Today was one of the most active days of the trip. We began the day at 9:00, ascending into the mountains. We listened to a commentary along the way which explained the history and rock formations of the area around us. This was cool because it was synced with our location so we saw things as they were being discussed. On our journey up to Mount Lemmon, we stopped at a viewpoint overlooking the city of Tucson and the distant landforms of Mexico. This place was an enlarged playground with many large rocks that we climbed on to get the best view of the environment. We were here for about an hour. We then continued further upward, making our next stop at a decent view of a deep forest. Although this was the point of stopping, it was no match for the huge pack of snow on the ground gaining the interest of many students. We each grabbed a lump of snow and started packing it into a ball. From this, we started launching them at each other and having a great time in the process. Our third stop after this peaked on the top of Mount Lemmon. Multiple students and I decided to climb up a hill covered in snow. This was a difficult and rigorous journey. I kept on slipping on rocks but eventually, we reached the top. We felt a major sense of accomplishment from this. We then descended the cliff which I personally felt was more difficult than going up. I had multiple encounters with thorned plants, one smacked me in the mouth when sliding down. After that, We rode the ski lift as a class. Up there, we saw the most wonderful of views, which overlooked a variety of desert mountains through Arizona. We all got off feeling pleased with the ride. After these activities, we were getting a bit hungry and stopped for lunch. We took a 5-minute walk to the "Cookie Cabin". This place was packed with a line forming out the door. We remained dedicated and eventually got a bunch of cookies and pizzas which were pretty good. Into the cars again, most of us dozed to sleep from exhaustion. We made a final stop at Sabino Canyon where we were met by Mrs. Eckhart's friend who was a professional photographer. We took a quick stroll through the cacti where we gained photography tips and watched a memorable sunset. It was soon time for dinner. We had reservations at 7:30 for a hotel restaurant in the city. We ended the night off with some good food and interesting conversation.
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