Tucson, AZ (Nov 21-30, 2016)
We headed to Tucson, AZ to have a new tyron put on by Lazy Days. We had originally planned to go Lazy Days for our oil change. However, if you remember our story, one of our tyrons (metal belt) shattered in the wheel. We wanted someone who knew how to put a new tyron so this was an additional thing for Lazy Days to look at. We also needed our awnings fixed. Then on our way from Phoenix to Tucson, our rear camera when out. We could not see our tow car behind us and that was unsettling. We thought we would be there a day to get the oil change and tyron fixed but we ended up spending a week and half there. They had to order the camera part so that took several days and over the Thanksgiving Holiday. Finally on the 30th, the camera was installed and fixed.
During our stay in Tucson, we were able to see of Lorraine’s friends, Lynn and Kevin Ayer who she went to grammar school with. So many years behind but it was like we saw each other yesterday. Great people and loved seeing them. We will not wait another 30+ years to see them again.
Mount Lemmon, Tucson, AZ (Nov 22,2016)
The first day our RV was at Lazy Days, meant we were in the car and so we went to Mount Lemmon in Coronado National Forest. Mt. Lemmon, with a summit elevation of 9,159 feet, is the highest point in the Santa Catalina Mountains. Interesting history of Mt. Lemmon: “At the peak is the Mount Lemmon Observatory, which was formerly the site of a USAF radar base of the Air Defense Command,[7] and the building that formerly housed a military emergency radar tracking station for landing the Space Shuttle at White Sands Missile Range. Although the United States military had a presence on the mountain for several decades all their facilities have been abandoned and were given to the United States Forest Service. The area and buildings that makes up the Mount Lemmon Station Observatory are leased from the Forest Service by the University of Arizona. The telescopes on the mountain are still used for astronomical research today by organizations such as the Catalina Sky Survey, and The Mount Lemmon Sky Center,[8] The University of Arizona Astronomy Camp program,[9] the University of Arizona, and the University of Minnesota. The educational resources at the top of the mountain make it a unique research and teaching destination.” Check out Mount Lemmon Wiki
The drive through Coronado National Forest was very interesting. It is amazing to see all these rocks stacked on top of each other. It makes you wonder how they are still standing.
Thimble Peak banner above with the view below. 
Beautiful views.
