Re: Tucson Once Again 10-3/5
Your thread got this started...
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I love the area!
I hope you got some neat shots and thanks for the report. :borat:
Re: Tucson Once Again 10-3/5
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Originally Posted by Derf
I didnt go to the boneyard this time as I wanted to explore more areas of Tucson. My son and wife went to the movies early Sat. Aft
so my daughter and I drove up to the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains to the north. It was just very beautiful and nice up there.
My daughter fell asleep so I decided to head southwest of the city and drive up "A" mountain or Sentinel Hill. It is called "A" mountain because in 1915 students painted the UA "A" logo on the side of the mountain. You can drive to the top along a narrow road and my daughter woke up as I drove up to the top and looked out to see a huge NOTHING but the city 2800 feet below!! Kinda freaked her out, LOL!! But just UNBELIEVABLE views from up there!! Breathtaking.
To go back to an aviation theme, we stayed at the hotel close to the school and Friday night I grabbed my iPod and a few cold ones and
walked over to the University Hospital pad. I got a good look as one of the LifeNet Astars departed. Because of high surrounding buildings they elevate straight up before heading out. They come in the same way. Besides LifeNet, PHI and Omniflight both fly medevac operations
in the city and they keep pretty busy. Sunday when we were leaving I saw a nice civilian UH-1 (Bell 204) on the GA ramp at Tucson Airport
getting ready to head out.