Last weekend we took a drive from Tucson to the top of Mount Bigelow, which is home to TV and radio antennas. Some stats:

  • Driving time – 55 minutes
  • Distance – 31 miles
  • Altitude gain – 5,500 feet
  • Temperature drop – 29 degrees Fahrenheit
  • Pictures taken – 1,219

Some things to look for:

  • Overexposure in most of the frames. This is because I forgot I left the camera on ISO 800. Don’t do that.
  • 0:24 – cyclist
  • 0:25 – end of the cactus, start of the small bushes
  • 0:29 – fee station
  • 0:41 – start of large trees
  • 0:50 – Windy Point, a popular vista location to look down on Tucson
  • 0:55 – start of the pine trees
  • 1:06 – turn off the main road onto a dirt road
  • 1:12 – Forest Service truck
  • 1:13 – people camping
  • 1:16 – a family with a dog
  • 1:18 – looking north towards San Manuel, Ariz.