We woke up to a beautiful morning after an overnight spring rain. The day's high was expected to be in the 71-72 degrees range, under partly cloudy skies, so we decided to go hiking in Bear Canyon, to Seven Falls. We took the tram from Sabino Canyon parking lot to the last stop in Bear Canyon. We hiked, crossing the creek six times, through forests of saguaros, sycamore, and cottonwood trees, with plenty of prickly pear and other cacti along the way. The sound of running water followed. The view of Seven Falls was our reward! Water was cascading down the granite cliffs into clear pools. There was even a duck paddling about! On the way down, Papa spied a large natural bridge on the side of the canyon, not visible when we walked up the canyon. We had a wonderful time and enjoyed every moment of our 6+ mile round trip hike.
