I love Tucson so far. The last few weeks have gone by so quick. In two consecutive days I went skiing, golfed, and rode my bikes all within 10 miles of each other. There's no other place in the country that someone can do that.
I golfed with my coworker, Armando and two of his buddies Rudy and Pete. They were pretty good and blew me out of the water on the front 9. It's been a while for me and on the back 9, with the help of a few beers to take the edge off, I finally found my swing. I ended up coming in second place, losing to Pete by only a few strokes. My biggest shot of the match came on hole 13 (pictured) where my tee shot came within 2 feet of the hole. My most beautiful shot ever. I ended up two putting it of course, and the guys wouldn't let me live it down. I'm really glad that Armando invited me to come out with them and I'll be sure to go with him again soon.
Mt. Lemmon ski area is located on one of the highest peaks in the Santa Catalina mountains. The city of Tucson,2500 ft. elevation, is encased by five different mountain ranges that generally max out around 10,000 ft. There is the Tucson range on the west side of town Where I live, The Rincon range to the east that I haven't been to, the Santa Rita's to the south, and in the north are the Tortolitas and the Santa Catalinas. My favorite range so far is the Santa Catalinas. The view is second to none. They were happy to have a telemark skier on the mountain so they gave me half price on my lift ticket and wanted me to join the ski patrol. I'm still thinking about doing it. It's a really low key, family-owned, 100% natural snow mountain with just a couple 2-person chair lifts, but has a die-hard following for those in the desert who are into winter sports. The skiing was surprisingly good, and it has more vertical drop than any place I have been on the east coast besides Vermont. And Vermont doesn't get Western snow by the way. (1-2 ft. powder days can be had at Mt. Lemmon is the rumor)
I have been really busy lately with work and am tight on money so there's not too much excitement other than golf and skiing for now. Everyone in Tucson is so nice is one thing I need to point out. Even my drill crew treats me well.
