{"id":10339,"date":"2025-11-26T22:59:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T14:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=10339"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:46:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T01:46:24","slug":"20251126wrightson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/20251126wrightson\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 5 of 2025 Thanksgiving Trip to Tucson, Mt Wrightson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fifth day of my 2025 Thanksgiving Trip to Tucson brought me to Mt. Wrightson, a prominent peak rising to the south of the city. Less technically demanding than the traverses of the Santa Catalina Mountains \u2014 such as Mt. Kimball, which I had tackled just two days prior \u2014 it nonetheless promised sweeping, rewarding views, and I was eager to see what it had to offer.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8210.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8210.jpg\" alt=\"Hills to the North of Mt Wrightson before Santa Catalina Mountains across Santa Cruz Basin\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hills to the North of Mt Wrightson before 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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{\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider11 = new Splide( '#splide-major-11', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider11.sync( secondarySlider11 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider12 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-12', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:70,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:39,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider12 = new Splide( '#splide-major-12', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider12.sync( secondarySlider12 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Two days ago I hiked Mt Kimball in the Santa Catalina Mountains just to the north of Tucson. I ascended via Finger Rock Canyon up and descended via Pima Canyon, with the route stretching 18km with 1290m of elevation gain (12.2mi, 4230ft). My original plan had been to take a rest day afterward, then tackle Window Peak today via Ventana and Esperero Canyons. Much like the former, this route would have wound through two of the Santa Catalinas&#8217; canyons, promising a peak with sweeping, panoramic views in the middle.<br \/>\nUnfortunately, my experience two days ago had given me pause. Canyons in Santa Catalina Mountains weren&#8217;t the most straightforward to hike through, with the trails oftentimes narrow and rocky, demanding constant attention underfoot. Excluding the rest at the top, the Kimball hike took me 8 hours and 40 minutes. The prospect of a longer trip to Window Peak (24.1km with 1416m elevation, or 15mi and 4645ft) would be pushing the 10-hour daylight window (I wasn&#8217;t good at getting up early). And so I found myself casting about for an alternative, and my sights soon settled on Mt Wrightson.<\/p>\n<p>Mt Wrightson was a very prominent mountain rising from the southern horizon over Tucson, whose silhouette I frequently caught sights of during hikes earlier in this trip, on Tanque Verde Ridge and on Mt Kimball. In welcome contrast to the Santa Catalinas, it offered a wide, well-graded trail all the way to its summit. The trail measured 17.4km long with 1210m of elevation gain (10.8mi, 3970ft), the statistics are similar to that of Mt Kimball via two canyons. However, the ease of travel meant I ended up spending 6 hours and 10 minutes on the trail, excluding time spent at the summit, drastically faster than Mt Kimball.<\/p>\n<p>The trailhead for the hike to Mt Wrightson was located in Madera Canyon, about an hour&#8217;s drive from Tucson. A modest parking fee applied and was conveniently covered by the America the Beautiful Pass. It&#8217;s the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the parking lot was pretty empty. I started my hike at 9:25am, 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=256637440&#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=256637440&#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>I think &#8220;straightforward&#8221; was a very appropriate word to describe this hike. The summit of Mt Wrightson was visible from the trailhead; except the end, the change in landscape along the trail was little and gradual; the pace of elevation gain was near constant. This was especially true for the first half of the trail towards Josephine Saddle, where the path wound through forest in a remarkably uniform, almost meditative serpentine fashion.<\/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\/26\/IMG_20251126_092931.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_092931.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/20251126_154359.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/20251126_154359.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_153340.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_153340.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_153239.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_153239.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/20251126_101129.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/20251126_101129.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/20251126_101820.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/20251126_101820.jpg\" alt=\"Late Foliage along Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Late Foliage along Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_151717.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_151717.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_103358.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_103358.jpg\" 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\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_092931.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/20251126_154359.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_153340.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_153239.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/20251126_101129.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/20251126_101820.jpg\" alt=\"Late Foliage along Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_151717.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_103358.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\/26\/IMG_20251126_092931.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_092931.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\/26\/20251126_154359.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/20251126_154359.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\/26\/IMG_20251126_153340.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_153340.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\/26\/IMG_20251126_153239.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_153239.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\/26\/20251126_101129.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/20251126_101129.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\/26\/20251126_101820.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/20251126_101820.jpg\" alt=\"Late Foliage along Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Late Foliage along Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_151717.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_151717.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\/26\/IMG_20251126_103358.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_103358.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Josephine Saddle was the intersection of many trails in the area. I had taken the &#8220;Old Baldy Trail&#8221; from the trailhead to the saddle, where a different &#8220;Super Trail&#8221; running almost in parallel presented a different option. Around the saddle, the forest occasionally thinned, affording fleeting glimpses of the rocky ridgelines that topped Mt Wrightson.<\/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\/26\/IMG_20251126_102615.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_102615.jpg\" alt=\"Forest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Forest<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/20251126_111717.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/20251126_111717.jpg\" width=\"93.1%\" alt=\"Tree\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Still lush with leaves.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/20251126_152126.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/20251126_152126.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Wrightson from Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Wrightson from Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_144129.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_144129.jpg\" alt=\"Rocky Ridgeline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocky Ridgeline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/20251126_154505.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/20251126_154505.jpg\" alt=\"Rocky Ridgeline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocky Ridgeline<\/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\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_102615.jpg\" alt=\"Forest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/20251126_111717.jpg\" alt=\"Tree\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/20251126_152126.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Wrightson from Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_144129.jpg\" alt=\"Rocky Ridgeline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/20251126_154505.jpg\" alt=\"Rocky Ridgeline\" \/><\/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\/26\/IMG_20251126_102615.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_102615.jpg\" alt=\"Forest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Forest<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/20251126_111717.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/20251126_111717.jpg\" alt=\"Tree\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Still lush with leaves.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/20251126_152126.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/20251126_152126.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Wrightson from Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Wrightson from Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_144129.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_144129.jpg\" alt=\"Rocky Ridgeline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rocky Ridgeline<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/20251126_154505.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/20251126_154505.jpg\" alt=\"Rocky Ridgeline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rocky Ridgeline<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Further along, a small clearing in the woods opened up to sweeping views of vast open fields to the northeast, where two prominent mines, their striking tailings dams and vivid turquoise-colored waters commanded the landscape.<\/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\/26\/DSC_8181.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8181.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Hopkins\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Hopkins<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8182.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8182.jpg\" alt=\"Dam Storing Tailings from Sierrita Mine and Twin Buttes Mine\" \/><\/a><\/br>Dam Storing Tailings from Sierrita Mine and Twin Buttes Mine<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8187.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8187.jpg\" alt=\"Mission Complex and its Tailings Dam\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mission Complex and its Tailings Dam<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8183.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8183.jpg\" alt=\"Mines and Open Fields to the Northwest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mines and Open Fields to the Northwest<\/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\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8181.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Hopkins\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8182.jpg\" alt=\"Dam Storing Tailings from Sierrita Mine and Twin Buttes Mine\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8187.jpg\" alt=\"Mission Complex and its Tailings Dam\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8183.jpg\" alt=\"Mines and Open Fields to the Northwest\" \/><\/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\/26\/DSC_8181.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8181.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Hopkins\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Hopkins<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8182.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8182.jpg\" alt=\"Dam Storing Tailings from Sierrita Mine and Twin Buttes Mine\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dam Storing Tailings from Sierrita Mine and Twin Buttes Mine<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8187.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8187.jpg\" alt=\"Mission Complex and its Tailings Dam\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mission Complex and its Tailings Dam<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8183.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8183.jpg\" alt=\"Mines and Open Fields to the Northwest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mines and Open Fields to the Northwest<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Three days ago, I ditched my plans to visit Mt Lemmon at the last minute in favor of Tanque Verde Ridge, due to the former&#8217;s summit being covered in snow and my lack of snow gear for this trip. It somehow caught me by surprise that I encountered snow on my way to Mt Wrightson, first as scattered patches along the trail and then, about halfway between Josephine Saddle and Baldy Saddle, it started to cover the trail (p5-9 below).<br \/>\nFortunately, there was some texture in the snow&#8217;s surface, providing some traction. Meanwhile, the gradual grade of the trail to Mt Wrightson never demanded too much traction. By going slowly along the icy sections, aided by my hiking poles, the snow hadn&#8217;t yet presented any serious challenges.<\/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\/26\/20251126_104848.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/20251126_104848.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_105028.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_105028.jpg\" alt=\"Twisted Tree along Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Twisted Tree along Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_145454.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_145454.jpg\" width=\"96.3%\" alt=\"Trees\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trees<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Different levels of straightness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_105708.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_105708.jpg\" alt=\"High Trees along Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>High Trees along Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_143625.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_143625.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Icy Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_112722.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_112722.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Icy Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_114351.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_114351.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Icy Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_115105.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_115105.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Icy Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_115605.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_115605.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Icy Trail<\/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\/26\/thumbnails-s\/20251126_104848.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_105028.jpg\" alt=\"Twisted Tree along Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_145454.jpg\" alt=\"Trees\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_105708.jpg\" alt=\"High Trees along Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_143625.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_112722.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_114351.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_115105.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_115605.jpg\" alt=\"Icy 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-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\/26\/20251126_104848.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/20251126_104848.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\/26\/IMG_20251126_105028.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_105028.jpg\" alt=\"Twisted Tree along Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Twisted Tree along Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_145454.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_145454.jpg\" alt=\"Trees\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trees<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Different levels of straightness.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_105708.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_105708.jpg\" alt=\"High Trees along Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>High Trees along Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_143625.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_143625.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Icy Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_112722.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_112722.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Icy Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_114351.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_114351.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Icy Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_115105.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_115105.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Icy Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_115605.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_115605.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Icy Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After ascending a series of icy switchbacks, I reached Baldy Saddle. To my surprise, it had cellular coverage. I took a 10-minute break there, chatted with returning hikers about the trail condition onwards, enjoyed some snacks and the day&#8217;s first glimpses of the southern Arizona desert stretching out across the eastern horizon.<\/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\/26\/DSC_8188.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8188.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields and Mountains to the East<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8191.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8191.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields and Mountains to the East<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8192.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8192.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mt Wrightson\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Mt Wrightson<\/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\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8188.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8191.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8192.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mt Wrightson\" \/><\/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\/26\/DSC_8188.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8188.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields and Mountains to the East<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8191.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8191.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields and Mountains to the East<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8192.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8192.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mt Wrightson\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Mt Wrightson<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Leaving Baldy Saddle, there were two additional clusters of switchbacks in the trail&#8217;s homestretch to Mt Wrightson, the first of which was almost completely covered by ice. At one spot (p2-3 below), the ice was formed not by fallen snow, but by a trickle of water that had frozen over, leaving the surface glassy and nearly devoid of traction. Without any snow gear, this proved something of a challenge, though I managed to negotiate it safely. After that, the second cluster of switchbacks was on the mountain&#8217;s southern flank, bathed in sunlight and entirely free of snow.<\/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\/26\/IMG_20251126_121525.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_121525.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Icy Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_135204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_135204.jpg\" width=\"96.3%\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Icy Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This was likely the most challenging section without snow gear.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_122950.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_122950.jpg\" width=\"96.3%\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Icy Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This was likely the most challenging section without snow gear.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_123208.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_123208.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Icy Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_134847.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_134847.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Icy Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_133920.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_133920.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_124139.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_124139.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/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\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_121525.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_135204.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_122950.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_123208.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_134847.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_133920.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_124139.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-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\/26\/IMG_20251126_121525.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_121525.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Icy Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_135204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_135204.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Icy Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This was likely the most challenging section without snow gear.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_122950.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_122950.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Icy Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This was likely the most challenging section without snow gear.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_123208.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_123208.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Icy Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_134847.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_134847.jpg\" alt=\"Icy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Icy Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_133920.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_133920.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\/26\/IMG_20251126_124139.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_124139.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/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\/26\/IMG_20251126_121851.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_121851.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Snowy Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail through Snowy Fields<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_121854.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_121854.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Snowy Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail through Snowy Fields<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_124337.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_124337.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields and Mountains to the South<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_133530.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_133530.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Trail Switchbacks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Trail Switchbacks<\/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\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_121851.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Snowy Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_121854.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Snowy Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_124337.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_133530.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Trail Switchbacks\" \/><\/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\/26\/IMG_20251126_121851.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_121851.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Snowy Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail through Snowy Fields<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_121854.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_121854.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Snowy Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail through Snowy Fields<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_124337.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_124337.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields 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\/26\/IMG_20251126_133530.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_133530.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Trail Switchbacks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Trail Switchbacks<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Finally, after spending 3 hours and 20 minutes on the trail, I reached the summit of Mt Wrightson at 12:45pm. <\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8223_DSC_8243-21.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8223_DSC_8243-21.jpg\" alt=\"Views from Mount Wrightson\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Views from Mount Wrightson<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mt Wrightson stood as the highest peak in the vicinity of Tucson, and arguably the only mountain on this Arizona trip to offer unobstructed, 360-degree panoramic views. The vistas were a rich tapestry, ranging from the familiar sights of the Santa Catalina Mountains to the north, to the hazy and mysterious outlines of ranges dissolving southward across the border into Mexico. Between them, vast stretches of arid desert seemed to push the breadth of the horizon, lending the scene an almost boundless quality. What I particularly appreciated about Mt Wrightson was how its summit presented these landscapes in various prospects that were subtly different, yet nonetheless blended seamlessly into the same grand narrative of desert expanses interlaced with mountain ranges. It was, in every sense, like standing at the center of a grand exhibition of Western American landscape art, one that richly rewarded quiet contemplation.<\/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\/26\/DSC_8201.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8201.jpg\" alt=\"Open Fields to the Northwest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Open Fields to the Northwest<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8212.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8212.jpg\" alt=\"Ci\u00e9nega Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ci\u00e9nega Creek Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8215.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8215.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields and Mountains to the East<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8220.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8220.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields and Mountains to the Southeast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8216.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8216.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Hopkins\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Hopkins<\/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\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8201.jpg\" alt=\"Open Fields to the Northwest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8212.jpg\" alt=\"Ci\u00e9nega Creek Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8215.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8220.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8216.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Hopkins\" \/><\/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 from the summit of Mount Wrightson.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8201.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8201.jpg\" alt=\"Open Fields to the Northwest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Open Fields 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\/26\/DSC_8212.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8212.jpg\" alt=\"Ci\u00e9nega Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ci\u00e9nega Creek Valley<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8215.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8215.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields and Mountains to the East<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8220.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8220.jpg\" alt=\"Fields and Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields and Mountains to the Southeast<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8216.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8216.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Hopkins\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Hopkins<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/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\/26\/DSC_8207.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8207.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountain Ranges to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain Ranges to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Dragoon Mountains in the background, Whetstone Mountains in the foreground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8205.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8205.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mustang Mountains in the center.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8206.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8206.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The ones surrounding the town of Bisbee.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8214.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8214.jpg\" alt=\"San Rafael Valley to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>San Rafael Valley to the Southeast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8219.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8219.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Town of Nogales on the US-Mexico border visible in the center.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8204.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/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\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8207.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Ranges to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8205.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8206.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8214.jpg\" alt=\"San Rafael Valley to the Southeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8219.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8204.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/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 from the summit of Mount Wrightson.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8207.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8207.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Ranges to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain Ranges to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Dragoon Mountains in the background, Whetstone Mountains 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\/26\/DSC_8205.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8205.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mustang Mountains in the center.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8206.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8206.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The ones surrounding the town of Bisbee.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8214.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8214.jpg\" alt=\"San Rafael Valley to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>San Rafael Valley to the Southeast<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8219.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8219.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Town of Nogales on the US-Mexico border visible in the center.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8204.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Below were a series of named mountains that I captured from Mt Wrightson.<\/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\/26\/DSC_8200C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8200C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Santa Catalina Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8211C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8211C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Northeast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8208C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8208C.jpg\" alt=\"Snow-Capped Mt Graham in the Distance\" \/><\/a><\/br>Snow-Capped Mt Graham in the Distance<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8202C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8202C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Southeast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8195.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8195.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Baboquivari Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Baboquivari Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8196C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8196C.jpg\" alt=\"Kitt Peak and Coyote Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Kitt Peak and Coyote Mountain<\/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\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8200C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8211C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8208C.jpg\" alt=\"Snow-Capped Mt Graham in the Distance\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8202C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8195.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Baboquivari Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8196C.jpg\" alt=\"Kitt Peak and Coyote 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-11, #splide-thumb-11 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the summit of Mount Wrightson.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8200C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8200C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Santa Catalina Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8211C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8211C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Northeast<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8208C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8208C.jpg\" alt=\"Snow-Capped Mt Graham in the Distance\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Snow-Capped Mt Graham in the Distance<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8202C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8202C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Southeast<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8195.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8195.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Baboquivari Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Baboquivari Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8196C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8196C.jpg\" alt=\"Kitt Peak and Coyote Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Kitt Peak and Coyote Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>And some photos of Mt Wrightson itself.<\/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\/26\/IMG_20251126_133107.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_133107.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Register Box\" \/><\/a><\/br>Register Box<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/20251126_133221C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/20251126_133221C.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Summit Marker on Mt Wrightson\" \/><\/a><\/br>Summit Marker on Mt Wrightson<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8194C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8194C.jpg\" alt=\"Looking back at Trailhead\" \/><\/a><\/br>Looking back at Trailhead<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8209.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8209.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Baldy Saddle\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Baldy Saddle<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8217.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8217.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mt Hopkins\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Hopkins<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">On top of which was an observatory.<\/span><\/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\/26\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20251126_133107.jpg\" alt=\"Register Box\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/20251126_133221C.jpg\" alt=\"Summit Marker on Mt Wrightson\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8194C.jpg\" alt=\"Looking back at Trailhead\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8209.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Baldy Saddle\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8217.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Hopkins\" \/><\/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 from the summit of Mount Wrightson.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/IMG_20251126_133107.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/IMG_20251126_133107.jpg\" alt=\"Register Box\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Register Box<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/20251126_133221C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/20251126_133221C.jpg\" alt=\"Summit Marker on Mt Wrightson\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Summit Marker on Mt Wrightson<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8194C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8194C.jpg\" alt=\"Looking back at Trailhead\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Looking back at Trailhead<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8209.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8209.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Baldy Saddle\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Baldy Saddle<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8217.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8217.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Hopkins\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Hopkins<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">On top of which was an observatory.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video from Mt Wrightson:<br \/>\n<video controls width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/Wrightson_Thumb.jpg\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/Wrightson_2160p60_H265_20Mbps.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">15 seconds, 2160p60fps, H265 only, 20Mbps\/41MB file size.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I spent about 30 minutes at the top of Mt Wrightson before starting my descent at 1:15pm. I went slightly faster on my way down and reached the trailhead at 4:05pm. <\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/20251126_16CC.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/20251126_16CC.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains from Madera Canyon Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Catalina Mountains from Madera Canyon Road<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Leaving Madera Canyon, I was quite pleased to enjoy this view.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>With more than an hour left before sunset, I figured I had just enough time to seek out a scenic vantage point to close out my Tucson trip before flying home the next day. I set my sights on Sentinel Peak, also known as &#8220;A&#8221; Mountain, after the giant letter A made of basalt rock on its east face. It was a popular spot to watch the sunset, as it was perched directly above the sprawling metropolis of Tucson.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the road to the summit parking lot was closed, forcing me to park further down the hill. From there, it was a 1.2km walk one-way (0.7mi) with about 120m (400ft) of elevation gain to reach the peak. By the time I had parked, sunset was about 15 minutes away, meaning I would need to hurry if I wanted the best views, something I was reluctant to do having already hiked Mt Wrightson earlier that day. Nonetheless, I spotted a few social trails scaling a small hill just beside the parking lot, and decided to follow them instead. It proved to be a worthy compromise: from the top, I was treated to a lovely view of soft pink ribbons draped across the distant horizon, where the fading light played against a jagged silhouette of mountain ranges.<\/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\/26\/DSC_8246.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8246.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Catalina Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8252.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8252.jpg\" alt=\"Tortolita Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tortolita Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/20251126_172532C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/20251126_172532C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Tucson Metropolis\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains beyond Tucson Metropolis<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8262.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8262.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Tucson Metropolis\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains beyond Tucson Metropolis<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8254.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8254.jpg\" alt=\"Mica Mountain and Rincon Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mica Mountain and Rincon Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8257.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8257.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Tucson\" \/><\/a><\/br>Downtown Tucson<\/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\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8246.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8252.jpg\" alt=\"Tortolita Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/20251126_172532C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Tucson Metropolis\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8262.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Tucson Metropolis\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8254.jpg\" alt=\"Mica Mountain and Rincon Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8257.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown 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-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\/26\/DSC_8246.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8246.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Catalina Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8252.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8252.jpg\" alt=\"Tortolita Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tortolita Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/20251126_172532C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/20251126_172532C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Tucson Metropolis\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains beyond Tucson Metropolis<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8262.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8262.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Tucson Metropolis\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains beyond Tucson Metropolis<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8254.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8254.jpg\" alt=\"Mica Mountain and Rincon Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mica Mountain and Rincon Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/DSC_8257.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/11\/26\/thumbnails\/DSC_8257.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Tucson\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Downtown Tucson<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>END<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fifth day of my 2025 Thanksgiving Trip to Tucson brought me to Mt. Wrightson, a prominent peak rising to the south of the city. 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