Highway of Bliss

This is catalina highway in Tucson, Arizona. It is my home away from home. The gem of the catalna mountain (shown in the background) is mount lemmon (yes with two m's). This beauty rises to nearly 8500 feet above the desert floor (which is at 2800 feet near my house - about 1/4 mile on the left of photo). The road is paved 22 miles to a little ski resort a top. Here...is where I get into the saddle and ride through seven (7) different vegetation zones from saguaro cacti to pines and aspens...in sheer bliss. It was too much to take...I had to do it three times this weekend (Friday, Saturday, Sunday).