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_094229.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Rock Surfaces\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8083.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southwest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8090.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds Rolling in over Tucson\" \/><\/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\/24\/IMG_20251124_084738.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_084738.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Finger Rock Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains beyond Finger Rock Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_093340.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_093340.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Rock Surfaces\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail on Rock Surfaces<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_094229.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_094229.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Rock Surfaces\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail on Rock Surfaces<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8083.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8083.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southwest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Southwest<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Tucson Basin before Tucson Mountains, Coyote Mountains and Baboquivari Mountains in the background.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8090.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8090.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds Rolling in over Tucson\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Clouds Rolling in over Tucson<\/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\/24\/IMG_20251124_100328.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_100328.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Flowers along Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_102329.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_102329.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Flowers along Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Flowers along Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Despite it was late November, there was no shortage of flowers along the trail, owning to Tucson&#8217;s warm climate.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>About 4km (2.5mi) into the hike, I paused briefly at the junction with the trail to Finger Guard. Pressing on, the rising sun began to illuminate the path, which wound occasionally beneath steep, eroded canyon walls. The eroded rock formations bore a faint resemblance to Chiricahua National Monument, which I had visited two days prior. On the other hand, the trail was also occasionally overgrown from that point forward.<\/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\/24\/DSC_8087.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8087.jpg\" alt=\"Gorp Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Gorp Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_105714.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_105714.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Gorp Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Gorp Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_104205.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_104205.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Rocks Wedged Together\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocks Wedged Together<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_104842.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_104842.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Hoodoos on Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hoodoos on Hill<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8096.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8096.jpg\" alt=\"Hill Topped with Hoodoos\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill Topped with Hoodoos<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8097.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8097.jpg\" alt=\"Hill Topped with Hoodoos\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill Topped with Hoodoos<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_104601.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_104601.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Hill Topped with Hoodoos\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill Topped with Hoodoos<\/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\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8087.jpg\" alt=\"Gorp Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20251124_105714.jpg\" alt=\"Gorp Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20251124_104205.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks Wedged Together\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20251124_104842.jpg\" alt=\"Hoodoos on Hill\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8096.jpg\" alt=\"Hill Topped with Hoodoos\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8097.jpg\" alt=\"Hill Topped with Hoodoos\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20251124_104601.jpg\" alt=\"Hill Topped with Hoodoos\" \/><\/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\/24\/DSC_8087.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8087.jpg\" alt=\"Gorp Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Gorp Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_105714.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_105714.jpg\" alt=\"Gorp Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Gorp Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_104205.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_104205.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks Wedged Together\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rocks Wedged Together<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_104842.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_104842.jpg\" alt=\"Hoodoos on Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hoodoos on Hill<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8096.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8096.jpg\" alt=\"Hill Topped with Hoodoos\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill Topped with Hoodoos<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8097.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8097.jpg\" alt=\"Hill Topped with Hoodoos\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill Topped with Hoodoos<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_104601.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_104601.jpg\" alt=\"Hill Topped with Hoodoos\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill Topped with Hoodoos<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Further along, the hills flanking the trail grew shorter and more subdued. As I neared the summit of Mt. Kimball, the sense of being enclosed within a canyon gradually faded away.<\/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\/24\/DSC_8089.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8089.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Prominent Point\" \/><\/a><\/br>Prominent Point<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_101928.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_101928.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Clouds Rolling into Finger Rock Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Clouds Rolling into Finger Rock Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8093.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8093.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Finger Rock Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Finger Rock Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_105228.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_105228.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_105449.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_105449.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_111933.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_111933.jpg\" width=\"81.8%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mt Kimball in the background.<\/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\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8089.jpg\" alt=\"Prominent Point\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_101928.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds Rolling into Finger Rock Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8093.jpg\" alt=\"Finger Rock Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_105228.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_111933.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-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\/24\/DSC_8089.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8089.jpg\" alt=\"Prominent Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Prominent Point<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_101928.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_101928.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds Rolling into Finger Rock Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Clouds Rolling into Finger Rock Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8093.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8093.jpg\" alt=\"Finger Rock Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Finger Rock Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_105228.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_105228.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_105449.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_105449.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_111933.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_111933.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mt Kimball in the background.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Mt_Kimball_Summit_Overlook\">Mt Kimball Summit Overlook<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>After spending just under four hours on the trail, I reached the &#8220;summit&#8221; of Mt. Kimball at 11:45am. &#8220;Summit&#8221; was used loosely here, as the area was heavily wooded and remarkably flat. In its place was a rocky overlook offering roughly 180-degree views to the northeast, where mountains deep in the Santa Catalina Range unfolded before me as a harmonious blend of exposed boulders and low-lying shrubs.<\/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\/24\/DSC_8140.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8140.jpg\" alt=\"View to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>View to the North<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8134.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8134.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Clouds over Ventana Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Clouds over Ventana Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">And Mica Mountain and Rincon Peak in the background.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8101.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8101.jpg\" alt=\"Window Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Window Rock<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8102.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8102.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cathedral Rock<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8104.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8104.jpg\" alt=\"Samaniego Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Samaniego Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8131.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8131.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Lemmon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Lemmon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8119.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8119.jpg\" alt=\"Table Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Table Mountain<\/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\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8140.jpg\" alt=\"View to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8134.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds over Ventana Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8101.jpg\" alt=\"Window Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8102.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8104.jpg\" alt=\"Samaniego Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8131.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Lemmon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8119.jpg\" alt=\"Table Mountain\" \/><\/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\/24\/DSC_8140.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8140.jpg\" alt=\"View to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View to the North<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8134.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8134.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds over Ventana Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Clouds over Ventana Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">And Mica Mountain and Rincon Peak in the background.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8101.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8101.jpg\" alt=\"Window Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Window Rock<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8102.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8102.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cathedral Rock<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8104.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8104.jpg\" alt=\"Samaniego Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Samaniego Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8131.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8131.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Lemmon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Lemmon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8119.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8119.jpg\" alt=\"Table Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Table Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Despite its flatness, the summit of Mt. Kimball commanded an impressive prominence over the many hills to its north, which served as a fulfilling acknowledgement of the progress that I had made.<\/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\/24\/IMG_20251124_120502.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_120502.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Overlook on Mt Kimball\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlook on Mt Kimball<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_120920.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_120920.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"View to the Northwest\" \/><\/a><\/br>View to the Northwest<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8120.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Oro Valley before Tortolita Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Oro Valley before Tortolita Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few exposed rocks on hills in the foreground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8124.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8124.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8121.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8121.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8122.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8122.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill<\/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\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_120502.jpg\" alt=\"Overlook on Mt Kimball\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20251124_120920.jpg\" alt=\"View to the Northwest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8120.jpg\" alt=\"Oro Valley before Tortolita Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8124.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8121.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8122.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/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-7, #splide-thumb-7 { 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\/24\/IMG_20251124_120502.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_120502.jpg\" alt=\"Overlook on Mt Kimball\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlook on Mt Kimball<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_120920.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_120920.jpg\" alt=\"View to the Northwest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View to the Northwest<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8120.jpg\" alt=\"Oro Valley before Tortolita Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Oro Valley before Tortolita Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few exposed rocks on hills 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\/24\/DSC_8124.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8124.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>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\/24\/DSC_8121.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8121.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8122.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8122.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video from Mt Kimball: <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">(please excuse the wind noise)<\/span><br \/>\n<video controls width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/Kimball_Thumb.jpg\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/Mt_Kimball_2160p30_H265_16Mbps.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">13 seconds, 2160p30fps, H265 only, 16Mbps\/27MB file size.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As an added bonus, I had cellular coverage at the summit of Mt. Kimball, allowing me to share the moment with friends. All told, I spent 35 minutes on top before departing at 12:12pm. With more than five hours until sunset, I figured I had enough daylight remaining to descend via the longer Pima Canyon.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8106_DSC_8118-13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8106_DSC_8118-13.jpg\" alt=\"View from Mt Kimball Vista\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Mt Kimball Vista<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The previous overlook on Mt Kimball only offered views only to the north. Departing it, I came across a small clearing along the trail that opened up to the south \u2014 but honestly, with the sun working against me, the sweeping views over the Tucson metropolis below were far less compelling.<\/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\/24\/DSC_8143.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8143.jpg\" alt=\"Tucson Basin to the South of Mt Kimball\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tucson Basin to the South of Mt Kimball<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8145.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8145.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mt Wrightson to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Wrightson to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Davis Monthan Air Force Base in the foreground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8142.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8142.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern Tucson Suburb and Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Eastern Tucson Suburb and Mountains to the South<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8144.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8144.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Tucson before Sierrita Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Downtown Tucson before Sierrita Mountains<\/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\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8143.jpg\" alt=\"Tucson Basin to the South of Mt Kimball\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8145.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Wrightson to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8142.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern Tucson Suburb and Mountains to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8144.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Tucson before Sierrita Mountains\" \/><\/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\/24\/DSC_8143.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8143.jpg\" alt=\"Tucson Basin to the South of Mt Kimball\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tucson Basin to the South of Mt Kimball<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8145.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8145.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Wrightson to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Wrightson to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Davis Monthan Air Force Base 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\/24\/DSC_8142.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8142.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern Tucson Suburb and Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Eastern Tucson Suburb and Mountains 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\/24\/DSC_8144.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8144.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Tucson before Sierrita Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Downtown Tucson before Sierrita Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-9\">\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\/24\/DSC_8147.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8147.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Finger Rock and Prominent Point\" \/><\/a><\/br>Finger Rock and Prominent Point<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A rare sight from the north.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_124554C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_124554C.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Kimball from Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Kimball from Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8149.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8149.jpg\" alt=\"Table Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Table Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_131758C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_131758C.jpg\" alt=\"Pusch Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pusch Ridge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-9\">\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\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8147.jpg\" alt=\"Finger Rock and Prominent Point\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20251124_124554C.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Kimball from Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8149.jpg\" alt=\"Table Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20251124_131758C.jpg\" alt=\"Pusch Ridge\" \/><\/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-9, #splide-thumb-9 { 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\/24\/DSC_8147.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8147.jpg\" alt=\"Finger Rock and Prominent Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Finger Rock and Prominent Point<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A rare sight from the north.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_124554C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_124554C.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Kimball from Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Kimball from Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8149.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8149.jpg\" alt=\"Table Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Table Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_131758C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_131758C.jpg\" alt=\"Pusch Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pusch Ridge<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Continuing on, the trail wasn&#8217;t very remarkable scenery-wise, except for glimpses of Pusch Ridge (the ridge flanking the western side of Pima Canyon), until it entered Pima Canyon. But before that, there was one section that was on slick rocks near the spur to Pima Saddle (p5-6 below) that required some caution.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-10\">\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\/24\/IMG_20251124_122610.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_122610.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Sparse Forest on Mt Kimball\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sparse Forest on Mt Kimball<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_122818.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_122818.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_122644.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_122644.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_125114.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_125114.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_130133.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_130133.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_132242.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_132242.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_132820.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_132820.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail on Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_133106.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_133106.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_133313.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_133313.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail on Rocks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-10\">\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\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_122610.jpg\" alt=\"Sparse Forest on Mt Kimball\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_122818.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_122644.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_130133.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_132242.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_133106.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/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-10, #splide-thumb-10 { 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\/24\/IMG_20251124_122610.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_122610.jpg\" alt=\"Sparse Forest on Mt Kimball\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sparse Forest on Mt Kimball<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_122818.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_122818.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\/24\/IMG_20251124_122644.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_122644.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_125114.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_125114.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_130133.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_130133.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\/24\/IMG_20251124_132242.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_132242.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_132820.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_132820.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail on Rocks<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_133106.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_133106.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_133313.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_133313.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail on Rocks<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Compared to Finger Rock Canyon, Pima Canyon felt more straightforward, especially when viewed from near its upper end. It&#8217;s like a visually impressive thoroughfare, cutting through layers of soaring peaks that lined its sides, showcasing endless prosperity along the way.<\/p>\n<p>The trail itself crisscrossed Pima Wash numerous times \u2014 sometimes threading beneath dense canopies where the wash nourished lush pockets of trees, and other times climbing high above it, opening up to sweeping views down the length of the canyon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-11\">\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\/24\/20251124_134737.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_134737.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pima Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_135152.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_135152.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Upper Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Upper Pima Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_135736.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/20251124_135736.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Pima Wash\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_135957.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_135957.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Pima Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pima Wash<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_140909.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_140909.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Hills along Pusch Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hills along Pusch Ridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_141630.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_141630.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Pima Wash\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_142358.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_142358.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Pima Wash in Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pima Wash in Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_142711.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_142711.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Prominent Point over Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Prominent Point over Pima Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_142603.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_142603.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-11\">\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\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20251124_134737.jpg\" alt=\"Pima Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20251124_135152.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Pima Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20251124_135736.jpg\" alt=\"Pima Wash\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_140909.jpg\" alt=\"Hills along Pusch Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_141630.jpg\" alt=\"Pima Wash\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_142711.jpg\" alt=\"Prominent Point over Pima Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_142603.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-11, #splide-thumb-11 { 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\/24\/20251124_134737.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_134737.jpg\" alt=\"Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pima Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_135152.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_135152.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Upper Pima Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_135736.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/20251124_135736.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Pima Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_135957.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_135957.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Pima Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pima Wash<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_140909.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_140909.jpg\" alt=\"Hills along Pusch Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hills along Pusch Ridge<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_141630.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_141630.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Pima Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_142358.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_142358.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Pima Wash in Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pima Wash in Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_142711.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_142711.jpg\" alt=\"Prominent Point over Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Prominent Point over Pima Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_142603.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_142603.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>At around 1550m (5090ft) elevation, 6.8km (4.2mi) from the Pima Canyon Trailhead, I came upon a cluster of boulders that offered what I considered the finest vantage point within the canyon, as I found myself surrounded by a series of prominent peaks on all sides.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-12\">\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\/24\/DSC_8157.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8157.jpg\" alt=\"Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pima Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8158.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8158.jpg\" alt=\"Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pima Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8159.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8159.jpg\" alt=\"Table Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Table Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8161.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8161.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Upper Pima Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_144638C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_144638C.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Lone Tree in Field\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lone Tree in Field<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The left half of this tree looked pretty dead, but the right half was full of life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8155.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8155.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8160.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8160.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-12\">\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\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8157.jpg\" alt=\"Pima Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8158.jpg\" alt=\"Pima Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8159.jpg\" alt=\"Table Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8161.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Pima Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20251124_144638C.jpg\" alt=\"Lone Tree in Field\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8155.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8160.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/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-12, #splide-thumb-12 { 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\/24\/DSC_8157.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8157.jpg\" alt=\"Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pima Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8158.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8158.jpg\" alt=\"Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pima Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8159.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8159.jpg\" alt=\"Table Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Table Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8161.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8161.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Upper Pima Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_144638C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_144638C.jpg\" alt=\"Lone Tree in Field\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lone Tree in Field<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The left half of this tree looked pretty dead, but the right half was full of life.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8155.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8155.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8160.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8160.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Continuing my descent, the trail wove back and forth across Pima Wash in a gentle, meandering interplay.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-13\">\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\/24\/IMG_20251124_145259.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_145259.jpg\" width=\"96.4%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_150848.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_150848.jpg\" width=\"96.4%\" alt=\"Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pima Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8162C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8162C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Rocks<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Shaped like three figures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_145655.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_145655.jpg\" width=\"96.4%\" alt=\"Pima Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pima Wash<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_150304.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_150304.jpg\" width=\"96.4%\" alt=\"Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pima Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_150843.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_150843.jpg\" width=\"96.4%\" alt=\"Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pima Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_150514.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_150514.jpg\" width=\"96.4%\" alt=\"Boulders\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulders<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_151022.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_151022.jpg\" width=\"96.4%\" alt=\"Gully from Table Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Gully from Table Mountain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-13\">\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\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_145259.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20251124_150848.jpg\" alt=\"Pima Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8162C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_145655.jpg\" alt=\"Pima Wash\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_150304.jpg\" alt=\"Pima Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20251124_150843.jpg\" alt=\"Pima Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20251124_150514.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20251124_151022.jpg\" alt=\"Gully from Table Mountain\" \/><\/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-13, #splide-thumb-13 { 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\/24\/IMG_20251124_145259.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_145259.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\/24\/20251124_150848.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_150848.jpg\" alt=\"Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pima Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8162C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8162C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Rocks<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Shaped like three figures.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_145655.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_145655.jpg\" alt=\"Pima Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pima Wash<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_150304.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_150304.jpg\" alt=\"Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pima Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_150843.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_150843.jpg\" alt=\"Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pima Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_150514.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_150514.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulders<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_151022.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_151022.jpg\" alt=\"Gully from Table Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Gully from Table Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Honestly, the middle section of Pima Canyon was my least favorite stretch. The vegetation here was likely the densest along the entire canyon, making the trail frustratingly difficult to follow in places. Occasionally, I gave up trying to locate it altogether and opted instead to walk along the dry riverbed of Pima Wash (p4\u20136 below). Scaling up and down the boulders scattered across the riverbed was no joy, but at least it offered a wide, unambiguous path forward.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-14\">\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\/24\/IMG_20251124_152336.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_152336.jpg\" alt=\"Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pima Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_153530.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_153530.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_154031.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_154031.jpg\" alt=\"Dry Riverbed of Pima Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Dry Riverbed of Pima Wash<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_154144.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_154144.jpg\" alt=\"Dry Riverbed of Pima Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Dry Riverbed of Pima Wash<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_154757.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_154757.jpg\" alt=\"Dry Riverbed of Pima Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Dry Riverbed of Pima Wash<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_155010.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_155010.jpg\" alt=\"Dry Riverbed of Pima Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Dry Riverbed of Pima Wash<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-14\">\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\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_152336.jpg\" alt=\"Pima Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_153530.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_154031.jpg\" alt=\"Dry Riverbed of Pima Wash\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_154144.jpg\" alt=\"Dry Riverbed of Pima Wash\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20251124_154757.jpg\" alt=\"Dry Riverbed of Pima Wash\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20251124_155010.jpg\" alt=\"Dry Riverbed of Pima Wash\" \/><\/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-14, #splide-thumb-14 { 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\/24\/IMG_20251124_152336.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_152336.jpg\" alt=\"Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pima Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_153530.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_153530.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\/24\/IMG_20251124_154031.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_154031.jpg\" alt=\"Dry Riverbed of Pima Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dry Riverbed of Pima Wash<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_154144.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_154144.jpg\" alt=\"Dry Riverbed of Pima Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dry Riverbed of Pima Wash<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_154757.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_154757.jpg\" alt=\"Dry Riverbed of Pima Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dry Riverbed of Pima Wash<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_155010.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_155010.jpg\" alt=\"Dry Riverbed of Pima Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dry Riverbed of Pima Wash<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Finally, as the trail conditions began to improve \u2014 whether because fields of saguaros had started to replace the dense shrubs, or because the canyon was opening up near its mouth, or simply because I had learned to consult my offline map more frequently \u2014 I found it increasingly easier to stay on course. With less attention devoted to navigation, more was directed to appreciating the scenery around me.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-15\">\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\/24\/IMG_20251124_160924.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_160924.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Hillside Decorated with Saguaros\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hillside Decorated with Saguaros<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_161342.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_161342.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Hillside Decorated with Saguaros\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hillside Decorated with Saguaros<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_162432.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_162432.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Hillside Decorated with Saguaros\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hillside Decorated with Saguaros<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_163501.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_163501.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" 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\/24\/DSC_8177.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8177.jpg\" alt=\"Hillside Decorated with Saguaros\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hillside Decorated with Saguaros<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8178.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8178.jpg\" alt=\"Hillside Decorated with Saguaros\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hillside Decorated with Saguaros<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-15\">\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\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_160924.jpg\" alt=\"Hillside Decorated with Saguaros\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20251124_161342.jpg\" alt=\"Hillside Decorated with Saguaros\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20251124_162432.jpg\" alt=\"Hillside Decorated with Saguaros\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/20251124_163501.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaros along Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8177.jpg\" alt=\"Hillside Decorated with Saguaros\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8178.jpg\" alt=\"Hillside Decorated with Saguaros\" \/><\/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-15, #splide-thumb-15 { 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\/24\/IMG_20251124_160924.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_160924.jpg\" alt=\"Hillside Decorated with Saguaros\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hillside Decorated with Saguaros<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_161342.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_161342.jpg\" alt=\"Hillside Decorated with Saguaros\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hillside Decorated with Saguaros<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_162432.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_162432.jpg\" alt=\"Hillside Decorated with Saguaros\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hillside Decorated with Saguaros<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/20251124_163501.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/20251124_163501.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\/24\/DSC_8177.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8177.jpg\" alt=\"Hillside Decorated with Saguaros\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hillside Decorated with Saguaros<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8178.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8178.jpg\" alt=\"Hillside Decorated with Saguaros\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hillside Decorated with Saguaros<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>By the time I reached the mouth of Pima Canyon, the landscape started to resemble the mouth of Finger Rock Canyon, where I began this hike earlier in the morning: expansive fields of saguaros with luxury villas scattered among them. But the setting sun had transformed everything. The saguaro fields and the mountains were now bathed in a soft, warm layer of pink, and the vast Santa Cruz Basin, with the sprawling metropolis of Tucson spread across it, no longer felt harsh to look at.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-16\">\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\/24\/IMG_20251124_161927.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_161927.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Giant Tree\" \/><\/a><\/br>Giant Tree<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_162304.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_162304.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Trees along Pima Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trees along Pima Wash<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_163536.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_163536.jpg\" width=\"46.35%\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8175.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_8175.jpg\" width=\"41.2%\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/a><\/br>Saguaro<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few equally-tall branches surrounded a taller central one.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8164.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8164.jpg\" alt=\"Hills at the end of Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hills at the end of Pima Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8170.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8170.jpg\" alt=\"Hill along Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill along Pima Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8180.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8180.jpg\" alt=\"Prominent Point and Finger Rock from Pima Canyon Trailhead\" \/><\/a><\/br>Prominent Point and Finger Rock from Pima Canyon Trailhead<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_170443.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_170443.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8169.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8169.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Wrightson across Santa Cruz Basin\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Wrightson across Santa Cruz Basin<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8176.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8176.jpg\" alt=\"Villas among Saguaro Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Villas among Saguaro Fields<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-16\">\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\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_161927.jpg\" alt=\"Giant Tree\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_162304.jpg\" alt=\"Trees along Pima Wash\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_163536.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8164.jpg\" alt=\"Hills at the end of Pima Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8170.jpg\" alt=\"Hill along Pima Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8180.jpg\" alt=\"Prominent Point and Finger Rock from Pima Canyon Trailhead\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251124_170443.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8169.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Wrightson across Santa Cruz Basin\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8176.jpg\" alt=\"Villas among Saguaro Fields\" \/><\/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-16, #splide-thumb-16 { 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\/24\/IMG_20251124_161927.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_161927.jpg\" alt=\"Giant Tree\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Giant Tree<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_162304.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_162304.jpg\" alt=\"Trees along Pima Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trees along Pima Wash<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_163536.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20251124_163536.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8175.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_8175.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/a><\/br>Saguaro<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few equally-tall branches surrounded a taller central one.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8164.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8164.jpg\" alt=\"Hills at the end of Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hills at the end of Pima Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8170.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8170.jpg\" alt=\"Hill along Pima Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill along Pima Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/DSC_8180.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8180.jpg\" alt=\"Prominent Point and Finger Rock from Pima Canyon Trailhead\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Prominent Point and Finger Rock from Pima Canyon Trailhead<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/IMG_20251124_170443.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251124_170443.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\/24\/DSC_8169.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8169.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Wrightson across Santa Cruz Basin\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Wrightson across 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\/24\/DSC_8176.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/24\/thumbnails\/DSC_8176.jpg\" alt=\"Villas among Saguaro Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Villas among Saguaro Fields<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>In the end, I reached Pima Canyon Trailhead at 5:10pm, with minutes to spare before the official sunset. I had no difficulty hailing a rideshare to take me back to Finger Rock Canyon, where I was reunited with my car and concluded the day.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The third day of my 2025 Thanksgiving Trip to Tucson. I climbed Mount Kimball in the Santa Catalina Mountains, traversing Finger Rock Canyon and Pima Canyon in what turned out to be a long and exhilarating day hike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[427,682,2],"tags":[684],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10311"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10311"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10391,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10311\/revisions\/10391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}