I had a chance to go hiking at the Saguaro National Park yesterday. A buddy and I originally planned on hiking a bit by Mount Lemmon, but some impending rain up in the mountains deterred us for now and we decided to go hiking on lower and flatter ground to try to avoid the monsoon rains. We started off by going to a very good/cheap restaurant off of Broadway/Wilmot. I got 2 eggs, 4 pancakes, and 2 slices of bacono for $2.25 and were pretty good as well, the quality was similar to a Perkins, but with only maple syrup as a choice for the pancakes. I can probably thank the snowbirds for the restaurants in Tucson that carry this style of food.

Once we got started the weather cooperated very nicely, though you can see that it was getting fairly overcast by the time we left. It was a tad warm, but there was actually a pretty nice breeze that kept us cool and we had brought along enough water in case there was a problem, such as getting lost/hurt. We didn't come along any rattlesnakes which is generally a good thing, I've been hiking for a year and haven't gotten bit yet, a positive sign.

I uploaded some photos to my test gallery that I am slowly trying to get to look like the rest of the site, but it works well for the moment in order to view the pictures. Anyways, it was a very good hike and got some great nature shots. These are also some of my first pictures I took with my new Sony H2. They turned out pretty good, but a couple of them turned out a bit dark, which is due to me trying to playing with the settings. The overall quality of the pictures is much higher than my old Canon and thus am pleased, but I will miss the ability to keep the camera in my pocket. My new camera fits, but leaves a rather unsightly bulge, though that may just attract some ladies .

-Trevor