Hike at Sabino

I know that it's not polite to rub it in, but while most of the country is shivering from cold weather, we've had sunshine and above average temperatures here. After Larry talked to a co-worker in St. Louis who was snowed in, we decided to go for a hike at Sabino Canyon this afternoon. Fortunately, Larry gets to flex his time a little so we can do things like that. The weather was perfect for hiking. This time water was in the creek beds, but not rushing over the many bridges there. I feel spoiled.

To balance things, I'll share something I don't like about Tucson. Today on our way home I saw a car stopped at a red light at a major intersection along with several other cars. This driver did not wait for the light to turn green and ran the light. The light wasn't even close to turning red (10 seconds passed before the light turned green). I was surprised. I understand how cars rush through intersections as a yellow light is turning red and look out for that. But a driver just starting through the intersection without the light changing worries me. Why did this happen? Was it someone texting? Was it a senior who got his/her wires crossed? Another evening Larry and I were stopped at a light with several other cars. A car came from behind us in another lane and went zipping through the intersection (another major one). This time there was a collision, but not serious. I think it was someone using a cell phone. In all fairness to Tucson, cell phones/texting and driving are dangerous driving habits everywhere. On the other hand, I have heard some residents say that they have to look out for senior drivers a little more and these were seniors who said it!